Townsend Harris High School
14911 Melbourne Ave
Flushing NY, 11367, Queens County
Phone: 718-575-5580
Ranking: 
(4 out of 989, top 0%)*
(4 out of 989, top 0%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 49 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 54 | 55 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,151 | 1,116 | 1,140 | 1,098 | 1,108 | 1,085 | 1,093 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 267 | 23.2% | 250 | 22.4% | 315 | 27.6% | 281 | 25.6% | 280 | 25.3% | 279 | 25.7% | 284 | 26.0% |
| Grade 10: | 289 | 25.1% | 315 | 28.2% | 286 | 25.1% | 276 | 25.1% | 275 | 24.8% | 277 | 25.5% | 287 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 312 | 27.1% | 282 | 25.3% | 270 | 23.7% | 269 | 24.5% | 274 | 24.7% | 278 | 25.6% | 251 | 23.0% |
| Grade 12: | 283 | 24.6% | 269 | 24.1% | 269 | 23.6% | 272 | 24.8% | 279 | 25.2% | 251 | 23.1% | 271 | 24.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 344 | 29.9% | 331 | 29.7% | 331 | 29.0% | 343 | 31.2% | 331 | 29.9% | 320 | 29.5% | 317 | 29.0% |
| Female: | 807 | 70.1% | 785 | 70.3% | 809 | 71.0% | 755 | 68.8% | 769 | 69.4% | 757 | 69.8% | 772 | 70.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 669 | 58.1% | 625 | 56.0% | 636 | 55.8% | 607 | 55.3% | 601 | 54.2% | 579 | 53.4% | 555 | 50.8% |
| Hispanic: | 144 | 12.5% | 146 | 13.1% | 148 | 13.0% | 139 | 12.7% | 133 | 12.0% | 129 | 11.9% | 129 | 11.8% |
| Black: | 69 | 6.0% | 73 | 6.5% | 67 | 5.9% | 62 | 5.6% | 66 | 6.0% | 68 | 6.3% | 81 | 7.4% |
| White: | 253 | 22.0% | 257 | 23.0% | 280 | 24.6% | 288 | 26.2% | 307 | 27.7% | 309 | 28.5% | 328 | 30.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 410 | 35.6% | 407 | 36.5% | 358 | 31.4% | 321 | 29.2% | NA | NA | 374 | 34.5% | 253 | 23.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 177 | 15.4% | 163 | 14.6% | 158 | 13.9% | 128 | 11.7% | NA | NA | 228 | 21.0% | 183 | 16.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.29 | 21.79 | 21.27 | 21.78 | 20.37 | 19.60 | 19.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 60% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 58% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 58% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 99% | 65% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 99% | 68% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 61% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 72% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 99% | 64% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 62% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 67% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 67% | 78% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 46% | 72% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 100% | 61% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 100% | 59% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 99% | 62% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 100% | 67% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 100% | 68% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 100% | 73% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 100% | 64% | 82% |
| 2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 97% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 101% | 93% | 98% |
| 2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 97% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 94% |
| 2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 95% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 63% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 64% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 59% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 51% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 98% | 49% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 54% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 56% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 60% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 61% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 62% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 64% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 63% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 56% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 60% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 99% | 48% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 99% | 51% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 61% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 65% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 62% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 99% | 61% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 60% | 76% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 96% | 61% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 95% | 54% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 97% | 65% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 98% | 60% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 98% | 58% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 75% | 44% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 94% | 81% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 93% | 85% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 84% | 74% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 95% | 85% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 86% | 78% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 90% | 83% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 91% | 72% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 89% | 71% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 100% | 80% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 100% | 79% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 100% | 75% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 100% | 73% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 100% | 79% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 100% | 76% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 100% | 76% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.