Newtown High School (24Q455)

48-01 90 Street, Queens, NY 11373, Queens
Phone: 718-595-8400
Hours: 8:00am - 3:30pm
School Website: https://www.newtownhighschool.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/24Q455/
Quality Snapshot: View snapshot
School Leader: Vasilis Psoras (vpsoras@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Griselda Zapata (gzapata3@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Jennifer Estrada (jestrada8@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Jennifer Estrada (jestrada8@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Desiree Veyvoda (dveyvoda@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Ralph Montalvo (rmontal2@schools.nyc.gov)
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About
We are devoted to building a community of critical thinkers. We embrace diversity as an asset to learning and to the development of strong community spirit. We strive to produce graduates with a solid intellectual and ethical foundation. Our proud history of serving the community and our student body provides a school tradition that inspires and cultivates hard work and success. We are a Small Learning Communities school with communities in Business, Arts and Media, Engineering, Forensics, International, and a Freshmen Success Academy. We strive at innovation, industry partnerships and comprehensive programs that equip students for life after high school. We offer college focused academics; internships, professional learning experiences, vibrant engaging clubs, with personalized support design to ensure success in college and beyond graduation through our industry partner network, and numerous Work-Based Learning opportunities.
School Budget: View financial budget
Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 80%
Academic Highlights: NY State approved Career and Technical Education programs in New Media/E-Commerce and Engineering/Architecture, Microsoft Office Specialist (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Office 365, Access, OneNote and SharePoint); Adobe Certified Professional Certification (Photoshop, Creative Cloud, InDesign and Dreamweaver) IT Technology and SolidWorks, FIRST Robotics; Spanish Drama; Spanish Heritage; Chinese Heritage National Spanish Examination and National Italian Examination and National French Examination. Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish, Chinese, Bengali, Punjabi and Urdu, CTE program(s): Architecture, New Media / E-Commerce, Programs in Art - 3-4 year art sequence that concludes with the NYC Comprehensive Exam. Art students are eligible to receive art designation or a Chancellors endorsed diploma.
Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Trips, Extended Day, Health Center, Internships Available, Multi-Session School, Orientation, Program(s) with 2 SWD Applicants Per Seat, Saturday Programs, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation, Summer Session, Weekend Programs
English Language Learner Programs: Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish
School Features:
CTE Endorsement
Audition Offered
Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Bilingual Guidance Counselors
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
Program Details
Visual Art & Design
Art, Commercial Art, Sculpture, Drawing, Painting, 3-D Design, Computer Art, Printmaking.
10th Grade seats available
- (Group 1) Queens students or residents
School Student & Admissions Statistics


Total Offers
This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)























Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)






4-Year College 23.40%
Other Postsecondary 0.20%
Unknown 46.50%
School Demographics (2023-24)
Female 43.80%

Black 3.30%
Hispanic 68.50%
White 4.60%
Other 2.50%
Black 8.60%
Hispanic 26.70%
White 40.50%
Other 3.50%
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
IEP Statistics (2023-24)


This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources
Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)
Program | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
Integrated Co-Teaching Services | 201 (99%) | <=5 (?) | <=5 (?) |
Special Class | 85 (97%) | <=5 (?) | <=5 (?) |
Service | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
Counseling Services | 104 (100%) | N/A (N/A) | 0 (0%) |
Counseling Services Bilingual | <=5 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Hearing Education Services | 0 (0%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (100%) |
Occupational Therapy | >5 (80%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (20%) |
Speech-Language Therapy | >5 (99%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (1%) |
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual | 0 (0%) | <=5 (?) | <=5 (?) |
Transportation | Number Receiving |
Curb to School | 16 (94%) |
Stop to School | <=5 (?) |
Unassigned | <=5 (?) |
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports
ELL Performance (2023-24)
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources
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