Long Island City High School

Overview written by the school: Our academically and aesthetically enriched programs offer superb preparation for college, career, and life in a nurturing environment. Students benefit from the personalization of a small high school through our Smaller Learning Communities, while also taking advantage of the wealth of offerings that a large high school can provide. Every ninth grade student is enrolled in an SLC themed elective class that focuses on real world linkages through argumentative writing and non-fiction readings.

Diplomaendorsements: Arts, CTE, NYS Seal of Biliteracy

School Performance

Graduation Rate: 76.999998% (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: 88% of the school's students in the school year before last.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 89.999998% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.
College Career Rate: 50.999999% of students enroll in college or career programs within 6 months.
Percentage of Students Safe: 80.000001% 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: Global Informatics
Code: Q29A
Program description: Global Informatics prepares students to use information technology to design and work with highly effective systems in the global marketplace. Real world experiences are incorporated in a rigorous computer-based program of instruction in AP Science and CTE Information Technology courses. Career opportunities: bioinformatics, data mapping, database designing, digital art, web design, software engineer, and many more new and soon to be created careers in information technology.
Interest: Computer Science & Technology
Method: Ed. Opt.

Seats 9 GE: 114
Grade 9 GE filled flag: N
Grade 9 GE applicants: 204
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 2
Seats 9 SWD: 22
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 52
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 2

Seats 10: 0
Admissions priority 1: Open 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): Art Club, Arts & Crafts Club, College Club, Dance Club, Digital Design Program, Fall and Spring Drama & Musical Productions, Gardening Club, Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), HANAC SYEP, Junior Reserve Officers' Training (JROTC), LETS GET READY! Free SAT Preparation, Marching Band, Drum Line & Jazz Band, Multicultural events, National Honor Society (NHS), Rock Band, Tabletop Gaming Club, Winter and Spring Concerts
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, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling
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, Fencing, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, 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: Cricket, Golf
School Sports
Sports offered by the school outside PSAL (Public School Athletics League): No data
Flag for female only school: No data
Flag for male only school: No data

Other info

Total students: 2,204
Start time: 8:10am
End time: 4:29pm

Final grades: 9 to 12
ELL programs: Dual Language: Spanish
Language classes: French, Greek, Italian, Mandarin, Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP English Language and Composition, AP Chemistry, AP World History: Modern, AP Statistics, AP Physics 1, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Biology, AP Drawing, AP United States History, AP Spanish Literature and Culture, AP Calculus AB, AP French Language and Culture, AP 2-D Art and Design, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, AP Italian Language and Culture, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP English Literature and Composition
Additional info: 10th Grade Seats Available,Career and Technical Education (CTE),Community School,LYFE (Living For The Young Family Through Education)

School accessibility description: Fully Accessible
Flag for schools that offer 10th grade seats: Y

More info

Borough: Queens
NTA: Astoria
Neighborhood: Astoria

School Number: Q452
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 401
Council district: 22
Census tract: 45
BIN: 4467709
BBL: 4005290002

About Long Island City High School

Contacts

Address: 14-30 Broadway, Astoria NY 11106 (40.765881,-73.933907)
Latitude: 40.765826
Longitude: -73.9328
Phone number: 718-545-7095
Fax number: 718-545-2980
School email: [email protected]
Website: http://longislandcityhs.schoolwires.net
Subway lines near the school: N, W to Broadway
Bus lines near the school: Q100, Q102, Q103, Q104, Q18, Q19, Q66, Q69

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