Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community College (24Q520)

45-35 Van Dam Street, Queens, NY 11101, Queens
Phone: 718-392-3330
Email: jgonzalez10@schools.nyc.gov
Hours: 8:00am - 2:20pm
Principal: Socrates Ortiz Jr
School Website: https://mchslic.ss11.sharpschool.com/home
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/24Q520/
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Building Access Profile: View profile
Subway: 7 to Rawson St-33rd St; E, M, R to Queens Plaza
Bus: B24, B62, Q100, Q101, Q102, Q32, Q39, Q60, Q67
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About

Our mission is to offer students opportunities to achieve success by providing a small personalized environment on a college campus. We provide tangible experiences that help students connect to the next stages of their academic and social lives as well as their careers. There is open access to the campus of LaGuardia Community College and students may enroll in college classes as part of their high school instructional program. All students are expected to graduate with a minimum of 24 college hours.

School Budget: View financial budget

Academic Highlights: Performance-Based Assessment Tasks (PBATs)

Other Features: Early College, Program(s) with 3+ GE Applicants Per Seat, Program(s) with 3+ SWD Applicants Per Seat

School Features:

  • Performance Assessment School, which base graduation requirements on the successful completion of performance assessments in major subject areas in lieu of one or more Regents exams
  • Offers 10th Grade Seats
  • School whose primary location is co-located with another school
  • Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Bilingual Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), Algebra II (College Course [Credited]), Arts (College Course [Credited]), Biology (College Course [Credited]), Calculus (College Course [Credited]), Chemistry (Advanced Science), Chemistry (College Course [Credited]), Econ/Gov (College Course [Credited]), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Global History (College Course [Credited]), Math (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Credited]), Science (College Course [Credited]), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), US History (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (College Course [Credited])
Boys PSAL Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling
Girls PSAL Sports
Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball
Co-ed PSAL Sports
Golf
Clubs
Forensics Club, Girls Inc. Global Growers, Open Mic, Softball Club, The Voice (activism) Running Club
Art Disciplines
Music, Visual Arts
Art Performances
Artwork Exibits (2 per year)
Programs
Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community College(Q30J)
Humanities & Interdisciplinary

Portfolio-based assessment, five year early college program and out-of-school internships.

Method:
Requirement:
Students are admitted based on their course grades
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Queens students or residents
  • (Group 2) New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
Total Students Across All Grades
473
490
489
    Grade 12 Students
155
163
154
    Grade 11 Students
92
113
115
    Grade 10 Students
114
104
120
    Grade 9 Students
112
110
100
Avg. Class Size
21.3
18.4
Complaints / Suspensions
0 / 0
<5 / 0
<5 / 0
Attendance %
90%
87%
Graduation %
86%
87%
85%
College %
81%
84%
76%
Total Applicants / Seats
Total Offers
1,826 (552) / 97
118
1,611 (542) / 97
129
1,725 / 97
121
Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community College (Q30J)
GE applicants/seats:
SWD applicants/seats:
Estimated Cutoffs
  GE:
  SWD:
Offer Prediction:
450 / 81 (5.56)
102 / 16 (6.38)
Offers
(P1)(G2)#32 to (P1)(G2)#5A
(P1)(G3)#24 to (P1)(G3)#55

430 / 81 (5.31)
115 / 16 (7.19)
Offers - Waitlist
425 / 81 (5.25)
79 / 16 (4.94)
Offers
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Student Responses
Academic Rigor 
  85.14%
Academic Engagement 
  78.54%
Safety 
  93.00%
Bully Prevention 
  90.63%
Inclusivity 
  91.70%
Mental Support 
  83.89%
Environment 
  81.50%
Post-School Support 
  88.89%
Teacher Responses
Academic Rigor 
  83.20%
School Satisfaction 
  95.67%
Student Behavior 
  91.38%
Student Support 
  95.67%
School Leadership 
  86.23%
Instructional Clarity 
  100.00%
Instructional Development 
  93.80%
Post-School Support 
  98.80%
Family Responses
Education 
  91.67%
Teacher Support 
  89.43%
Safety 
  97.33%
School Community 
  78.56%
School Leadership 
  95.75%
Post-School Support 
  94.00%
IEP Support 
  87.00%

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. %
  86.00%
CC Regents
  83
Impact Score
  0.64
Performance Score
  0.76
College Aptitude
CCPC Index
  94.20%
SAT Math
  428
SAT R/W
  436
Postsecondary
2-Year College 4.60%
4-Year College 27.60%
Other Postsecondary 48.60%
Unknown 19.20%

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 44.00%
Female 56.00%
English Language Learners:
  2.10%
Students with Disabilities:
  18.60%
Economic Need Index: 
  74.60%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 10.10%
Black 3.40%
Hispanic 77.80%
White 7.80%
Other 0.90%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Hispanic 25.90%
White 48.10%
Other 26.00%
IEP Statistics (2022-23)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  18.60%
Students with SETSS
  6.10%
Students with ICT
  6.10%
Students with SC
  0.20%
Has all programs
  100.00%
Has some programs
  0.00%
Has no programs
  0.00%
Has all services
  97.00%
IEP Student Performance
IEP Movement
3.16
Regents English
  77
IEP Support 
  87.00%
Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)
ProgramFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services30 (71%)12 (29%)0 (0%)
SETSS35 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
ServiceFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Counseling Services28 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Counseling Services Bilingual12 (92%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
Hearing Education Services20 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy>5 (98%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (2%)
TransportationNumber Receiving
Curb to School14 (100%)
Stop to School0 (0%)
Unassigned0 (0%)

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

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