Newcomers High School

Coordinates: 40°45′05″N 73°56′13″W / 40.7515°N 73.9370°W / 40.7515; -73.9370

Newcomers High School
Location
Newcomers High School
Newcomers High School
Newcomers High School
28-01 41 Avenue
Long Island City, New York 11101
Information
Established 1995 (1995)
Principal Orlando Sarmiento
Grades 9–12

Newcomers High School (High School 555) opened in 1995 with Lourdes Burrows as its principal; Orlando Sarmiento is the most recent principal, and was appointed in 2009.[1] This school specializes in introducing new immigrants to American culture, and also teaching English to students. In 2009, it was rated as #6 out of U.S. News & World Report's list of top 500 high schools in the U.S.—making it the highest-ranked school out of 12 New York City public schools on the top 500 list.[2] The school is in Long Island City, Queens, near the Queens Plaza (E M R trains) and Queensboro Plaza (7 <7> N W trains) New York City Subway stations, as well as numerous MTA Bus/New York City Bus routes.[3]

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