At a Glance
A large, screened Queens high school organized around eight specialized programs — with a suspension count of zero.
Best suited for
Families seeking a large, program-rich screened high school with career-oriented tracks like culinary or sports medicine, who value a low-suspension culture and are comfortable navigating mixed survey signals around staff-leadership trust.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of 4-year graduation, English Regents college-ready and Regents completion · DOE 2025 report
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- Eight distinct screened programs, each with its own admissions lottery — a structure that lets students specialize rather than compete for a single seat.
- A Dual Language Spanish program running alongside dedicated ELL support, which is unusual at the high school level.
- A reported suspension count of zero, an outlier among large screened high schools in the district.
- An unusually wide world languages catalog — French, Greek, Italian, Mandarin, and Spanish — broader than most peer schools.
- Career-themed programs in culinary arts, restaurant and hotel management, and Broadway productions tie the school directly to New York City's cultural economy.
Things to consider
- State test proficiency data isn't available in this profile, so families should ask the school directly for current ELA, math, and science results before deciding.
- The teacher-principal trust score of 60% is well below parent-facing metrics and worth probing in a school tour.
- Admissions demand varies dramatically by program — Sports Medicine had 448 applicants for 127 seats (25% offer rate), while the Academy of Restaurant and Hotel Management admitted everyone (100%) — so the program you target matters enormously.
- The family survey response rate was just 8%, meaning satisfaction numbers reflect a narrow and possibly non-representative slice of the parent body.
- The surrounding neighborhood is heavily renter-occupied and not family-dense; most students likely commute in from elsewhere.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 30
District 30 is best known for its gifted elementary programs — the Baccalaureate School, The 30th Avenue School, and Hunters Point Elementary all rank among the city's elite — which makes a large screened high school in the same district a different kind of institution. Long Island City High School isn't in the same conversation as those selective feeders, but it offers a structured screened path that few other large Queens high schools match.
Academics
The data provided does not include ELA, math, or science proficiency results, so a direct comparison to the district averages of roughly 61% ELA and 62% math isn't possible here. What the catalog does show is notable breadth: AP courses, a STEM track, ELL support, a Dual Language Spanish program, and an impressively long list of world languages (French, Greek, Italian, Mandarin, Spanish) — more than most large high schools offer. The school's program richness score of 80/100 reflects that variety rather than any single standout academic metric.
Culture
The suspension count of zero is genuinely unusual for a school this size and stands out against the district average of about 0.275% — it suggests either a restorative approach to discipline or meaningful underreporting, and parents should ask directly how it's achieved. Parent satisfaction (85%) and parent-principal trust (81%) both trail the district's roughly 93%, and only 8% of families returned the survey, so these numbers come from a thin slice of the community. The teacher-principal trust score of 60% is notably lower than parent-principal trust (81%) or teacher collegial trust (77%), hinting that staff may feel disconnected from school leadership even as families stay more engaged.
Community
The student body is 71% Hispanic, with smaller Asian (11%), Black (10%), and White (6%) populations — a more concentrated demographic profile than many Queens high schools, reflected in a 52% diversity index. The economic need index of 82.6 is high and tracks with the surrounding neighborhood, where the median household income is about $70,500 and nearly one in five residents lives below the poverty line. With only 10% of neighborhood households containing children, the school clearly draws from a wider catchment area than just the immediate blocks.
Neighborhood
Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills sits in the heart of Long Island City, a neighborhood shaped by its iconic bridges, public housing, and a wave of high-rise development that has brought new residents in recent years. The census figures paint a place heavily defined by renters (only 16% own homes), a working-age population (only 10% of households have children), and a mix of longtime residents and newer arrivals. The 39% college-educated rate and $70,500 median income suggest a neighborhood in economic transition rather than settled affluence.
The school is about an 11-minute walk from the Broadway station on the N and W lines, with the 36 Av and 30 Av N/W stations each roughly 14 minutes away — workable on foot but not a quick hop, so many families will likely commute by bus or car.
