Newtown High School (24Q455)

48-01 90 Street, Queens, NY 11373, Queens
Phone: 718-595-8400
Email: Mgonzalez11@schools.nyc.gov
Hours: 8:00am - 3:30pm
Principal: Vasilis Psoras
School Website: https://www.newtownhighschool.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/24Q455/
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Subway: M, R to Grand Av-Newtown
Bus: Q11, Q21, Q29, Q38, Q52-SBS, Q53-SBS, Q58, Q59, Q60, Q72, Q88, QM10, QM11, QM40
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Program Details
Major Art (Q34K)
Visual Art & Design

Art, Commercial Art, Sculpture, Drawing, Painting, 3-D Design, Computer Art, Printmaking.

Method:
Requirement:
Students are ranked by the school based on their auditions. Offers are made in priority group and rank order.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Queens students or residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
Total Students Across All Grades
1,925
1,761
1,710
    Grade 12 Students
412
371
383
    Grade 11 Students
473
373
303
    Grade 10 Students
543
539
447
    Grade 9 Students
497
478
577
Avg. Class Size
27.0
29.1
Complaints / Suspensions
13 / 0
15 / 21
12 / 20
Attendance %
86%
86%
Graduation %
75%
74%
75%
College %
55%
48%
58%
Major Art (Q34K)
GE applicants/seats:
SWD applicants/seats:
29 / 25 (1.16)
10 / 5 (2.00)

Offers
43 / 25 (1.72)
11 / 5 (2.20)

Offers - Waitlist
45 / 25 (1.80)
18 / 5 (3.60)

Offers
About the School

We are devoted to building a community of critical thinkers. We embrace diversity as an asset to learning and to the development of strong community spirit. We strive to produce graduates with a solid intellectual and ethical foundation. Our proud history of serving the community and our student body provides a school tradition that inspires and cultivates hard work and success. We are a Small Learning Communities school with communities in Business, Arts and Media, Engineering, Forensics, International, and a Freshmen Success Academy. We strive at innovation, industry partnerships and comprehensive programs that equip students for life after high school. We offer college focused academics; internships, professional learning experiences, vibrant engaging clubs, with personalized support design to ensure success in college and beyond graduation through our industry partner network, and numerous Work-Based Learning opportunities.

Academic Highlights: NY State approved Career and Technical Education programs in New Media/E-Commerce and Engineering/Architecture, Microsoft Office Specialist (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Office 365, Access, OneNote and SharePoint); Adobe Certified Professional Certification (Photoshop, Creative Cloud, InDesign and Dreamweaver) IT Technology and SolidWorks, FIRST Robotics; Spanish Drama; Spanish Heritage; Chinese Heritage National Spanish Examination and National Italian Examination and National French Examination. Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish, Chinese, Bengali, Punjabi and Urdu, CTE program(s): Architecture, New Media / E-Commerce, Programs in Art - 3-4 year art sequence that concludes with the NYC Comprehensive Exam. Art students are eligible to receive art designation or a Chancellors endorsed diploma.

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Trips, Extended Day, Health Center, Internships Available, Multi-Session School, Orientation, Program(s) with 2 SWD Applicants Per Seat, Saturday Programs, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation, Summer Session, Weekend Programs

English Language Learner Programs: Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish

School Features:

  • Offers 10th Grade Seats
  • School whose primary location is co-located with another school
  • Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Bilingual Guidance Counselors, Bilingual Social Workers

Upcoming Events

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Pre-Calculus, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Spanish Literature and Culture, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art - 2D, AP United States Government and Politics, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, Chemistry (Advanced Science), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)
ELL Programs
Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish
Diploma Endorsements
CTE, NYS Seal of Biliteracy
Boys PSAL Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball
Girls PSAL Sports
Basketball, Cross Country, Handball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball
Co-ed PSAL Sports
Cricket
Other Sports
Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Boxing, Cross Country, Flag Football, Handball, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Soccer, Softball, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Yoga
Clubs
Anime, Arista, Arts Crafts and Table Games, Badminton, Bangladeshi, Baseballe, Basketball, Book Club, Chess Club, Chinese Club, Club de Teatro, Club Lacrosse, Comic Con, Crochet, Debate, Drama, Filipino, Fitness, Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), Hiking & Leadership, Homework & Study, Key Club, Leadership, Math League, Music, Nepali, Newspaper, Pride, Robotics, Soccer, Spanish, Teen Glamour, Visual Arts, Yearbook and Yoga.
Art Disciplines
Music, Visual Arts
Art Performances
Artwork Exibits (2 per year), Concerts (4 per year), Theatre Performances (3 per year), Other Exhibits (3 per year)
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Student Responses
Academic Rigor 
  75.29%
Academic Engagement 
  69.38%
Safety 
  75.13%
Bully Prevention 
  70.25%
Inclusivity 
  87.80%
Mental Support 
  70.67%
Environment 
  67.00%
Post-School Support 
  82.67%
Teacher Responses
Academic Rigor 
  79.80%
School Satisfaction 
  86.17%
Student Behavior 
  63.25%
Student Support 
  89.71%
School Leadership 
  87.00%
Instructional Clarity 
  90.33%
Instructional Development 
  88.60%
Post-School Support 
  97.60%
Family Responses
Education 
  91.00%
Teacher Support 
  84.86%
Safety 
  89.33%
School Community 
  77.22%
School Leadership 
  91.88%
Post-School Support 
  93.00%
IEP Support 
  90.67%

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

View Full NYC DOE Survey Results:

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly school surveys: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/nyc-school-survey

Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
Academic Proficiency
4-Year Grad. %
  75.10%
CC Regents
  61
Non-CC Regents
  64
Impact Score
  0.51
Performance Score
  0.47
College Aptitude
CCPC Index
  56.50%
SAT Math
  428
SAT R/W
  421
Postsecondary
2-Year College 29.60%
4-Year College 24.00%
Public Service 0.70%
Vocational Program 0.40%
Unknown 45.30%

View Full Academic Data:

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

School Demographics (2023-24)
Student Population:
Male 56.20%
Female 43.80%
English Language Learners:
  33.90%
Students with Disabilities:
  16.50%
Economic Need Index: 
  87.50%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 21.10%
Black 3.30%
Hispanic 68.50%
White 4.60%
Other 2.50%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Asian 21.60%
Black 8.10%
Hispanic 19.80%
White 42.30%
Other 8.20%
IEP Statistics (2022-23)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  18.30%
Students with SETSS
  0.10%
Students with ICT
  9.80%
Students with SC
  4.30%
Has all programs
  98.00%
Has all services
  95.00%
IEP Student Performance
IEP Movement
3.52
Regents English
  64
Regents Gl. Hist.
  67
Regents US Hist.
  61
Regents Algebra I
  55
Regents Living Env.
  59
IEP Support 
  90.67%
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