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EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL

Grades 09–12 · SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY · NCES 360010105733

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143-10 SPRINGFIELD BLVD · SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413

At a glance

Reported students

480

NCES CCD 2024–25

Teachers (FTE)

34.84

NCES CCD 2024–25

Student–teacher ratio

13.8:1

Calculated; not a class-size measure

Grades served

09–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

School benchmarks

New York high enrollment

53rd percentile

Compared with 1,188 same-level schools reporting enrollment.

District median enrollment

424

EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL: 480 reported students.

State peer staffing position

88th percentile

13.8:1 reported; state peer median 10.8:1. Ratio is not class size.

What the reported data says about EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL

EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is a public high school serving grades 09–12 in SPRINGFIELD GARDENS. It is one of 47 current school records connected to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29. NCES reports 480 students for 2024–25.

Among 1,188 high schools in New York with comparable records, this school is close in size to the reported median of 460 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 53rd percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.

The reported student–teacher ratio is 13.8:1, above the New York median of 10.8:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.

The largest reported race and ethnicity groups are Black (74.2%) and Hispanic or Latino (16.9%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.

Questions worth asking EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL

  1. 1How do the reported 13.8:1 student–teacher ratio and 34.84 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
  2. 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
  3. 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
  4. 4What meal assistance, transportation, after-school, and family-support services are currently available?
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Enrollment needs

Free/reduced-price lunch
82.7%
Lunch program
Missing

Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White1%
  • Hispanic16.9%
  • Black74.2%
  • Asian4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2.7%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
  • Multiracial0.6%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Lunch eligibility: NCES CCD 2024–25. Privacy rules can produce missing values.

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