School Performance
Graduation Rate: 97.000003% (at the end of the school year before last, the percent of students who graduated "on time" by earning a diploma four years after they entered 9th grade).
Daily Attendance Rate: 93.000001% of the school's students in the school year before last.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 68.000001% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.
College Career Rate: 94.999999% of students enroll in college or career programs within 6 months.
Percentage of Students Safe: 83.999997% students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room and cafeteria. (Student opinions on school safety, as reported on the NYC School Survey.)
Programs offered
Program 1: Academic Humanities
Code: Q71A
Program description: Focus is on the humanities, literature, writing, and American history, and also offers a full range of math and science courses. All students take Senior Thesis, a college preparatory research and writing class as well.
Interest: Humanities & Interdisciplinary
Method: Ed. Opt.
Seats 9 GE: 171
Grade 9 GE filled flag: Y
Grade 9 GE applicants: 2038
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 12
Seats 9 SWD: 33
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 282
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 9
Seats 10: 1
Admissions priority 1: Priority to Queens students or residents
Admissions priority 2: Then to New York City residents
Activities
Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities and clubs offered by the school that do not fall under one of the Sports categories (PSAL Sports or School Sports): Animal Cares Club Anime Club Arab Culture Club Art Club Baseball Club Basketball Club Big Sib Freshmen Orientation Chess Team Culinary Club Debate Team Environmental Club Glamour Gals Greek Club GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) Cheesy Llama Improv Society Key Club K-Pop Club Latino Culture Club Math Club Model United Nations Music Club Muslim Student Association On My Bookshelf: Book Club Photography Club Physics/Chemistry Club The Safe Place Senior Committee Sister's Keeper Soccer Club Softball Club Southeast Asian Club Student Government We Empower We the Writers: Literary Magazine Yearbook YUP/SEE
PSAL Sports Boys
Male PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Soccer, Volleyball
PSAL Sports Girls
Female PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Flag Football, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball
PSAL Sports Coed
Co-ed PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Stunt
School Sports
Sports offered by the school outside PSAL (Public School Athletics League): Boys Bowling Team
Flag for female only school: No data
Flag for male only school: No data
Other info
Total students: 1,025
Start time: 9:50am
End time: 4:15pm
Final grades: 9 to 12
Language classes: French, Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP English Language and Composition, AP European History, AP Calculus AB, AP Macroeconomics, AP United States History, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Calculus BC, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Human Geography
Additional info: 10th Grade Seats Available
School accessibility description: Not Accessible
Flag for schools that offer 10th grade seats: Y
More info
Borough: Queens
NTA: Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Long Island City
Neighborhood: Queensbridge-LIC
School Number: Q451
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 401
Council district: 26
Census tract: 33
BIN: 4005026
BBL: 4004170016
About Academy of American Studies
Contacts
Address: 28-04 41st Avenue, Long Island City NY 11101 (40.751144,-73.937564)
Latitude: 40.751331
Longitude: -73.937434
Phone number: 718-361-8786
Fax number: 718-361-8832
School email: [email protected]
Website: www.academyofamericanstudies.com
Subway lines near the school: 7, N, W to Queensboro Plaza; E, M, R to Queens Plaza; F to 21st St-Queensbridge; G to Court Square
Bus lines near the school: B62, Q100, Q101, Q102, Q103, Q32, Q39, Q60, Q66, Q67, Q69, X63, X64, X68
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College preparatory, rigorous, enriched academic program across all four years including traditional coursework and online learning to support growth.
Enriched courses in American History and Law; Senior Thesis; trips to historic sites; trips overseas; advanced classes in all academic areas.
Ten CUNY College Now classes, ten AP classes, College Advantage (St. John's University); many college credits can be gained onsite!
Linkages with the Metropolitan Opera, Noguchi Museum, 92nd Street Y, Museum of Modern Art, Theatre for a New Audience; community service activities.
Connections with The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York State Theatre Education Association, Center for Arts Education.