Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts and the Sciences (26Q566)

74-20 Commonwealth Blvd, Queens, NY 11426, Queens
Phone: 718-736-7100
Hours: 08:15am - 03:22pm
School Website: https://www.queenshsofteaching.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/26Q566/
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Building Access Profile: View profile
School Leader: Camille Gardner (cgardne@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Maria Charalabidis (mcharalabidis@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Ernesto Isaac (eisaac8@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Kharina Bissessar (kbissessar2@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Angelica Cardona (acardona6@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Debra Seltenreich (dalbano3@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

QHST is a rigorous college preparatory high school on a beautiful and safe, 32-acre campus. With a new NCAA regulation sports complex and 21st century College and Career Research Center, we prepare students for success in high school, college, and beyond. Students are programmed into one of our three Small Learning Communities where they are known best by all. Our model supports students' achievement of some of the highest attendance and graduation rates citywide. We offer college level credit-bearing and AP courses, senior electives, College and Career Inquiry courses as well as the Teaching Institiute. Community partnerships and our extended-day programs ensure that students continue academic and social learning beyond the school day.

School Budget: View financial budget

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 87%

Other Features: Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat

School Features:

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 English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Pre-Calculus, AP United States History, Calculus (Advanced Math), Chemistry (Advanced Science), Physics (Advanced Science), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Languages Offered

Spanish

Boys PSAL Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Fencing, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Swimming

Girls PSAL Sports

Basketball, Cross Country, Fencing, Flag Football, Golf, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball

Co-ed PSAL Sports

Cricket, Golf

PSAL Website

View PSAL schedule, standings, & history

Other Sports

Basketball, Cheerleading, Track, Volleyball

Clubs

Art Club, Athletic and Personal Training Club., Book Club, Coding Club, Cooking Club, Fashion Show Organization, Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), Music Club, Muslim Student Association, My Brother's Keeper (MBK), My Sister's Keeper (MSK), School Newspaper, South Asian Student Association (SASA), Sport Management Club, STEM Club, Student Government, Tiger Shop, Voices on Stage, Wildlife Conservation Club

Art

The arts program provided to our students currently is Music. The students learn about different genres of music. The students learn about the origins of music. The students utilize a music program through Spotify to help them to create their own music under the guidance of a licensed music teacher.

Programs

Teaching Institute(Q32A)
Teaching

Students engage in teaching methods in all classes. Students can apply to a voluntary one-year internship in teaching during 11th or 12th grade. Students are part of grade level cohorts and participate in interdisciplinary units and projects.

Method:

Ed. Opt.

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) PS/IS 266Q and PS/MS 208Q students
(Group 2) Queens students or residents
(Group 3) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	171 / 197 (0.87)	176 / 197 (0.89)
SWD applicants/seats:	37 / 22 (1.68)	38 / 38 (1.00)
Rank Avg:	5.66
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist
Estimated Cutoffs
GE:	All accepted
SWD:	(P2)#DD to (P3)#66
Offer Prediction:

Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts and the Sciences ASD Horizon Program(Q32H)

Method:

ASD/ACES Program

Priority:

(Group 1) Students currently in an ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Horizon program

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	3 / 0 (0.00)	0 / 0 (0.00)
SWD applicants/seats:	18 / 16 (1.13)	0 / 0 (0.00)
Rank Avg:	1.00
	Offers	Waitlist

75Q811 D75 Inclusion Program at Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts and the Sciences(Q32U)
D75 Inclusion Program, D75 Inclusion Program

Method:

D75 Special Education Inclusive Services

Priority:

(Group 1) Students currently in or recommended for District 75 Special Education Inclusive Services

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	3 / 1 (3.00)	0 / 0 (0.00)
SWD applicants/seats:	0 / 0 (0.00)	0 / 0 (0.00)
Rank Avg:
	Offers	Waitlist

Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts and the Sciences ASD Nest Program(Q32Y)

Method:

ASD/ACES Program

Priority:

(Group 1) Students currently in an ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Nest program

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	1 / 0 (0.00)	0 / 0 (0.00)
SWD applicants/seats:	2 / 6 (0.33)	0 / 0 (0.00)
Rank Avg:
	Offers	Waitlist

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

Total Students Across All Grades

828

865

918

Grade 12 Students

193

192

211

Grade 11 Students

210

223

219

Grade 10 Students

220

208

227

Grade 9 Students

205

242

261

Avg. Class Size

21.8

22.4

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

28 / 51 / 34

27 / 87 / 55

15 / 88 / 32

Attendance %

88%

86%

84%

Graduation %

93%

97%

95%

College %

79%

76%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

671 (231) / 258
222

627 (239) / 260
0

779 / 260
353

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

69.00%

Academic Engagement

62.31%

Safety

70.38%

Bully Prevention

58.75%

Inclusivity

83.70%

Mental Support

63.89%

Environment

61.75%

Post-School Support

71.33%

Teacher Responses

Academic Rigor

59.20%

School Satisfaction

68.33%

Student Behavior

50.88%

Student Support

78.95%

School Leadership

65.77%

Instructional Clarity

68.00%

Instructional Development

75.88%

Post-School Support

95.20%

Family Responses

Education

86.11%

Teacher Support

86.14%

Safety

90.00%

School Community

76.11%

School Leadership

89.38%

Post-School Support

88.00%

IEP Support

83.67%

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

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

94.20%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.56

Performance Score

0.63

College Aptitude

CCR

42.10%

SAT Math

429

SAT R/W

455

Postsecondary

2-Year College 25.20%
4-Year College 57.70%
Unknown 17.10%

School Demographics (2023-24)

Student Population:

Male 45.30%
Female 54.70%

English Language Learners:

4.70%

Students with Disabilities:

21.10%

Economic Need Index:

58.20%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 21.60%
Black 45.50%
Hispanic 22.00%
White 5.70%
Other 5.20%

Teacher Ethnicity:

Asian 14.10%
Black 14.10%
Hispanic 14.10%
White 52.10%
Other 5.60%

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

21.10%

Students with SETSS

0.80%

Students with ICT

9.50%

Students with SC

5.90%

Has all programs

98.00%

Has all services

99.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

94.1

IEP Movement

Fair

IEP Support

83.67%

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)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services	104 (99%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)
SETSS	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Special Class	52 (96%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	72 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Counseling Services Bilingual	<=5 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Hearing Education Services	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Occupational Therapy	20 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Physical Therapy	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy	>5 (99%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (1%)
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<=5 (100%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	61 (100%)
Stop to School	0 (0%)
Unassigned	0 (0%)

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

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

ELL Progress

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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