Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community College

45-35 VAN DAM STREET, QUEENS, NY 11101 · Queens · High school

DBN: 24Q520

High school

Unzoned

Academic quality

Graduation rate -- share of a cohort who earned a diploma within 4 (or 6) years of starting 9th grade.
College/career readiness -- DOE's stricter bar: graduated AND met at least one benchmark (course credits, exam scores, etc.) showing they're on track for college or a career.
Regents pass rate -- share of students who took that exam this year and scored 65+, NY State's passing threshold.

Attendance: 92.7%

75.1% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

94.5%(citywide avg: 96.6%)

6-year graduation rate

93.4%(citywide avg: 97.8%)

4-year college/career readiness

75.7%(citywide avg: 68%)

6-year college/career readiness

67.6%(citywide avg: 54.6%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

93%

Citywide comparisons are the average across high schools. Small cohorts are flagged since a handful of students can swing a percentage a lot; cells too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2024-25 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

Demographics

497 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 76.74%

Race & ethnicity

Asian and Pacific Islander

10.46%

Black

4.43%

Hispanic or Latino

75.45%

White

8.25%

Multiracial

0.4%

Native American

0.6%

Missing race/ethnicity data

0.4%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

18.11%

English Language Learners

3.22%

Living in poverty

73.04%

Female

62.78%

Male

37.22%

Neither female nor male

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC DOE: Demographic Snapshot (2025-26 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

School survey

Family, student, and teacher responses on instruction, safety, school climate, and family engagement.

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