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Jamaica High School was a four-year public high school in Jamaica, Queens, New York. It was operated by the New York City Department of Education. Jamaica High School was founded as the Union Free School in 1854, and located within a three-story wooden structure on what is now 161st Street.
Aug 24, 2015 · Jamaica High School, in Queens, was once the largest high school in the United States. For most of its history, it occupied a majestic Georgian Revival building on Gothic Drive,...
Sep 23, 2020 · Jamaica High ended operations in 2014, but the building is still there and houses four separate schools: Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences, Queens Collegiate: A College Board School, Hillside Arts and Letters Academy and High School for Community Leadership.
Jul 9, 2014 · QUEENS — In 1985, Jamaica High School was recognized as the best in the country, the result of nearly a century of powerhouse academics.
Jan 22, 2010 · Jamaica, which spent most of a century as a jewel in the city’s public school system, is now slated to be closed for poor performance. At a recent public hearing, hundreds of parents, teachers ...
- Sharon Otterman
The school has serious bragging rights, but its failing status eventually led to its closure.
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Jun 27, 2014 · QUEENS — Jamaica High School, which has been a fixture in the neighborhood for more than a century, closed for good earlier this week, the Department of Education said.
