High School Of Applied Communications
3020 Thomson Ave
Long Island City NY, 11101, Queens County
Phone: 718-389-3163
Ranking:
(831 out of 989, bottom 16%)*

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: | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 424 | 417 | 388 | 358 | 360 | 368 | 330 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 109 | 25.7% | 128 | 30.7% | 129 | 33.2% | 108 | 30.2% | 93 | 25.8% | 60 | 16.3% | 107 | 32.4% |
Grade 10: | 142 | 33.5% | 130 | 31.2% | 108 | 27.8% | 106 | 29.6% | 76 | 21.1% | 104 | 28.3% | 113 | 34.2% |
Grade 11: | 92 | 21.7% | 75 | 18.0% | 79 | 20.4% | 53 | 14.8% | 82 | 22.8% | 87 | 23.6% | 102 | 30.9% |
Grade 12: | 80 | 18.9% | 83 | 19.9% | 72 | 18.6% | 91 | 25.4% | 89 | 24.7% | 102 | 27.7% | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20 | 5.6% | 15 | 4.1% | 8 | 2.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 182 | 42.9% | 182 | 43.6% | 170 | 43.8% | 150 | 41.9% | 144 | 40.0% | 149 | 40.5% | 139 | 42.1% |
Female: | 242 | 57.1% | 235 | 56.4% | 218 | 56.2% | 208 | 58.1% | 208 | 57.8% | 211 | 57.3% | 187 | 56.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 64 | 15.1% | 64 | 15.3% | 54 | 13.9% | 42 | 11.7% | 41 | 11.4% | 44 | 12.0% | 42 | 12.7% |
Hispanic: | 247 | 58.3% | 239 | 57.3% | 222 | 57.2% | 216 | 60.3% | 215 | 59.7% | 207 | 56.3% | 181 | 54.8% |
Black: | 51 | 12.0% | 53 | 12.7% | 50 | 12.9% | 32 | 8.9% | 37 | 10.3% | 43 | 11.7% | 43 | 13.0% |
White: | 52 | 12.3% | 57 | 13.7% | 62 | 16.0% | 68 | 19.0% | 67 | 18.6% | 73 | 19.8% | 63 | 19.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 276 | 65.1% | 261 | 62.6% | 241 | 62.1% | 240 | 67.0% | NA | NA | 214 | 58.2% | 204 | 61.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 9.2% | 23 | 5.5% | 38 | 9.8% | 42 | 11.7% | NA | NA | 58 | 15.8% | 51 | 15.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.85 | 17.04 | 16.87 | 16.16 | 16.82 | 13.90 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 40% | 44% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 15% | 37% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 59% | 39% | 64% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 19% | 46% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 38% | 52% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 40% | 49% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 62% | 61% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 77% | 60% | 78% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 27% | 56% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 14% | 53% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 34% | 60% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 29% | 64% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 25% | 60% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 31% | 65% | 73% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 62% | 77% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 73% | 76% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 72% | 80% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 74% | 79% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 79% | 77% | 82% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 31% | 54% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 34% | 56% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 48% | 58% | 75% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 55% | 48% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 33% | 53% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 60% | 62% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 46% | 69% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 61% | 66% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 69% | 70% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 26% | 59% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 50% | 64% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 51% | 63% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 54% | 68% | 72% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 53% | 57% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 51% | 55% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 30% | 57% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 42% | 69% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 44% | 65% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 51% | 70% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 53% | 70% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 51% | 62% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 46% | 62% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 43% | 44% | 61% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 63% | 45% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 30% | 38% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 33% | 29% | 61% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 66% | 62% | 77% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 55% | 47% | 79% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 92% | 99% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 91% | 98% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 94% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 71% | 72% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 73% | 74% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 77% | 73% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 76% | 68% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 85% | 70% | 79% |
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* High School Of Applied Communications was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.