Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School (28Q680) is a public school in District 28, Pomonok-Flushing Heights-Hillcrest, Queens, serving grades 6–12. In 2026, 84% of tested students were proficient in reading and 67% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 704 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 67%, higher than most NYC middle schools and about typical for those with similar economic need; down 20 points from 2025; math is up 6 points since 2023, while citywide math rose 6 points.
Also worth knowing: In 2026, students in special education scored 38% in reading (39 tested), compared with 84% schoolwide.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.52 · 69th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
84%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
275 students tested
39 students tested
236 students tested
Mathematics
67%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
189 students tested
30 students tested
152 students tested
Grade 8 math not reported by the DOE.
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 93% | 88% |
| 2019 | 90% | 89% |
| 2022 | 80% | 54% |
| 2023 | 74% | 61% |
| 2024 | 83% | 79% |
| 2025 | 89% | 87% |
| 2026 | 84% | 67% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 59%
Economic need index: 73%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 79%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 83%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 59%
Economic need index: 79%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 83%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 73%0.7 mi away
| Measure | Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School | Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 704 | 2132 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 16.0 | 15.6 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 91% | 95% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 87% | 96% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 93% | 94% |
| Leadership (2026) | 88% | 96% |
| Advanced Regents diploma rate (2025) | 68% | 58% |
| Distance between schools | 0.4 mi | |
Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School has higher advanced Regents diploma rate (2025) than Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School (68% vs 58%).
Enrollment
704 students
6–12 · down 41 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
16.0
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
1%
was 2% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
69% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 59% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
14%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 2% White, 15% Hispanic, 57% Asian, 19% Black, 1% multiracial, 53% female, 47% male.
Economic need index: 59% — 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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160-20 GOETHALS AVENUE
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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