Is High School for Community Leadership a good school?

High School for Community Leadership is rated 88/100 by NYC School Ratings, with a 94% 4-year graduation rate and 69% of graduates meeting college-readiness benchmarks.

What is the graduation rate at High School for Community Leadership?

High School for Community Leadership has a 94% 4-year graduation rate.

How do you get into High School for Community Leadership?

High School for Community Leadership uses a educational_option admissions process. Students apply through the NYC high school application system each fall.

How college-ready are graduates of High School for Community Leadership?

69% of students meet NYC's college and career readiness benchmarks.

High School for Community Leadership

High School for Community Leadership rated 88/100 in Queens, District 28. 94% 4-year graduation rate. 69% college-ready. 468 students enrolled in grades 9-12.

Key statistics

DBN: 28Q328
District: 28
Borough: Queens
Grade band: 9-12
Enrollment: 468
Overall score: 88/100
Address: 167-01 Gothic Drive, Jamaica NY 11432

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What the school community says

2026 NYC School Survey · Separate from academic ratings and neighborhood safety

K–12 survey · 2026

Family experience

High School for Community Leadership

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses108

Response rate24%

Published topics8 / 12

A starting point for your school visit

Parent-Principal Trust is among the highest published topics (97/100). Parent Involvement in School sits lower (82/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Family Satisfaction with Child's Education: 96 / 100
Outreach to Parents: 93 / 100
Parent-Teacher Trust: 96 / 100

All 12 topics and source details

High School for Community Leadership · 2026
Topic	Score	Score band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate	Not reported	Not reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher	Not reported	Not reported
Conflict Resolution	Not reported	Not reported
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education	96	90–100 · Higher end
IEP Service Satisfaction	87	70–89 · Middle band
Inclusive Leadership	95	90–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents	93	90–100 · Higher end
Parent Involvement in School	82	70–89 · Middle band
Parent-Principal Trust	97	90–100 · Higher end
Parent-Teacher Trust	96	90–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services	92	90–100 · Higher end
Strong Relationships	Not reported	Not reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 28Q328

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K–12 survey · 2026

Student experience

High School for Community Leadership

New 2026 baseline: the student questionnaire changed substantially. Do not compare these scores with previous years.

Responses210

Response rate47%

Published topics11 / 11

A starting point for your school visit

Preventing Bullying is among the highest published topics (87/100). Academic Press sits lower (66/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Safety: 87 / 100
Student-Teacher Trust: 83 / 100
Personal Attention and Support: 73 / 100

All 11 topics and source details

High School for Community Leadership · 2026
Topic	Score	Score band
Academic Press	66	0–69 · Lower end
Course Clarity	78	70–89 · Middle band
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction	76	70–89 · Middle band
Guidance	77	70–89 · Middle band
Inclusive Learning Environment	79	70–89 · Middle band
Personal Attention and Support	73	70–89 · Middle band
Preventing Bullying	87	70–89 · Middle band
Safety	87	70–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services	81	70–89 · Middle band
Social-Emotional	72	70–89 · Middle band
Student-Teacher Trust	83	70–89 · Middle band

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 28Q328

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K–12 survey · 2026

Teaching & leadership

High School for Community Leadership

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses28

Response rate82%

Published topics21 / 27

A starting point for your school visit

Conflict Resolution is among the highest published topics (100/100). School Facilities and Services sits lower (80/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Instructional Leadership: 99 / 100
Peer Collaboration: 96 / 100
Academic Press: 93 / 100

All 27 topics and source details

High School for Community Leadership · 2026
Topic	Score	Score band
Academic Press	93	90–100 · Higher end
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate	Not reported	Not reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher	Not reported	Not reported
Classroom Behavior	81	70–89 · Middle band
Conflict Resolution	100	90–100 · Higher end
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction	99	90–100 · Higher end
Early Childhood Instruction	Not reported	Not reported
Guidance	99	90–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Learning Environment	99	90–100 · Higher end
Innovation and Collective Responsibility	94	90–100 · Higher end
Instructional Leadership	99	90–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents	100	90–100 · Higher end
Peer Collaboration	96	90–100 · Higher end
Preventing Bullying	86	70–89 · Middle band
Program Coherence	96	90–100 · Higher end
Quality of Professional Development	96	90–100 · Higher end
Quality of Student Discussion	81	70–89 · Middle band
Safety	Not reported	Not reported
School Commitment	99	90–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services	80	70–89 · Middle band
Social-Emotional	93	90–100 · Higher end
Strong Core Instruction	95	90–100 · Higher end
Strong Relationships	Not reported	Not reported
Teacher Influence	92	90–100 · Higher end
Teacher-Principal Trust	99	90–100 · Higher end
Teacher-Teacher Trust	100	90–100 · Higher end
Two-Way Communication	Not reported	Not reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 28Q328

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 205cdbbcff8c323f2b07345fea70a4740b58a10d1a0fc2f390b42eea35808a29

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