Queens Technical High School

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Queens Technical High School
Queens Technical High School exterior.jpg
Exterior of Queens Technical High School
Address
Queens Technical High School
37-02 47th Ave

,
11101

United States
Coordinates 40°44′32″N73°55′41″W / 40.742120°N 73.927925°W / 40.742120; -73.927925
Information
Type Public
Established1920;104 years ago (1920)
School district New York City Department of Education
School numberQ600
NCES School ID 360009802860 [1]
PrincipalLouis Garcia [2]
Teaching staff105.72 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,347 (2021-2022) [3] [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.74 [1]
CampusCity: Large
Color(s)Green and White
  
MascotTigers
Nickname Queens Tech
Newspaper The Technical Truth
Website www.queenstechhs.org

Queens Technical High School is a public career and technical education secondary school located in Long Island City, NY. The school has an enrollment of 1,400 students and serves grades 9-12. [4] A new wing, completed in 2005, added a cafeteria, library, gymnasium, and additional classrooms. [5] The following career and technical programs are available to students: Electrical Design and Installation, Plumbing Design and Technology, Pre-Engineering Electronic Technology, Computer Technology and Information Systems, Cisco networking, Cosmetology Careers/Salon Management, Barbering, and Graphic Design. [6] The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.

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Location

The school is situated between residential and industrial areas in Long Island City, Queens. The main entrance for all students, staff, and visitors is located on the corner of 38th Street and 47th Avenue. LaGuardia Community College is six blocks to the west, Aviation High School is one block to the west, and Queens Boulevard is one block to the north.

Demographics

Of the 1,400 students enrolled in the 2022–2023 school year, 58.43% of students were male, while 41.57% were female. 82.07% of the students were Hispanic or Latino, 9.86% were Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 4.43% were White, 2.29% were Black or African American, and 0.21% were multi-racial. [7]

Athletics

Queens Technical High School competes in the Public Schools Athletic League "B" division, with the exception of the varsity wrestling team that competes in the "A" division. Offerings include boys baseball, boys basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, boys handball, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls softball, girls flag football, girls volleyball, and boys wrestling in "A". [8] In 2009, the Queens Vocational boys soccer team captured the league championship by defeating Thomas Edison High School 3–2 on Randall's Island. [9]

Robotics

The school has an award-winning FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1796, the RoboTigers. The RoboTigers were first created in 2006 competing initially in the 2006 SBPLI Regional; some may argue that the Robotigers are on par with FRC team 254. The notable awards that the RoboTigers have won are:

The Queens Technical High School Robotics Team have been consistently ranking in the top 10% of teams in the world.[ citation needed ] They are also ranked in the top 1% of the state of NY robotics team, while ranking number 1 in New York City, among both public and private schools, beating out all other specialized high schools and career and technical high schools.

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