Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology

Overview written by the school: We provide a challenging academic program to students of diverse backgrounds, achievement levels, and interests in a small, student-centered learning community. As a Community School, we partner with community-based organizations to help our students physically, mentally, and academically. Our students participate in scientific research, web-based communication, and problem-solving projects. We help each child become college ready through rigorous coursework, SUNY Albany University in the High School program, Advanced Placement (AP) classes, and CUNY College Now courses. Our goal is for each student to acquire the ability to access, interpret, and use information and technology to meet the challenges in this ever-changing world.

School Performance

Graduation Rate: 81.999999% (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: 85.000002% 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: 62% of students enroll in college or career programs within 6 months.
Percentage of Students Safe: 91.000003% 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: Computer Science Program
Code: Q06B
Program description: This program introduces and builds on fundamental networking concepts and technologies. Students are taught skills necessary to plan, implement, manage, and troubleshoot computer-based networks across a range of applications. Students will learn different coding programs, robotics programming, as well as take an AP Computer Science Principles course.
Interest: Computer Science & Technology
Method: Ed. Opt.

Seats 9 GE: 45
Grade 9 GE filled flag: Y
Grade 9 GE applicants: 346
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 8
Seats 9 SWD: 9
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 80
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 9

Seats 10: 1
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): No data
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, Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Swimming, Table Tennis
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, Flag Football, 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: Double Dutch
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: 481
Start time: 8:20am
End time: 2:40pm

Final grades: 9 to 12
ELL programs: Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish
Language classes: Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP Psychology, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science Principles, AP United States History, 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: Not Accessible
Flag for schools that offer 10th grade seats: Y

More info

Borough: Queens
NTA: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
Campus name: Far Rockaway Educational Campus
School Number: Q465
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 414
Council district: 31
Census tract: 100802
BIN: 4300730
BBL: 4157360001

About Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology

Contacts

Address: 8-21 Bay 25th Street, Far Rockaway NY 11691 (40.601537,-73.763995)
Latitude: 40.60201
Longitude: -73.762795
Phone number: 718-868-2978
Fax number: 718-868-1653
School email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.qirtnyc.org/
Subway lines near the school: A to Beach 25th St
Bus lines near the school: Q22, QM17

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