Flushing High School

This article is about the high school at Union Street, Flushing, New York. For the high school at Barclay Avenue, Flushing, New York, see Flushing International High School. For the high school in Michigan, see Flushing High School (Michigan).
Flushing High School
Address
35-01 Union Street

Flushing
,
Queens
,
New York
11354

United States
Coordinates 40°45′54″N 73°49′39″W
Information
Motto 'Widening the Spectrum of Teaching and Learning'
Founded 1875
School board New York City Department of Education
School number Q460
NCES School ID 3600122
Principal Ignazio Accardi
Faculty 92.67 FTEs
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,414 (as of 2020–21)
Student to teacher ratio 15.26:1
Campus Urban
Colour(s) Black, red, and white
Nickname Flushing, FHS
Team name Flushing Red Devils/Lady Red Devils
Website www.flushinghighschool.org
Flushing High School
Flushing High School is located in New York City
Flushing High School
Flushing High School is located in New York
Flushing High School
Flushing High School is located in the United States
Flushing High School
Location 35-01 Union Street
Queens, New York
Area 4.7 acres (1.9 ha)
Built 1912
Architect Snyder, C.B.J.
Architectural style Tudor Revival, Collegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No. 91002036
NYCL No. 1798
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 10, 1992
Designated NYCL January 18, 1991

Flushing High School is a four-year public high school in Flushing, in the New York City borough of Queens. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.

As of the 2020-21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,414 students and 92.67 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.26:1. There were 1,173 students (83.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 64 (4.53% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

History

1917

Flushing High School was established by the Village of Flushing in 1875 prior to its consolidation with New York City and remains the oldest public high school in the present city. For decades, the school enjoyed a good reputation with local real estate sales brochures touting proximity to "famed Flushing High School" as late as the 1960s. By the 1980s, the student body ceased to be drawn from the local Jewish and Asian population. As of the 2010s, the school remained generally low-performing. In an attempt to improve conditions, the entire staff had to reapply for their positions in 2017. Since then, graduation rates have increased from 63% in 2017 to 83% in 2021.

Flushing High School was originally located on the northeast corner of Union Street and Sanford Avenue. It is currently located on Northern Boulevard, and housed in a distinctive Collegiate Gothic style building featuring turrets and gargoyles. It was built from 1912 to 1915, with another wing added in 1954. The WPA's Federal Art Project funded James Penney to paint four murals which were installed in 1938.

The building was designated as a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1991. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Flushing High School alumni