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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Overview

AI Summary

Newtown High School (24Q455) is a large, historically established comprehensive high school that specializes in Career and Technical Education (CTE), offering a resource-rich environment despite a high Economic Need Index of 89.70%. The school’s course offerings are organized into five specialized CTE pathways: Business, Pre-Engineering & Architecture, Computer Software Development [more]

Academic Score

42.42%

Survey Score

82.07%

About & Events

At Newtown High School, our mission is to equip every student with the interpersonal and academic skills needed to enter a lucrative and fulfilling profession. We offer a strong foundation through Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs that ensure students graduate college- and career-ready, with the real-world skills and confidence [more]

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 80%

Academic Highlights: FRNYC: HVAC & Decarbonization Pilot Pathway, FRNYC: Computer Software Development & Computer Science, CTE: Business: New Media / E-Commerce, FRNYC: Pre-Nursing & Diagnostic Medicine, FRNYC: CTE: Pre-Engineering & Architecture

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

English Language Learner Programs: Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish

School Features:

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

Upcoming Events

November 5, 2025 @ 6:00 pm Newtown High School Open House
November 13, 2025 @ 6:00 pm Newtown High School Open House
November 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am Newtown High School Open House

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Chinese Language and Culture, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Pre-Calculus [more]

Course List

View Courses

Languages Offered

French, Italian, Mandarin, 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 [more]

Art Courses

Chorus/Singing, Design and Applied Arts, Exploring Music, Music Industry & Contemporary Music, Theater Making/Performance, Traditional and Studio Art

Arts Summary

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 [more]

Programs & Offers

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

	2024-25	2023-24
GE applicants/seats:	73 / 90 (0.81)	59 / 90 (0.66)
SWD applicants/seats:	17 / 18 (0.94)	18 / 18 (1.00)
Rank Avg:	6.67	6.76
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist
Estimated Cutoffs
GE:	All accepted
SWD:	All accepted
Offer Prediction:

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

	2024-25	2023-24
GE applicants/seats:	94 / 90 (1.04)	61 / 90 (0.68)
SWD applicants/seats:	17 / 18 (0.94)	23 / 18 (1.28)
Rank Avg:	6.91	6.69
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist
Estimated Cutoffs
GE:	All accepted
SWD:	All accepted
Offer Prediction:

Pre-Nursing(Q34K)
Visual Art & Design

Introduces students to healthcare careers with courses in anatomy, medical terminology, patient care, and diagnostics. Ideal for students interested in nursing, radiology, and other health professions.

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Ed. Opt.

Requirement:

Priority:

(Group 1) Queens students or residents

Applicant Analysis

	2024-25	2023-24
GE applicants/seats:	20 / 25 (0.80)	29 / 25 (1.16)
SWD applicants/seats:	7 / 5 (1.40)	10 / 5 (2.00)
Rank Avg:	6.96	6.56
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist
Estimated Cutoffs
GE:	(H) #6D to #91 (M) #6D to #91 (L) #6D to #91
SWD:	All accepted
Offer Prediction:

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.

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

	2024-25	2023-24
GE applicants/seats:	63 / 144 (0.44)	40 / 201 (0.20)
SWD applicants/seats:	18 / 29 (0.62)	12 / 31 (0.39)
Rank Avg:	7.64	7.51
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2024-25

2023-24

2022-23

Total Students Across All Grades

2,088

1,925

1,761

Grade 12 Students

602

412

371

Grade 11 Students

432

473

373

Grade 10 Students

582

543

539

Grade 9 Students

472

Avg. Class Size

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

14.9

16.3

16.0

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

12 / 0 / 21

27 / 38 / 16

15 / 21 / 7

Attendance %

84%

86%

Graduation %

72%

74%

College %

55%

48%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

1,870 (306) / 391
359

1,328 (243) / 419
346

1,180 (268) / 478
401

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 (2024-25)

Student Responses 47% responded

Academic Rigor

74.50%

Academic Engagement

67.64%

Safety

73.63%

Bully Prevention

68.75%

Inclusivity

77.27%

Mental Support

70.75%

Environment

68.07%

Post-School Support

80.20%

Teacher Responses 60% responded

Academic Rigor

85.50%

School Satisfaction

85.13%

Student Behavior

72.11%

Student Support

93.13%

School Leadership

94.07%

Instructional Clarity

92.40%

Instructional Development

93.33%

Post-School Support

97.50%

Family Responses 20% responded

Education

92.50%

Teacher Support

86.33%

Safety

84.67%

School Community

68.38%

School Leadership

87.20%

Post-School Support

92.50%

IEP Support

98.67%

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 (2024-25)

Student Population:

Male 55.50%
Female 44.50%

English Language Learners:

39.20%

Students with Disabilities:

15.20%

Economic Need Index:

89.70%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 22.20%
Black 3.60%
Hispanic 67.80%
White 4.30%
Other 2.10%

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

98.67%

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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