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Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical

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Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical ranks 721 st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

721^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 42% of New York high schools

Summary

Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical is a public high school serving 610 students in grades 9-12 in Ozone Park, New York. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #27, which is ranked 571 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, between 654-814 out of over 1,200 schools in recent years. The school's performance varies by student subgroup, with African American students ranking in the top 25% of New York high schools, while Hispanic students rank in the middle 50%, and White students and English Language Learners rank in the bottom 25%. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.5% to 98.5%, and the dropout rate has been between 4.5% to 6.8%, generally in line with district and state averages. However, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.1% to 46.9%, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Epic High School-South, Epic High School - North, and Richmond Hill High School, Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical generally performs better on key metrics like statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates. The school has also seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $12,762 in 2020-2021 to $25,596 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the spending at some nearby schools. Despite these investments, the school continues to face challenges in improving student outcomes, particularly in subjects like Chemistry, Geometry, and Earth Science, where performance lags behind district and state averages.

613

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,287

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

138-30 Lafayette St
Ozone Park, NY 11417

(718) 848-8357

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.0%

Asian:

21.4%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #27

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (57% vs 66% meeting standards)

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

!Earth Science scores 60 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg50%

New York avg66%

721^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 15High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #27

571^st of 874New York City Geographic District #27 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	43.3	721 of 1234	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	744 of 1242	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	678 of 1228	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	693 of 1190	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	654 of 1207	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	741 of 1210	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	741 of 1221	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.2	814 of 1255	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	769 of 1255	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.9	790 of 1237	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	824 of 1217	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.6	813 of 1198	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.4	943 of 1165	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	822 of 1117	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	179 of 713	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	186 of 690	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	150 of 671	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	200 of 593	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	94 of 686	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	186 of 679	72.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	269 of 413	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	294 of 426	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	285 of 424	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	285 of 386	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	310 of 447	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	303 of 426	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	509 of 669	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	454 of 637	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	342 of 583	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	174 of 481	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	161 of 565	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	122 of 546	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	743 of 1206	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	777 of 1219	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	680 of 1197	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	694 of 1155	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	616 of 1193	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	720 of 1176	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	419 of 885	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	420 of 865	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	376 of 851	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	371 of 760	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	284 of 815	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	358 of 791	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	586 of 1179	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	679 of 1170	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	549 of 1155	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	631 of 1101	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	512 of 1179	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	635 of 1154	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	686 of 1201	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	688 of 1211	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	653 of 1191	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	667 of 1154	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	653 of 1190	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	742 of 1176	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	403 of 1149	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	432 of 1144	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	413 of 1130	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	366 of 1038	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	396 of 1132	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	393 of 1095	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	662 of 788	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	646 of 781	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	473 of 776	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	590 of 738	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	646 of 793	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	683 of 765	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts86%+10 vs state

Global History and Geography80%+4 vs state

U.S. History and Government76%~ state avg

Algebra I57%~ state avg

Life Science Biology54%-4 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences52%-4 vs state

