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International High School at LaGuardia Community College

  
31-10 Thomson Avenue Queens, NY 11101
Phone: (718) 482-5455  Fax: (718) 392-6904
Website   Map 		Principal: Lee Pan
Parent Coordinator: Iris Jaaquez (347) 563-4318
WHAT'S SPECIAL: Welcoming, effective program to help immigrants learn English and move forward to college.
DOWNSIDE: Small, windowless classrooms.
 
Grade levels: 9 to 12
Class size: 15-20
Enrollment: 495
Ethnicity %:
  14 W; 3 B; 48 H; 35 A
4 year graduation rate: 63.2%
 District 24
HS Supt: Bonnie Laboy
Admissions: Screened; students who have been in the US for less than 4 years
Neighborhood: Long Island City
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Located on the campus of LaGuardia Community College, International High School provides teen immigrants who are new to the country a supportive environment of English-language immersion. All students take college courses at LaGuardia before they graduate, and 60% percent elect to stay at the school for an extra year to earn an Associates Degree in addition to their high school diploma.

 

 
 

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Mar 7, 2006 Students from International High School displayed essays and photographs about the experiences of immigrant workers at the Queens Museum of Art in January 2006 and published a book of their work.... read more


This page was last updated on Oct 26, 2009.