North Queens Community High School

Class size sits right at the district average of about 25 students, so students aren't getting the small-class benefit despite the school's tiny overall enrollment. School-level proficiency and progress data aren't included in this profile, so we can't compare academic outcomes against the district's roughly 65% ELA and 70% math proficiency averages. The more telling signal is the gap between parent-rated satisfaction and teacher-rated instruction quality — families feel good about what's happening, but only 67% of teachers rated instruction quality positively, well below the district's nearly 90%.

This school's split personality is the most interesting thing about it. On the family side, 97% of parents report satisfaction (above the district's 94%) and 97% say they trust their child's teacher — both well above district averages. On the staff side, only 44% of teachers say they trust the principal, and teacher-rated instruction quality comes in at 67% against a district average near 90%. That's a real disconnect worth understanding. Important caveat: only 8 teachers responded to the survey, a tiny sample for a 112-student school, so these numbers are signals rather than verdicts. Discipline is a clear strength — zero suspensions — and the day-to-day feels orderly on that front.

The student body is majority Hispanic (46%) and Black (30%), with a notable Asian presence (13%) and smaller White and Native American populations — a diversity index of 74%. That mix loosely tracks Kew Gardens Hills' character as a middle-income, family-dense neighborhood with a median household income around $85,000 and nearly half of adults holding a bachelor's degree, though the school draws a higher share of Hispanic and Black students than the surrounding census tract alone would suggest.

Kew Gardens Hills is a middle-income, family-oriented pocket of eastern Queens. Median household income is about $85,000, roughly a quarter of households include children, and just over half of residents own their homes. Nearly half of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate sits at 12%. It reads as a stable, established neighborhood with a mix of long-time homeowners and younger families putting down roots.

The nearest subways are both on the E and F lines: Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike is about a 15-minute walk and Briarwood about 16 minutes. This isn't a drop-off-at-the-door school for transit-dependent students.