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
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Pre-Calculus, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Spanish Literature and Culture, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art - 2D, AP United States Government and Politics, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, Chemistry (Advanced Science), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)
Languages Offered
Spanish
ELL Programs
Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish
Diploma Endorsements
CTE, NYS Seal of Biliteracy
Boys PSAL Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball
Girls PSAL Sports
Basketball, Cross Country, Handball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball
Co-ed PSAL Sports
Cricket
Other Sports
Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Boxing, Cross Country, Flag Football, Handball, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Soccer, Softball, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Yoga
Clubs
Anime, Arista, Arts Crafts and Table Games, Badminton, Bangladeshi, Baseballe, Basketball, Book Club, Chess Club, Chinese Club, Club de Teatro, Club Lacrosse, Comic Con, Crochet, Debate, Drama, Filipino, Fitness, Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), Hiking & Leadership, Homework & Study, Key Club, Leadership, Math League, Music, Nepali, Newspaper, Pride, Robotics, Soccer, Spanish, Teen Glamour, Visual Arts, Yearbook and Yoga.
Art
Art at our school functions firstly as an art track program that allows students to study art for the full 4 years of high school. Students who choose the art track will take classes in Studio 1, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture and finish with AP 2-D art. The art department continues to facilitate our students with an after school Visual Arts club. This club has this year begun to paint murals in the school hallways in an attempt to brighten up and beautify the school environment. Club is also where we plan trips to the art museums and door decorating contest. Within each of our art classes we identify students who are excelling and encourage them to participate in art contest. This year we also had to of our art students chosen to internship with the Queens Museum of Art.
Programs
Business Institute(Q34A)
Business

Electronic Information Processing, Desktop Publishing, Web Page Design, e-commerce, and Microsoft Office certification training.

10th Grade seats available

Method:
Requirement:
Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Queens students or residents

Applicant Analysis
2023-242022-23
GE applicants/seats:59 / 90 (0.66)46 / 90 (0.51)
SWD applicants/seats:18 / 18 (1.00)16 / 18 (0.89)
Rank Avg: 6.76
OffersOffers - Waitlist
Pre-Engineering & Architecture(Q34J)
Engineering

Drafting, Engineering, Architecture, Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD), Construction Systems, Network Cabling (Telecommunication), Digital Electronics, Computer Applications, Robotics, 3-D Printing, CNC (Computer Numerical Control) Lathes, Mills, Routers and Grinders, CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) integration and applications.

10th Grade seats available

Method:
Requirement:
Students are admitted based on their course grades
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Queens students or residents

Applicant Analysis
2023-242022-23
GE applicants/seats:61 / 90 (0.68)70 / 90 (0.78)
SWD applicants/seats:23 / 18 (1.28)15 / 18 (0.83)
Rank Avg: 6.69
OffersOffers - Waitlist
Major Art(Q34K)
Visual Art & Design

Art, Commercial Art, Sculpture, Drawing, Painting, 3-D Design, Computer Art, Printmaking.

10th Grade seats available

Method:
Requirement:
Students are ranked by the school based on their auditions. Offers are made in priority group and rank order.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Queens students or residents

Applicant Analysis
2023-242022-23
GE applicants/seats:29 / 25 (1.16)43 / 25 (1.72)
SWD applicants/seats:10 / 5 (2.00)11 / 5 (2.20)
Rank Avg: 6.56
OffersOffers - Waitlist
Zoned(Q34Z)
Zoned

Students may take courses offered in the specialized programs, all academic departments, all elective departments, AP classes, CUNY College Now classes, and Extended Day and Saturday classes.

10th Grade seats available

Method:
Requirement:
Students who live within this school's zone are given priority for this program. To see your child’s zoned school, go to your student's profile in MySchools and scroll down to "Zoned School”.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Students who live in the zoned area
  • (Group 2) Queens students or residents

Applicant Analysis
2023-242022-23
GE applicants/seats:40 / 201 (0.20)0 / 0 (0.00)
SWD applicants/seats:12 / 31 (0.39)0 / 0 (0.00)
Rank Avg: 7.51
OffersOffers - Waitlist
School Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
Total Students Across All Grades
1,925
1,761
1,710
    Grade 12 Students
412
371
383
    Grade 11 Students
473
373
303
    Grade 10 Students
543
539
447
    Grade 9 Students
497
478
577
Avg. Class Size
27.0
29.1
Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD
27 / 38 / 16
15 / 21 / 7
12 / 20 / 17
Attendance %
84%
86%
86%
Graduation %
72%
74%
75%
College %
55%
48%
58%
Total Applicants / Seats
Total Offers
1,328 (243) / 419
346
1,180 (268) / 478
401
1,291 / 246
532

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)
Student Responses
Academic Rigor 
  75.29%
Academic Engagement 
  69.38%
Safety 
  75.13%
Bully Prevention 
  70.25%
Inclusivity 
  87.80%
Mental Support 
  70.67%
Environment 
  67.00%
Post-School Support 
  82.67%
Teacher Responses
Academic Rigor 
  79.80%
School Satisfaction 
  86.17%
Student Behavior 
  63.25%
Student Support 
  89.71%
School Leadership 
  87.00%
Instructional Clarity 
  90.33%
Instructional Development 
  88.60%
Post-School Support 
  97.60%
Family Responses
Education 
  91.00%
Teacher Support 
  84.86%
Safety 
  89.33%
School Community 
  77.22%
School Leadership 
  91.88%
Post-School Support 
  93.00%
IEP Support 
  90.67%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

View Full NYC DOE Survey Results:

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly school surveys: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/nyc-school-survey

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)
Academic Proficiency
4-Year Grad. %
  71.60%
CC Regents
  61
Non-CC Regents
  61
Impact Score
  0.45
Performance Score
  0.39
College Aptitude
CCR
  42.10%
SAT Math
  430
SAT R/W
  428
Postsecondary
2-Year College 29.90%
4-Year College 23.40%
Other Postsecondary 0.20%
Unknown 46.50%

View Full Academic Data:

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

School Demographics (2023-24)
Student Population:
Male 56.20%
Female 43.80%
English Language Learners:
  33.90%
Students with Disabilities:
  16.50%
Economic Need Index: 
  87.50%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 21.10%
Black 3.30%
Hispanic 68.50%
White 4.60%
Other 2.50%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Asian 20.70%
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)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  16.50%
Students with SETSS
  0.00%
Students with ICT
  9.20%
Students with SC
  3.70%
Has all programs
  98.00%
Has all services
  95.00%
IEP Student Performance
Regents English
  60
Regents Gl. Hist.
  65
Regents US Hist.
  62
Regents Algebra I
  54
Regents Living Env.
  51
4-Year Grad. Rate
  66.1
IEP Movement
Good
IEP Support 
  90.67%

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)
ProgramFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services201 (99%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
Special Class85 (97%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
ServiceFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Counseling Services104 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Counseling Services Bilingual<=5 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Hearing Education Services0 (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 Bilingual0 (0%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
TransportationNumber Receiving
Curb to School16 (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)
Regents English
  58
Regents Gl. Hist.
  65
Regents US Hist.
  63
Regents Algebra I
  59
Regents Living Env.
  53
4-Year Grad. Rate
  46.6
ELL Progress
  57

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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