Newcomers High School – Academy for New Americans

Newcomers High School is a high school located in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, United States. It opened in 1995 with Lourdes Burrows as its principal; Elizabeth Messmann is the most recent principal, and was appointed in 2020. 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. The school is near the Queens Plaza and Queensboro Plaza New York City Subway stations, as well as numerous MTA Bus/New York City Bus routes.