Geometry51%-9 vs state

Common Core Algebra II46%-29 vs state

Chemistry25%-39 vs state

Living Environment19%-38 vs state

Common Core Geometry17%-7 vs state

Physics10%-59 vs state

Earth Science6%-60 vs state

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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	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical	Public	9-12	138-30 Lafayette St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 848-8357	613	41	14.8	82.1%	55 (9.0%)	58 (9.5%)	319 (52.0%)	131 (21.4%)	25 (4.1%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.9%)	43.3	721^st of 1234 public high schools	41.6%		41.1	744^th of 1242 public high schools	40.1%	23	25.2	46.0	85.6	16.7	5.6	80.4	18.5	10.0	76.3	57.4	53.9	50.7	51.8								$26,287	$2,243	$24,044
John Adams High School	Public	9-12	101-01 Rockaway Blvd	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 322-0500	2,400	182	13.2	84.0%	79 (3.3%)	597 (24.9%)	988 (41.2%)	665 (27.7%)	52 (2.2%)	1 (0.0%)	18 (0.8%)	39.1	759^th of 1234 public high schools	38.5%		39.7	757^th of 1242 public high schools	39.0%	2	42.8	57.5	74.1	6.8	29.9	74.4	30.9	42.9	69.9	53.6	45.9	54.0	48.3								$28,627	$2,322	$26,305
High School-Construction Trades Engineering & Architecture	Public	9-12	94-06 104th St	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 846-6280	1,074	74	14.4	77.5%	84 (7.8%)	91 (8.5%)	434 (40.4%)	368 (34.3%)	59 (5.5%)	17 (1.6%)	21 (2.0%)	57.3	553^rd of 1234 public high schools	55.2%		64.9	438^th of 1242 public high schools	64.7%	115	30.1	58.6	83.5	35.7	27.3	92.1	34.6	33.0	78.3	80.3	71.5	65.4	74.7								$27,355	$2,206	$25,149
School For Classics High School	Public	9-12	370 Fountain Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-1069	358	28	12.7	91.6%	19 (5.3%)	129 (36.0%)	137 (38.3%)	60 (16.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4.8	1210^th of 1234 public high schools	1.9%		3.7	1227^th of 1242 public high schools	1.2%	17	0.0	4.4	38.1			24.4	31.0		18.5	18.1	22.8	7.1									$30,513	$2,633	$27,880
Epic High School-South	Public	9-12	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 845-1290	435	32	13.5	92.6%	8 (1.8%)	116 (26.7%)	138 (31.7%)	132 (30.3%)	32 (7.4%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	15.4	1051^st of 1234 public high schools	14.8%		15.4	1054^th of 1242 public high schools	15.1%	3	4.5	38.0	66.0	0.0		52.3	34.9		53.5	32.2	35.6	13.5									$27,801	$2,064	$25,737
Transit Technical Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	1 Wells St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-5204	795	77	10.3	82.4%	13 (1.6%)	376 (47.3%)	239 (30.1%)	83 (10.4%)	20 (2.5%)	7 (0.9%)	57 (7.2%)	19.5	993^rd of 1234 public high schools	19.5%		13.6	1078^th of 1242 public high schools	13.2%	85	5.2	37.0	85.6	7.1	3.6	64.7	22.5		52.2	13.7	24.7	6.7	50.0								$35,443	$2,989	$32,454
Epic High School - North	Public	9-12	94-25 117th St	South Richmond Hill	11419	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 570-8230	373	35	10.5	80.7%	11 (2.9%)	45 (12.1%)	188 (50.4%)	108 (29.0%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	23.9	937^th of 1234 public high schools	24.1%		20.1	984^th of 1242 public high schools	20.8%	47	19.2	48.6	55.5	10.8	26.3	81.8	26.6		71.9	27.8	38.9	8.4									$27,909	$2,053	$25,857
Richmond Hill High School	Public	9-12	89-30 114th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 846-3335	1,841	135	13.6	87.9%	48 (2.6%)	172 (9.3%)	1,026 (55.7%)	527 (28.6%)	48 (2.6%)	7 (0.4%)	13 (0.7%)	28.7	875^th of 1234 public high schools	29.1%		23.7	932^nd of 1242 public high schools	25.0%	57	59.3	26.1	68.2	20.7	17.7	66.3	40.7		65.3	41.2	36.9	0.0	53.7								$28,453	$2,166	$26,287
Spring Creek Community School	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7200	350	33	10.7	90.0%	7 (2.0%)	234 (66.9%)	87 (24.9%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	6.3	1190^th of 1234 public high schools	3.6%		7.7	1174^th of 1242 public high schools	5.5%	16	6.3	18.5	44.7			42.2	31.2		7.7	24.2	15.9	9.3		28.6	47.6	21.9	21.1	38.1	36.4	27.3	$33,596	$3,147	$30,449
Academy For Young Writers	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7230	398	44	9.0	89.2%	7 (1.8%)	252 (63.3%)	116 (29.1%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	14.2	1081^st of 1234 public high schools	12.4%		16.2	1041^st of 1242 public high schools	16.2%	40		22.2	61.2			53.9	28.4		48.4	34.8		4.1	30.0	28.6	56.8	51.4	3.7	25.0	6.3	35.5	$33,735	$3,217	$30,517

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical

What is the racial makeup of Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical?

Students at Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical are 52% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 9% African American, 9% White, 4% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical in?

New York City Geographic District #27

How many students attend Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical.

Is Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical a good school?

Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical ranks 721^st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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