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Energy Technical High School

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Energy Technical High School ranks 894 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

894^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 28% of New York high schools

Summary

Energy Technical High School is a public high school serving 495 students in grades 9-12 in Long Island City, New York. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #30, which is ranked 382 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Energy Technical High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 577 out of 1,255 New York high schools in 2014-2015 to 894 out of 1,234 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 1 star during this time period. The school struggles to perform well across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile for many demographics. Its four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.4% and 92.6%, while its dropout rate has ranged from 2.7% to 4.9%. Additionally, Energy Technical High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 26.4% to 41.4% in recent years.

When compared to other high schools in the same district, Energy Technical High School generally underperforms. For example, Baccalaureate School For Global Education and Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts High School have significantly higher test scores, graduation rates, and statewide rankings than Energy Technical High School. Despite a steady increase in per-student spending, from $15,458 in 2020-2021 to $27,577 in 2023-2024, the school's academic outcomes have not improved.

487

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,611

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36-41 28th St
Long Island City, NY 11106

(718) 472-0536

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.8%

Asian:

15.8%

White:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg52%

New York avg66%

894^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #30

382^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #30 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	27.2	894 of 1234	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	824 of 1242	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	799 of 1228	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	723 of 1190	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.2	141 of 519	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	43.0	744 of 1207	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	783 of 1210	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	772 of 1221	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	836 of 1255	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.2	577 of 1255	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	568 of 713	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	534 of 690	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.1	175 of 686	74.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	319 of 413	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	321 of 426	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	317 of 424	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	271 of 386	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	342 of 447	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	293 of 426	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	523 of 669	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	400 of 637	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	337 of 583	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	226 of 481	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	467 of 565	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	390 of 546	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	902 of 1206	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	735 of 1219	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	739 of 1197	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	757 of 1155	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	757 of 1193	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	778 of 1176	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	592 of 885	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	508 of 865	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	481 of 851	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	373 of 760	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.2	4 of 64	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	50.9	372 of 815	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	410 of 791	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	567 of 607	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	341 of 564	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	174 of 531	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	873 of 1179	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	751 of 1170	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	730 of 1155	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	651 of 1101	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	705 of 1179	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	719 of 1154	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	859 of 1201	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	815 of 1211	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	787 of 1191	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	682 of 1154	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	714 of 1190	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	761 of 1176	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	44.3	112 of 165	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	869 of 1149	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	517 of 1144	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	437 of 1130	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	406 of 1038	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	491 of 1132	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	508 of 1095	53.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	697 of 788	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	593 of 781	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	701 of 776	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	616 of 738	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	578 of 793	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	602 of 765	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-16 vs school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography76%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government72%-3 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts60%-15 vs state

Physics60%-9 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences59%+3 vs state

Life Science Biology43%-16 vs state

Algebra I36%-20 vs state

Common Core Algebra II33%-42 vs state

Chemistry32%-33 vs state

Geometry28%-32 vs state

Living Environment27%-30 vs state

Common Core Geometry9%-14 vs state

Earth Science7%-58 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 13, 2020

Definitely a great school, As a parent I feel very confident about my son’s future, Teachers, Are very prepared to make students reached their potential, If you are a very involved parent this is a very good option for your kids.. 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 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Energy Technical High School	Public	9-12	36-41 28th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 472-0536	487	45	10.7	80.1%	56 (11.5%)	33 (6.8%)	306 (62.8%)	77 (15.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	27.2	894^th of 1234 public high schools	27.6%		32.9	824^th of 1242 public high schools	33.7%	70	32.0	33.1	60.4	9.4	7.4	75.6	26.8	60.0	72.0	36.1	42.6	27.8	59.3				$29,611	$2,014	$27,597
Baccalaureate School For Global Education	Public	7-12	34-12 36th Ave	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-5275	523	37	14.2	55.1%	164 (31.4%)	14 (2.7%)	103 (19.7%)	195 (37.3%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.3%)	76.3	213^th of 1234 public high schools	82.7%		75.5	224^th of 1242 public high schools	82.0%	11	64.1	90.6	91.7	57.9		89.4	60.0	81.5	90.7	83.7	98.4	75.0		96.8	94.9	98.4	$24,489	$1,285	$23,204
Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts High School	Public	9-12	35-12 35th Ave	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-9920	854	56	15.2	34.4%	291 (34.1%)	78 (9.1%)	243 (28.5%)	86 (10.1%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	143 (16.7%)	66.7	383^rd of 1234 public high schools	69.0%		64.2	450^th of 1242 public high schools	63.8%	67	54.2	74.8	98.0	35.0		95.4	64.0	46.0	87.2	68.5	93.3	61.8					$26,535	$1,278	$25,257
Academy Of American Studies	Public	9-12	40-11 28th St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-8786	1,206	77	15.6	67.8%	437 (36.2%)	41 (3.4%)	423 (35.1%)	265 (22.0%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	31 (2.6%)	57.8	546^th of 1234 public high schools	55.8%		62	493^rd of 1242 public high schools	60.3%	53	65.3	67.6	88.7	12.2	12.2	85.5	48.3	62.0	85.3	50.0	60.2	46.6	64.1				$24,742	$2,019	$22,723
Atlas	Public	9-12	28-01 41st Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-6005	1,162	123	9.4	87.2%	52 (4.5%)	17 (1.5%)	1,028 (88.5%)	55 (4.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12.5	1099^th of 1234 public high schools	10.9%		9.5	1145^th of 1242 public high schools	7.8%	46	10.3	27.6	40.0		0.0	52.6	32.1	0.0	55.6	34.9	52.0	17.9	20.9				$31,741	$2,518	$29,224
Long Island City High School	Public	9-12	14-30 Broadway	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 545-7095	1,639	161	10.1	87.1%	124 (7.6%)	174 (10.6%)	1,184 (72.2%)	120 (7.3%)	7 (0.4%)	10 (0.6%)	20 (1.2%)	13.8	1083^rd of 1234 public high schools	12.2%		16.7	1028^th of 1242 public high schools	17.2%	55	8.8	32.4	44.6	4.7	4.1	56.0	30.2	31.6	58.5	32.0	41.3	23.5	29.1				$33,654	$2,377	$31,277
Urban Dove Team Charter School III	Public, Charter	10-12	31-20 37th St	Astoria	11103	Queens County	Urban Dove Team Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 588-5159	55	12	4.6	87.3%	5 (9.1%)	26 (47.3%)	23 (41.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.6	1117^th of 1234 public high schools	9.5%		2	1240^th of 1242 public high schools	0.2%	123			41.7			42.9	34.6			7.7							$86,836	$10,236	$76,600
Academy Of Finance And Enterprise	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-3623	874	59	14.7	87.4%	93 (10.6%)	44 (5.0%)	422 (48.3%)	164 (18.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	141 (16.1%)	66.9	382^nd of 1234 public high schools	69.0%		67.2	401^st of 1242 public high schools	67.7%	19	73.6	76.4	87.9	33.3	29.3	95.5	73.3	79.7	87.1	66.0	67.9	57.8	67.6				$24,296	$2,040	$22,256
High School Of Applied Communications	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-3163	380	31	12.1	87.9%	30 (7.9%)	20 (5.3%)	276 (72.6%)	43 (11.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	27.2	893^rd of 1234 public high schools	27.6%		20.5	976^th of 1242 public high schools	21.4%	83	24.2	36.5	67.5	7.7		69.6	20.6		60.0	44.1	46.1	24.0	53.2				$28,224	$2,367	$25,856
Bard High School Early College Queens	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-3133	643	59	10.9	64.7%	133 (20.7%)	97 (15.1%)	199 (30.9%)	188 (29.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.8%)	78	182^nd of 1234 public high schools	85.3%		75	239^th of 1242 public high schools	80.8%	57			88.6			89.7	73.7		90.4	74.0	77.6						$26,529	$1,315	$25,214

Frequently Asked Questions about Energy Technical High School

What is the racial makeup of Energy Technical High School?

Students at Energy Technical High School are 63% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% White, 7% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Energy Technical High School a good school?

Energy Technical High School ranks 894^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Energy Technical High School in?

New York City Geographic District #30

How many students attend Energy Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Energy Technical High School.

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