4-year graduation
91%
High School of Applied Communication (24Q267) is a public school in District 24, Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth, Queens, serving grades 9–12. Enrollment was 365 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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Advanced Regents diploma rate (2025) is 19%, about typical for district and NYC high schools.
4-year graduation
91%
English Regents pass rate
57%
Algebra I Regents pass rate
51%
Geometry Regents pass rate
13%
Algebra II Regents pass rate
8%
Living Environment Regents pass rate
39%
Global History Regents pass rate
55%
U.S. History Regents pass rate
65%
Chemistry Regents pass rate
0%
Physics Regents pass rate
0%
Earth Science Regents pass rate
40%
| Measure | High School of Applied Communication | Bard High School Early College Queens |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 365 | 641 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 12.4 | 13.5 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 91% | 93% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 92% | 94% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 94% | 91% |
| Leadership (2026) | 94% | 95% |
| 4-year graduation rate (2025) | 91% | 98% |
| Regents diploma rate (2025) | 86% | 98% |
| Distance between schools | <0.01 mi | |
High School of Applied Communication has lower Regents diploma rate (2025) than Bard High School Early College Queens (86% vs 98%) and lower 4-year graduation rate (2025) (91% vs 98%).
Enrollment
365 students
9–12 · down 20 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
12.4
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
19%
was 19% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
84% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 80% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
21%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 8% White, 72% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 5% Black, 1% multiracial, 42% female, 58% male.
Economic need index: 80% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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30-20 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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