Flushing High School is a four-year public high school in Flushing, in the New York City borough of Queens. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.
Flushing High School | |
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Address | |
35-01 Union Street Flushing , Queens , New York 11354 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°45′54″N 73°49′39″W / 40.76500°N 73.82750°W |
Information | |
Motto | 'Widening the Spectrum of Teaching and Learning' |
Founded | 1875 |
School board | New York City Department of Education |
School number | Q460 |
NCES School ID | 3600122[1] |
Principal | Jassica Lee (IA, 2024) |
Faculty | 92.67 FTEs[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,414 (as of 2020–21)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.26:1[1] |
Campus | Urban |
Colour(s) | Black, red, and white |
Nickname | Flushing, FHS |
Team name | Flushing Red Devils/Lady Red Devils |
Website | www |
Flushing High School | |
New York City Landmark No. 1798
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Location | 35-01 Union Street Queens, New York |
Area | 4.7 acres (1.9 ha) |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Snyder, C.B.J. |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival, Collegiate Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 91002036[2] |
NYCL No. | 1798 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 10, 1992 |
Designated NYCL | January 18, 1991 |
As of the 2020-21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,414 students and 92.67 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.26:1. There were 1,173 students (83.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 64 (4.53% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Flushing High School was established by the Village of Flushing in 1875 prior to its consolidation with New York City and is the oldest public high school in the city.[3] For decades, the school enjoyed a good reputation with local real estate sales brochures touting proximity to "famed Flushing High School" as late as the 1960s.[4] By the 1980s, the student body ceased to be drawn from the local Jewish and Asian population. As of the 2010s, the school remained generally low-performing. In an attempt to improve conditions, the entire staff had to reapply for their positions in 2017.[5] Since then, graduation rates have increased from 63% in 2017[6] to 83% in 2021.[7]
Flushing High School was originally located on the northeast corner of Union Street and Sanford Avenue.[8] It is currently located on Northern Boulevard, and housed in a distinctive Collegiate Gothic style building featuring turrets and gargoyles. It was built from 1912 to 1915, with another wing added in 1954. The WPA's Federal Art Project funded James Penney [9] to paint four murals which were installed in 1938.[10]
The building was designated as a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1991.[3][11] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[2]
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