Newtown High School (24Q455)

48-01 90 Street, Queens, NY 11373, Queens
Phone: 718-595-8400
Hours: 8:00am - 3:30pm
School Website: https://www.newtownhighschool.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/24Q455/
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School Leader: Vasilis Psoras (vpsoras@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Griselda Zapata (gzapata3@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Jennifer Estrada (jestrada8@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Jennifer Estrada (jestrada8@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Desiree Veyvoda (dveyvoda@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Ralph Montalvo (rmontal2@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

At Newtown High School every student will have several options to choose a unique career and technical education major, which will make them career and college ready and equip them with marketable skills. Our students graduate prepared to enter the work force or continue their major in a college setting. Students can choose from Business, Pre-Engineering, Architecture, Computer Software Development, Computer Science or HVAC majors. With over five million dollars in scholarships, we produce stellar students with a strong community spirit, ethical foundation and critical thinking skills. Our proud history of serving the community for 127 years and our student body provides a school tradition that inspires and cultivates hard work and success. We strive at innovation, industry partnerships and comprehensive programs that equip students for life after high school. We offer college courses; internships, professional learning experiences, vibrant engaging clubs, with personalized support designed to ensure success in college and beyond graduation through our industry partner network, and numerous Work-Based Learning opportunities. We are an institution with ample big school resources but with a small school feel to ensure your child has a personalized experience.

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 80%

Academic Highlights: CTE program(s): Architecture, New Media / E-Commerce, Language Courses Available, FutureReadyNYC: HVAC & Decarbonization Pilot Pathway, FutureReadyNYC: Technology (Software Developer), Wide variety of extracurricular opportunities

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Courses On Site, College Trips, Community Service Expected, Computer Science Coursework, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, Free After School, FutureReadyNYC School, Health Center, Internships, Online Grading System, Paid Apprenticeships, Paid Internships, Summer Bridge

English Language Learner Programs: Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish

School Features:

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

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)

Languages Offered

Spanish

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

PSAL Team

Newtown
This school is part of a PSAL team comprised of the following schools:
International High School for Health Sciences (24Q236)
Newtown High School (24Q455)
Pan American International High School (24Q296)

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

Art at our school functions firstly as an art track program that allows students to study art for the full 4 years of high school. Students who choose the art track will take classes in Studio 1, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture and finish with AP 2-D art. The art department continues to facilitate our students with an after school Visual Arts club. This club has this year begun to paint murals in the school hallways in an attempt to brighten up and beautify the school environment. Club is also where we plan trips to the art museums and door decorating contest. Within each of our art classes we identify students who are excelling and encourage them to participate in art contest. This year we also had to of our art students chosen to internship with the Queens Museum of Art.

Programs

Business Institute(Q34A)
Business

Electronic Information Processing, Desktop Publishing, Web Page Design, e-commerce, and Microsoft Office certification training.

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Ed. Opt.

Requirement:

Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.

Priority:

(Group 1) Queens students or residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23	2021-22
GE applicants/seats:	59 / 90 (0.66)	46 / 90 (0.51)	64 / 90 (0.71)
SWD applicants/seats:	18 / 18 (1.00)	16 / 18 (0.89)	22 / 18 (1.22)
Rank Avg:	6.76
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist	Offers

Pre-Engineering & Architecture(Q34J)
Engineering

Drafting, Engineering, Architecture, Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD), Construction Systems, Network Cabling (Telecommunication), Digital Electronics, Computer Applications, Robotics, 3-D Printing, CNC (Computer Numerical Control) Lathes, Mills, Routers and Grinders, CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) integration and applications.

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Screened

Requirement:

Students are admitted based on their course grades

Priority:

(Group 1) Queens students or residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23	2021-22
GE applicants/seats:	61 / 90 (0.68)	70 / 90 (0.78)	92 / 90 (1.02)
SWD applicants/seats:	23 / 18 (1.28)	15 / 18 (0.83)	20 / 18 (1.11)
Rank Avg:	6.69
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist	Offers

Major Art(Q34K)
Visual Art & Design

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

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Audition

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

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23	2021-22
GE applicants/seats:	29 / 25 (1.16)	43 / 25 (1.72)	45 / 25 (1.80)
SWD applicants/seats:	10 / 5 (2.00)	11 / 5 (2.20)	18 / 5 (3.60)
Rank Avg:	6.56
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist	Offers

Zoned(Q34Z)
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.

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Zoned Priority

Requirement:

Students who live within this school's zone are given priority for this program. To see your child’s zoned school, go to your student's profile in MySchools and scroll down to "Zoned School”.

Priority:

(Group 1) Students who live in the zoned area
(Group 2) Queens students or residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23	2021-22
GE applicants/seats:	40 / 201 (0.20)	0 / 0 (0.00)	0 / 0 (0.00)
SWD applicants/seats:	12 / 31 (0.39)	0 / 0 (0.00)	0 / 0 (0.00)
Rank Avg:	7.51
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist	Offers

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

Total Students Across All Grades

Grade 12 Students

Grade 11 Students

Grade 10 Students

Grade 9 Students

Avg. Class Size

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

27 / 38 / 16

15 / 21 / 7

12 / 20 / 17

Attendance %

84%

86%

Graduation %

72%

74%

75%

College %

55%

48%

58%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

1,328 (243) / 419
346

1,180 (268) / 478
401

1,291 / 246
532

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

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

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

71.60%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.45

Performance Score

0.39

College Aptitude

CCR

42.10%

SAT Math

430

SAT R/W

428

Postsecondary

2-Year College 29.90%
4-Year College 23.40%
Other Postsecondary 0.20%
Unknown 46.50%

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 20.70%
Black 8.60%
Hispanic 26.70%
White 40.50%
Other 3.50%

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

IEP Statistics (2023-24)

IEP Services

Students with IEPs

16.50%

Students with SETSS

0.00%

Students with ICT

9.20%

Students with SC

3.70%

Has all programs

98.00%

Has all services

95.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

66.1

IEP Movement

Good

IEP Support

90.67%

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

Special Education Programs & Services (2024-25)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services	207 (98%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)
SETSS	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<=5 (100%)
Special Class	77 (97%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	>5 (98%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (2%)
Counseling Services Bilingual	<=5 (?)	0 (0%)	<=5 (?)
Occupational Therapy	14 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy	>5 (98%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (2%)
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual	0 (0%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)
Vision Education Services	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	23 (92%)
Stop to School	<=5 (?)
Unassigned	<=5 (?)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

ELL Performance (2023-24)

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

46.6

ELL Progress

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

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