Queens Collegiate: A College Board School

Queens Collegiate tells a genuine growth story. ELA proficiency climbed from 29.4% in 2016 to 59.3% in 2025, and math from 27.3% to 54.3% — roughly doubling both over the decade. But the school still sits a few points below the district in ELA (62.8%) and noticeably below in math (62.8%), and the overall score of 2.27/4 is below the district's 2.51. The strongest performance is in 8th grade (66.7% ELA, 64.5% math) while 6th graders trail (47.4% ELA, 48.1% math), suggesting students build momentum the longer they stay.

Discipline is exceptionally clean with zero suspensions reported. Parent-teacher trust is one of the highest you'll see at 96%, but parent-principal trust is just 58% — a gap that suggests families feel respected by teachers but not always heard by leadership. Teachers rate instruction at 88% (below the district's 91.7%) and report moderate-to-good trust with leadership (71%) and each other (76%). The family survey response rate was only 18%, so satisfaction figures reflect a self-selected slice of parents.

The student body is 36% Black, 27% Asian, and 24% Hispanic, with smaller White, Native American, and multiracial groups — a mix that mirrors the immigrant-rich demographics of southeast Queens. The economic need index of 73 is on the higher side, and 15% of students have IEPs, so this is not an affluent-school population even though admissions are selective. The 77% diversity index is high but the composition is heavily weighted toward the Black/Asian/Hispanic trio that defines this corner of the borough.

Jamaica Hills-Briarwood is a middle-income residential pocket of southeast Queens with a median household income around $84,000 and a 13.4% poverty rate — fairly modest for the borough. About 23% of households include children, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 40% of homes are owner-occupied, with a median home value over $612,000. It reads as a stable, family-oriented community without the extremes of wealth or hardship seen in other parts of Queens.

The closest subway is the F train at 169 Street, about an 8-minute walk. Parsons Boulevard on the F is another option roughly 11 minutes away, and the E, J, and Z lines are reachable at Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer in about 18 minutes on foot.