The top reported proficiency rate is 75% in English language arts. The lowest is 40% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on East-west School of International Studies
East-West School of International Studies is a grades 6 through 12 public school located in Flushing, Queens. The school serves a student population of about 685, with the grades distributed fairly evenly through the high school; enrollment is heaviest in grades 9 and 12 and lightest in grade 11.
The student body is predominantly Asian, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This composition reflects the neighborhood's character: Flushing has the largest Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese, Thai, and Bosnian and Herzegovinian populations in New York City, with more than half its residents immigrants. The area is a dense commercial and residential mix, with downtown Flushing serving as the fourth-largest central business district in the city and surrounding neighborhoods containing quiet, tree-lined streets of single-family homes.
On state testing, the school shows stronger performance in math than in English language arts. In the middle grades tested, math proficiency rates are notably high in grades 6 and 7, with students showing solid understanding of grade-level material. English language arts proficiency is somewhat lower, with a meaningful gap appearing in grade 6 but improving in grade 7. The eighth-grade data present a puzzle: no students from this grade were tested in math, and only a very small number in science, which makes it difficult to assess proficiency for that cohort. This may reflect students' enrollment status or program placement at the school. Science proficiency data come from only a handful of tested eighth-graders and should be viewed cautiously.
State assessment results show the school's overall proficiency index to be above the midpoint relative to districts across Queens County. This is a meaningful position, indicating the school is outperforming most other schools in the county on aggregate proficiency measures.
No graduation rate data were available, likely because the school is relatively new to the state testing timeline or because the high school grades have not yet matured through completion. Similarly, the data do not include information on chronic absenteeism or discipline. Special population counts, including English learner enrollments and students with disabilities, were not reported.
Flushing itself is highly walkable and transit-rich, with the Flushing-Main Street station serving as the eastern terminus of the 7 subway line and a major connection point to the Long Island Rail Road. The neighborhood is undergoing substantial development, particularly in the waterfront district, and housing values in the area are above the New York State benchmark. Median rents are moderately elevated. The neighborhood's commercial core generates employment in health care, retail, and professional services; NewYork-Presbyterian Queens operates a large acute-care teaching hospital on Main Street.
For a family considering this school, the central facts are a diverse student body in a dense, immigrant-heavy neighborhood with strong transit access; solid middle-grade proficiency, especially in math; and a school positioned above the county median on overall test performance. The absence of graduation-rate and high-school-specific data means a parent may want to look into the school's track record with students as they advance through grades 9 through 12, and to seek out direct information on how the school supports students transitioning from the middle grades to upper-level coursework.
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