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H.S. 620 Thomas A. Edison High School
165-65 84 Avenue Queens, NY 11432 Phone: (718) 297-6580 Fax: (718) 658-0365 Website Map	Principal: Anthony D. Barbetta Parent Coordinator: Nyota Thacker (347) 563-4344
WHAT'S SPECIAL: A vocational/trade school that prepares students for college. DOWNSIDE: Overcrowding; students stay indoors all day, even for lunch.

Grade levels: 9 to 12
Class size: 28-34
Enrollment: 2692
Ethnicity %:
6 W; 29 B; 25 H; 40 A

4 year graduation rate: 82.8%

District 28
HS Supt: Bonnie Laboy
Admissions: screened/ed opt
Neighborhood: Jamaica
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Thomas A. Edison High School has come a long way since it opened in 1950 as an all-boys, vocational high school. The school is co-ed now, and since the mid-1990s it has been a Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. That means students must fulfill the academic requirements for a Regents diploma even as they learn a trade. "We've become much more of an academic school," said Principal Anthony Barbetta who took the. . .

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ksinghmd (alumnus) Dec 26, 2008	"I am a proud alumni of Edison high school because this school prepared me for the rigor of a college education. I was Pre-Med and I will be attending medical school in a few months. In college... read more
Jun 1, 2008	"This school is an okay school but it can do much better," writes a student. "It is very overcrowded and I do question some teachers in this school." (June 2008)
Nov 3, 2007	A student told Insideschools, "Mr. Barbetta is such a friendly person. He walks through the hallways and smiles and he seems to know everyone. There's a lot more school spirit since he became... read more

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