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Robert F Kennedy Community High School

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Robert F Kennedy Community High School ranks 820 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

820^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 34% of New York high schools

Summary

Robert F Kennedy Community High School is a public high school in Flushing, New York, serving 564 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #25, which is ranked 327 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Robert F Kennedy Community High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past decade, with proficiency rates on Regents exams generally below district and state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate, ranging from 79.4% to 84.3%, is slightly below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate, ranging from 2.3% to 4.9%, is higher than the averages. The school's diverse student population includes significant percentages of Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, with 83.69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, such as North Queens Community High School, Townsend Harris High School, and John Bowne High School, Robert F Kennedy Community High School generally underperforms on academic measures. Townsend Harris High School, in particular, stands out as a high-performing school. Additionally, Robert F Kennedy Community High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 42.5%, which may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

587

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,540

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75-40 Parsons Blvd
Flushing, NY 11366

(718) 969-5510

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.1%

Asian:

24.9%

African American:

18.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2014 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg62%

New York avg66%

820^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #25

327^th of 874New York City Geographic District #25 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	820 of 1234	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	834 of 1242	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	766 of 1228	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	816 of 1190	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	726 of 1207	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	642 of 1210	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	791 of 1221	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.1	850 of 1255	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.0	741 of 1255	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.9	720 of 1237	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.0	775 of 1217	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	735 of 1198	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.9	793 of 1165	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.0	814 of 1117	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.9	720 of 1086	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.9	754 of 1027	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.1	730 of 1002	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.6	679 of 986	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.0	734 of 935	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	334 of 713	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	331 of 690	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	323 of 671	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	397 of 593	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	254 of 686	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	235 of 679	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	327 of 413	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	319 of 426	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	288 of 424	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	300 of 386	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	326 of 447	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.3	243 of 426	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	444 of 669	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	306 of 637	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	218 of 583	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	183 of 481	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	97 of 565	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	42 of 546	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	836 of 1206	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	823 of 1219	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	752 of 1197	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	796 of 1155	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	758 of 1193	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	646 of 1176	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	561 of 885	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	572 of 865	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	498 of 851	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	534 of 760	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	369 of 815	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	344 of 791	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	300 of 607	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	183 of 564	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	72 of 531	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	58 of 389	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	44 of 493	91.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	765 of 1179	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	760 of 1170	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	719 of 1155	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	760 of 1101	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	612 of 1179	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	425 of 1154	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	801 of 1201	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	814 of 1211	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	746 of 1191	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	823 of 1154	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	671 of 1190	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	596 of 1176	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	735 of 1149	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	866 of 1144	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	712 of 1130	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	749 of 1038	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	490 of 1132	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	400 of 1095	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	670 of 776	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	721 of 738	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	677 of 793	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	633 of 765	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)53rd percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)51st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school

White (2023)14th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts82%+7 vs state

Global History and Geography75%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government75%~ state avg

Life Science Biology64%+6 vs state

Common Core Algebra II47%-28 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences41%-15 vs state

Algebra I30%-26 vs state

Chemistry26%-39 vs state

Earth Science22%-43 vs state

Physics21%-48 vs state

Living Environment18%-38 vs state

Geometry15%-44 vs state

Common Core Geometry5%-19 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

RFK highschool is very conjusted but has a lot of opportunities, enough to keep you in school till 5p.m. every day. There is also a fencing team which looks very unique on college applications. The ranking of this school may not be very high but is better than alot of other neighboring schools. It is definitely a choice to consider Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert F Kennedy Community High School	Public	9-12	75-40 Parsons Blvd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 969-5510	587	47	12.5	80.9%	60 (10.2%)	110 (18.7%)	253 (43.1%)	146 (24.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	33.1	820^th of 1234 public high schools	33.5%		32.2	834^th of 1242 public high schools	32.9%	14	25.5	47.0	82.1	4.9	22.5	75.3	18.3	21.1	74.6	30.1	64.4	15.4	41.1							$28,540	$2,070	$26,470
Queens School Of Inquiry (The)	Public	6-12	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 380-6929	593	47	12.7	65.9%	101 (17.0%)	82 (13.8%)	194 (32.7%)	194 (32.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	38.8	765^th of 1234 public high schools	38.0%		29.3	860^th of 1242 public high schools	30.8%	95	26.7	57.8	67.0			75.3	36.0		43.4	71.2	64.9	39.7		54.0	52.0	64.5	42.1	43.2		$32,155	$2,028	$30,126
North Queens Community High School	Public	9-12	141-25 77th Rd	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 380-1650	117	13	8.6	87.2%	6 (5.1%)	22 (18.8%)	67 (57.3%)	20 (17.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	1055^th of 1234 public high schools	14.5%		16.3	1037^th of 1242 public high schools	16.5%	18			45.5			61.3	18.2		54.2	15.9	71.4									$32,061	$2,073	$29,988
Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School	Public	6-12	160-20 Goethals Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 969-3155	679	45	15.0	71.1%	14 (2.1%)	128 (18.9%)	99 (14.6%)	374 (55.1%)	42 (6.2%)	12 (1.8%)	10 (1.5%)	62.6	468^th of 1234 public high schools	62.1%		65	437^th of 1242 public high schools	64.8%	31	60.0	82.4	83.3	14.3		92.5	63.6		79.9	60.0	68.0	55.9		90.5	97.8	83.1	90.5	89.0		$26,284	$1,405	$24,879
Townsend Harris High School	Public	9-12	149-11 Melbourne Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 575-5580	1,342	90	14.8	59.8%	208 (15.5%)	74 (5.5%)	215 (16.0%)	761 (56.7%)	16 (1.2%)	11 (0.8%)	55 (4.1%)	81.6	121^st of 1234 public high schools	90.2%		79.1	145^th of 1242 public high schools	88.3%	24	77.5	93.0	98.0	53.5	0.0	98.0	72.7	75.5	90.1	70.2	87.0	86.2	65.0							$26,442	$1,424	$25,018
Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	165-65 84th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 297-6580	2,146	139	15.4	77.7%	68 (3.2%)	356 (16.6%)	561 (26.1%)	982 (45.8%)	113 (5.3%)	30 (1.4%)	36 (1.7%)	58.9	525^th of 1234 public high schools	57.5%		58.3	547^th of 1242 public high schools	56.0%	22	71.9	80.0	83.9	12.2	17.1	81.3	27.9	70.1	76.6	45.7	76.0	56.3	74.2							$26,270	$2,323	$23,947
Queens Collegiate - A College Board School	Public	6-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-4016	711	49	14.5	83.3%	18 (2.5%)	200 (28.1%)	246 (34.6%)	162 (22.8%)	43 (6.0%)	14 (2.0%)	28 (3.9%)	31.8	836^th of 1234 public high schools	32.3%		32.6	825^th of 1242 public high schools	33.6%	11	71.2	69.7	66.5	12.0		74.4	46.5	39.3	57.6	42.5	37.7	25.0		48.0	63.6	66.7	49.4	49.3	64.5	$27,644	$2,191	$25,452
Hillside Arts & Letters Academy	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-1249	414	31	13.4	75.8%	7 (1.7%)	125 (30.2%)	161 (38.9%)	96 (23.2%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	24.1	933^rd of 1234 public high schools	24.4%		23.7	931^st of 1242 public high schools	25.0%	2	15.6	41.7	67.4	0.0		70.6	36.8		46.3	41.5	37.3	38.8	33.3							$28,470	$2,124	$26,345
High School For Community Leadership	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-9801	497	46	10.8	76.3%	14 (2.8%)	130 (26.2%)	180 (36.2%)	140 (28.2%)	21 (4.2%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	82.2	105^th of 1234 public high schools	91.5%		74.9	243^rd of 1242 public high schools	80.4%	138	90.2	100.0	95.9	55.6		95.7	85.2	82.0	84.4	78.8	100.0	98.0								$24,939	$1,966	$22,974
Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2689	531	32	16.4	83.6%	8 (1.5%)	121 (22.8%)	125 (23.5%)	226 (42.6%)	29 (5.5%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.8%)	48.5	666^th of 1234 public high schools	46.0%		43.1	724^th of 1242 public high schools	41.7%	58	53.7	67.6	84.9	40.0		75.2	56.3	45.7	82.7	45.1	62.9	44.2	7.3							$25,024	$1,937	$23,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert F Kennedy Community High School

How many students attend Robert F Kennedy Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended Robert F Kennedy Community High School.

Is Robert F Kennedy Community High School a good school?

Robert F Kennedy Community High School ranks 820^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Robert F Kennedy Community High School?

Students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School are 43% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 19% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Robert F Kennedy Community High School in?

New York City Geographic District #25

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