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 125 families responded (8% rate)
Programs & Activities
Admissions Demand
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.
Our award-winning Culinary Arts Program offers a four-year sequence in culinary training. Students learn food preparation and production skills in a full-service commercial kitchen. The coursework culminates in an exam which qualifies students for a Career and Technical Education (CTE) diploma endorsement.
In partnership with the National Academy Foundation, students are prepared to enter the workplace as event planners, applying skills acquired to work in supervisory and managerial positions in hotels and restaurants. Students will have job shadowing, internship and paid work opportunities. Students will take the NOCTI examination and qualify for a CTE (Career & Technical Education) diploma endorsement.
Students in this program complete sequenced coursework, with a focus on sports medicine and health professions. Rigorous instruction in Regents and AP Science courses is at the core of our program. Utilizing our extensive physical education and health clinic facility, including our Olympic-size pool and athletic field, students will have the opportunity to prepare for certification as personal trainers, first aid, and CPR.
Students explore ethical, moral, cultural, and legal factors affecting societies past and present. Through frequent field trips to major cultural institutions of New York City, this program prepares well-rounded individuals who have skills to serve their community. Students in this program join AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, a national college readiness program that teaches students critical thinking and organizational skills.
Students interested in being a part of Broadway Productions are provided with an opportunity to earn Chancellor's Endorsed Diploma in the Arts. Students will also write, direct, and perform in musicals and plays. Open to all who want to perform, learn an instrument, sing, create sets, and learn to run productions.
Students develop skills for careers in international business fields. Along with the core curriculum, students will research and investigate other countries and cultures to be a force in the global society and economy. The goal of the program is to nurture and promote bilingual and bicultural citizenship.
Our Dual Language program is designed to integrate English language proficiency with Spanish language proficiency. Students receive content instruction in English and Spanish. The goal of the program is for all its students to qualify for the NYSED Seal of Bi-Literacy diploma endorsement.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
High school (9th grade)
High school is one citywide application, made in 8th grade. Long Island City High School admits through 9 programs, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Academy of Restaurant and Hotel ManagementScreened
- Broadway ProductionsEd. Opt.
- Community & CultureEd. Opt.
- Culinary InstituteScreened
- Dual Language Spanish ProgramScreened
- Global InformaticsEd. Opt.
- Global Languages AcademyEd. Opt.
- Sports Medicine & Health SciencesEd. Opt.
- ZonedZoned
High school application
- Opened
- Tue, Oct 6
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 4
- Offers
- Wed, Mar 3
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the high school application, in 8th grade.
- 2Screened programs rank the 7th-grade core-course average, so last year's final grades are the ones that count.
- 3Educational Option programs fill in equal shares across three reading levels, half by the school's ranking and half by lottery.
- 4Zoned programs give priority to students who live in the zone — a priority, not a guaranteed seat.
- 5Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
Open houses and tours
Open house
Sat, Nov 7, · 9:00 AM · In person
Open house
Wed, Nov 18, · 5:00 PM · In person
From the MySchools admissions calendar, checked weekly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Long Island City High School a good school?
- On Motley, Long Island City High School earns an overall rating of 48/100 — the average of the school's four-year graduation rate, the share of its students scoring college-ready (70+) on the English Regents, and its Regents completion rate, shown out of 100.
- What grades does Long Island City High School serve?
- Long Island City High School serves grades 9 to 12.
- How do students get into Long Island City High School?
- Long Island City High School is a screened school — it admits by application, ranking applicants on their course grades (4th grade for middle school, the 7th-grade core-course average for high school); a few schools add an assessment, writing sample, or interview.
- Is Long Island City High School public, charter, or private?
- Long Island City High School is a public school in NYC Community School District 30.
- What neighborhood is Long Island City High School in?
- Long Island City High School is in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills, Queens.