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/47730
Quality Snapshot: https://tools.nycenet.edu/snapshot/2022/24Q455/HS/
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
Zoned
Students may take courses offered in the specialized programs, all academic departments, all elective departments, AP classes, CUNY College Now classes, and Extended Day and Saturday classes.
- (Group 1) Priority to students who live in the zoned area
- (Group 2) Then to Queens students or residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
GE Applicants / Seats:
SWD Applicants / Seats:
This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
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
Upcoming Events
October 23, 2024 @ 6:00 pm Newtown High School Open House- October 26, 2024 @ 10:00 am Newtown High School Open House
- November 13, 2024 @ 6:00 pm Newtown High School Open House
- November 16, 2024 @ 10:00 am Newtown High School Open House
AP Courses, Languages & Sports
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
4-Year College 24.00%
Public Service 0.70%
Vocational Program 0.40%
Unknown 45.30%
School Demographics (2022-23)
Female 42.90%
Black 4.10%
Hispanic 64.50%
White 5.10%
Other 6.80%
Black 8.10%
Hispanic 19.80%
White 42.30%
Other 8.20%
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview