School Performance
Graduation Rate: 82.999998% (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: 83.999997% of the school's students in the school year before last.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 73.000002% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.
College Career Rate: 61.000001% of students enroll in college or career programs within 6 months.
Percentage of Students Safe: 85.000002% 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: Epic High School - South
Code: Q66A
Program description: We offer a comprehensive academic program that includes specialized classes in Mathematics, Science, and Humanities.
Interest: Humanities & Interdisciplinary
Method: Ed. Opt.
Seats 9 GE: 68
Grade 9 GE filled flag: N
Grade 9 GE applicants: 301
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 4
Seats 9 SWD: 13
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 84
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 6
Seats 10: 0
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): Video Game Club, Health Occupations Students Association (HOSA), Science Olympiad, Dance Club, Board Game Club, Debate Team, Regents Tutoring, After-School Tutoring, Lunch and Learn, Community Service
PSAL Sports Boys
Male PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Basketball
PSAL Sports Girls
Female PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Indoor Track
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: No data
School Sports
Sports offered by the school outside PSAL (Public School Athletics League): Soccer Club, Cheerleading Club, Volleyball Club
Flag for female only school: No data
Flag for male only school: No data
Other info
Total students: 412
Start time: 8:55am
End time: 3:15pm
Final grades: 9 to 12
Language classes: Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP Human Geography, AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP United States History, AP Psychology, AP English Language and Composition, AP Drawing, AP World History: Modern
Additional info: College Trips,Community Service Expected,Dress Code,Extended Day Program,Extended Day Tutoring,Online Grading System,Orientation,Summer Bridge,Summer Orientation
School accessibility description: Partially Accessible
More info
Borough: Queens
NTA: South Ozone Park
Neighborhood: South Ozone Park
School Number: Q226
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 410
Council district: 28
Census tract: 840
BIN: 4253607
BBL: 4117140100
About Epic High School - South
Contacts
Address: 121-10 Rockaway Boulevard, South Ozone Park NY 11420 (40.675021,-73.81673)
Latitude: 40.675771
Longitude: -73.816938
Phone number: 718-845-1290
Fax number: 718-843-2072
School email: [email protected]
Website: Epichighschoolsouth.org
Subway lines near the school: N/A
Bus lines near the school: Q10, Q37, Q7, Q9, QM18
Hotels near Epic High School - South
Culturally relevant practices and blended instructions with both teacher led classes and use of digital resources
Real world problem-based learning, student choice of elective courses, grade level advisory program focused on personal and social development
Mentoring, Rites of Passage (ROP) experiences, college and career counseling 9-12 grade, 9th Grade Summer Bridge Program
Variety of college-level courses and, CUNY College Now, after-school academic intervention programs
Advance Placement (AP) courses for 9-12 grade including; AP Art, AP World History, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, AP Language, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology