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George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences

Public Grades 9-12

1017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 18% of New York high schools

Summary

George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Springfield Gardens, New York, with an enrollment of 387 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #29, which is ranked 549 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New York high schools, with proficiency rates on Regents exams significantly below the state and district averages across subjects like math, science, and social studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 32.14% in Chemistry, 32.47% in Algebra II, and 10.34% in Geometry, compared to the state averages of 64.53%, 74.88%, and 23.65%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Eagle Academy For Young Men III, Math/Science Research/Technical Magnet, and Health Arts Robotics And Technology High School, George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences generally performs worse on academic metrics, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.6% to 45.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

421

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,425

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

143-10 Springfield Blvd
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413

(718) 525-6439

District: New York City Geographic District #29

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.3%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Asian:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (77% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg52%

New York avg66%

1,017^th of 1,234

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Bottom 18%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #29

549^th of 874New York City Geographic District #29 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	17.6	1017 of 1234	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1127 of 1242	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1012 of 1228	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	970 of 1190	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	898 of 1207	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	971 of 1210	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	912 of 1221	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	981 of 1255	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	967 of 1255	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.5	939 of 1237	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	926 of 1217	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	907 of 1198	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	935 of 1165	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.9	815 of 1117	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	821 of 1086	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.1	801 of 1027	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	826 of 1002	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.8	784 of 986	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.7	756 of 935	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	461 of 713	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	549 of 690	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	437 of 671	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	359 of 593	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	389 of 686	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	466 of 679	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	383 of 413	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	394 of 426	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	400 of 424	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	359 of 386	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	284 of 447	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	348 of 426	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	508 of 669	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	570 of 637	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	494 of 583	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	294 of 481	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.2	64 of 565	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	204 of 546	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	994 of 1206	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1095 of 1219	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	964 of 1197	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	979 of 1155	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	878 of 1193	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	965 of 1176	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	788 of 885	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	806 of 865	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	759 of 851	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	671 of 760	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	461 of 815	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	512 of 791	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	477 of 607	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	503 of 564	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	389 of 531	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	242 of 389	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	276 of 493	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	308 of 498	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	988 of 1179	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1084 of 1170	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	973 of 1155	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	927 of 1101	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	858 of 1179	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	909 of 1154	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1026 of 1201	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1138 of 1211	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1076 of 1191	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	935 of 1154	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	912 of 1190	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	971 of 1176	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1006 of 1149	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1072 of 1144	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1092 of 1130	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	855 of 1038	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	760 of 1132	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	681 of 1095	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	715 of 776	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)8th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts63%-13 vs state

U.S. History and Government60%-15 vs state

Global History and Geography58%-18 vs state

Life Science Biology52%-6 vs state

Common Core Algebra II32%-42 vs state

Chemistry32%-32 vs state

Living Environment32%-25 vs state

Algebra I26%-30 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences26%-30 vs state

Earth Science17%-48 vs state

Common Core Geometry10%-13 vs state

Geometry8%-52 vs state

Physics0%-69 vs state

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Excelsior Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	143-10 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 525-6507	480	35	13.7	82.7%	5 (1.0%)	356 (74.2%)	81 (16.9%)	19 (4.0%)	13 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	39.8	750^th of 1234 public high schools	39.2%		38.6	766^th of 1242 public high schools	38.3%	16	41.0	78.1	66.5	50.0		73.5	80.0	40.0	60.1	65.7	40.2	46.6	17.2						$27,427	$2,092	$25,335
George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences	Public	9-12	143-10 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 525-6439	421	28	15.1	76.7%	5 (1.2%)	258 (61.3%)	111 (26.4%)	27 (6.4%)	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	8 (1.9%)	17.6	1017^th of 1234 public high schools	17.6%		10.7	1127^th of 1242 public high schools	9.3%	110	32.1	32.5	62.6	10.3	16.7	57.9	32.0	0.0	60.3	26.4	51.9	7.8	25.6						$31,425	$2,272	$29,153
Queens Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	143-10 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 712-2304	320	25	12.8	83.1%	5 (1.6%)	234 (73.1%)	56 (17.5%)	14 (4.4%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	15.2	1057^th of 1234 public high schools	14.3%		12.3	1104^th of 1242 public high schools	11.1%	47	35.0	31.8	63.4	0.0		45.1	36.0		65.1	21.2	30.7	10.4	14.3						$29,704	$2,741	$26,963
Preparatory Academy For Writers: A College Board School	Public	6-12	143-10 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 949-8405	521	43	12.0	69.5%	3 (0.6%)	380 (72.9%)	109 (20.9%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	58.2	532^nd of 1234 public high schools	56.9%		50.2	643^rd of 1242 public high schools	48.2%	111	66.0	60.0	82.9	34.2		90.1	59.1		84.5	64.7	56.9	38.6		53.6	33.3	51.7	70.8	64.0	$28,266	$2,000	$26,266
Voyages Prep-South Queens	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 276-1946	217	22	9.9	82.9%	7 (3.2%)	102 (47.0%)	65 (30.0%)	30 (13.8%)	8 (3.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27.6	889^th of 1234 public high schools	28.0%		24.8	915^th of 1242 public high schools	26.3%	26			57.5			76.5	39.7		63.2	39.7	14.3								$35,511	$2,253	$33,258
August Martin High School	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2920	643	54	11.9	79.8%	11 (1.7%)	327 (50.9%)	184 (28.6%)	78 (12.1%)	32 (5.0%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	19.4	995^th of 1234 public high schools	19.4%		26.9	887^th of 1242 public high schools	28.6%	108	14.3	51.0	66.2	3.5		57.9	33.3	6.1	65.8	30.5	31.4	14.4	28.0						$29,785	$1,961	$27,825
United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science IV	Public, Charter	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 525-2041	363	38	9.5	74.4%	1 (0.3%)	296 (81.5%)	41 (11.3%)	10 (2.8%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	21.3	973^rd of 1234 public high schools	21.2%		14.2	1064^th of 1242 public high schools	14.3%	91	15.4	30.1	71.3	5.7	27.1	64.9	45.8	14.3	41.0	46.5		19.2							$26,444	$233	$26,212
High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety	Public	9-12	116-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 977-4800	535	44	12.1	81.1%	7 (1.3%)	255 (47.7%)	170 (31.8%)	70 (13.1%)	17 (3.2%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	23.1	949^th of 1234 public high schools	23.1%		8.8	1161^st of 1242 public high schools	6.5%	212	0.0	18.9	59.3	28.6	37.5	68.1	34.9		66.3	28.7	41.9	14.8	25.8						$30,319	$2,055	$28,264
Eagle Academy For Young Men III	Public	6-12	171-10 Linden Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2600	498	49	10.0	75.1%	3 (0.6%)	407 (81.7%)	49 (9.8%)	8 (1.6%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	17.2	1030^th of 1234 public high schools	16.5%		10.2	1137^th of 1242 public high schools	8.5%	107	30.3	72.2	49.4	11.1		56.7	56.7	10.5	36.5	43.6	18.5			34.2	66.7	34.0	46.7	77.5	$33,939	$2,491	$31,448
Math/Science Research/Technical Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 978-1837	506	38	13.4	82.4%	4 (0.8%)	370 (73.1%)	71 (14.0%)	41 (8.1%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	29	871^st of 1234 public high schools	29.4%		36.7	785^th of 1242 public high schools	36.8%	86	28.4	39.3	72.9			80.4	27.8		43.2	41.3	37.5	5.9	40.9						$27,596	$1,992	$25,604

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences

What district is George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences in?

New York City Geographic District #29

How many students attend George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences?

Students at George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences are 61% African American, 26% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences a good school?

George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences ranks in the bottom 17.6% of New York high schools.

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