At a Glance
A wildly popular Queens high school where families trust the adults and discipline rarely interrupts the day
Best suited for
Families who want a public high school with serious program breadth, a calm and trusting culture, and don't mind a longer commute or the lottery odds.
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
- A 4.5% offer rate places Maspeth among the most oversubscribed unscreened high schools in Queens
- Zero suspensions reported — exceptional against the district's average suspension rate
- Program richness score of 100/100, with 20-plus sports and 20-plus clubs ranging from Mock Trial to a student-run Aeronautics and Space Association
- Three world languages offered — Mandarin, Latin, and Spanish — uncommon breadth for a public high school
- Parent trust scores in the high 90s suggest a school where families feel genuinely connected to leadership
Things to consider
- Admission is effectively a lottery; fewer than 1 in 20 applicants gets a seat
- Class size (24.5) matches the district average — no small-class advantage here
- Subway is a 16- to 20-minute walk from both nearby stations, so expect a bus or car commute
- The family survey response rate was only 19%, which is worth keeping in mind when weighing those trust numbers
- Specific proficiency scores aren't in the dataset, so academic results can't be compared directly to district averages
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 24
Peer schools in District 24 cluster between 71 and 84 on the district's 100-point rubric, while Maspeth's program richness, parent trust, and discipline record put it at the top end of that group.
Academics
Maspeth offers AP courses, a humanities track, and ELL support — a combination that signals room for both college-bound students and English learners. Three world languages (Mandarin, Latin, Spanish) are uncommon for a public high school and add real academic texture. Specific proficiency scores are not in the dataset, so a direct comparison to the district's 51% ELA and 55% math averages isn't possible here.
Culture
Trust is the headline number at Maspeth. Parent satisfaction (93%) sits right at the district average, but the parent-principal (98%) and parent-teacher (97%) trust scores are unusually high — families here feel heard. Teachers also report strong instructional quality (87%) and collegial trust (92%), and the school logged zero suspensions, a striking figure against the district average of 0.175%.
Community
The student body is 54% Hispanic, 21% White, 18% Asian, and 2% Black, with a diversity index of 60% and an economic need index of 60.7%. About 16% of students have IEPs. The surrounding neighborhood runs working- and middle-class — median household income around $87K, 11% poverty, and 52% homeownership — so the school draws a mix of families that mirrors the area's economic texture.
Neighborhood
Maspeth is a working- and middle-class Queens neighborhood where about 23% of households include children and more than half of residents own their homes. Median household income is around $87K, with a 27% bachelor's-or-higher rate and a median home value close to $784K — solid middle-market numbers for outer-borough Queens. It is a residential, car-dependent pocket more than a transit hub.
Subway access is thin: the nearest stations are Grand Av-Newtown and Elmhurst Av on the M and R lines, both roughly a 16- to 20-minute walk, so most families drive or take the bus.
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 185 families responded (19% rate)
Programs & Activities
Admissions Demand
Students will have taken four years of Classical Language, Latin or Mandarin, and be fully prepared for college, career, and productive citizenship. Students are strongly encouraged to take on AP and College Level Courses in order to challenge themselves throughout their four years of high school.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
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. Maspeth High School admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Maspeth High SchoolUnscreened
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.
- 2Unscreened programs fill by random lottery among the families who rank them.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Maspeth High School a good school?
- On Motley, Maspeth High School earns an overall rating of 75/100 — 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 Maspeth High School serve?
- Maspeth High School serves grades 9 to 12.
- How do students get into Maspeth High School?
- Maspeth High School admits by application through a random lottery, with no academic screen.
- Is Maspeth High School public, charter, or private?
- Maspeth High School is a public school in NYC Community School District 24.
- What neighborhood is Maspeth High School in?
- Maspeth High School is in Maspeth, Queens.