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Rockaway Park High School For Environmental Sustainability

Public Grades 9-12

1222^nd

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of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 1% of New York high schools

Summary

Rockaway Park High School For Environmental Sustainability is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Rockaway Park, New York, with an enrollment of 225 students. 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.

Despite its focus on environmental sustainability, Rockaway Park High School For Environmental Sustainability has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in New York state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and low socioeconomic status students, is also concerning, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York high schools. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 50-84% in recent years, significantly lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 6.8%, also higher than the state and district.

When compared to nearby public high schools in the same district, such as Queens High School For Information Research And Technology, Academy Of Medical Technology, and Channel View School For Research, the performance gap is significant, with these nearby schools generally outperforming Rockaway Park High School For Environmental Sustainability across various metrics. The exception is Scholars' Academy, which stands out as a high-performing school, ranking among the top 25% of New York high schools and significantly outperforming the state and district averages on most measures.

232

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,148

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100-00 Beach Channel Dr
Rockaway Park, NY 11694

(718) 734-3280

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.6%

Hispanic:

45.3%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (18% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (78% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg51%

New York avg66%

1,222^nd of 1,234

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Bottom 1%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th 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	4.0	1222 of 1234	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1233 of 1242	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1202 of 1228	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1151 of 1190	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1127 of 1207	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	992 of 1210	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	965 of 1221	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	1108 of 1255	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	922 of 1255	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	873 of 1237	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	878 of 1217	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	985 of 1198	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	706 of 713	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	680 of 690	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	653 of 671	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	577 of 593	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	604 of 686	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	505 of 679	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	637 of 669	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	606 of 637	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	513 of 583	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	423 of 481	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	505 of 565	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	484 of 546	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1182 of 1206	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1202 of 1219	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1134 of 1197	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1100 of 1155	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1163 of 1193	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1048 of 1176	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	880 of 885	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	853 of 865	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	815 of 851	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	710 of 760	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	748 of 815	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	587 of 791	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	545 of 607	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	531 of 564	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	522 of 531	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	367 of 493	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.3	175 of 498	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1158 of 1179	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1151 of 1170	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1127 of 1155	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1095 of 1101	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1098 of 1179	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	884 of 1154	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	1190 of 1201	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1197 of 1211	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1177 of 1191	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1126 of 1154	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1043 of 1190	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	925 of 1176	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1098 of 1149	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1085 of 1144	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1073 of 1130	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	950 of 1038	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	940 of 1132	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1018 of 1095	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	15.3	711 of 765	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)10th percentile+9 vs school

White (2018)7th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government44%-31 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts31%-44 vs state

Global History and Geography28%-48 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences16%-40 vs state

Life Science Biology14%-44 vs state

Algebra I13%-43 vs state

Common Core Algebra II10%-65 vs state

Earth Science3%-62 vs state

Living Environment2%-55 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

Geometry0%-60 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Lots of fighting and bias, Teachers definitely have favorite students and a lot of thotty kids running around. Put your child here if you'd like them to smoke weed in the stairs and join a gang ! 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)			NY State Assessments Science (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 (2025)	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
Channel View School For Research	Public	6-12	100-00 Beach Channel Dr	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-1970	1,180	101	11.6	81.1%	78 (6.6%)	489 (41.4%)	509 (43.1%)	60 (5.1%)	20 (1.7%)	7 (0.6%)	17 (1.4%)	14.7	1070^th of 1234 public high schools	13.3%		22.5	946^th of 1242 public high schools	23.8%	124	40.0	25.6	72.6	40.0	15.8	63.2	21.8		31.9	25.9	24.8	5.6	23.7	45.2	52.7	54.3	38.3	49.5			$31,671	$2,064	$29,607
Rockaway Park High School For Environmental Sustainability	Public	9-12	100-00 Beach Channel Dr	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 734-3280	232	26	8.8	90.5%	10 (4.3%)	108 (46.6%)	105 (45.3%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4	1222^nd of 1234 public high schools	1.0%		3.2	1233^rd of 1242 public high schools	0.7%	11		10.0	31.3	0.0	3.5	27.9	1.9		44.1	13.5	14.3	0.0	15.6								$41,148	$2,639	$38,509
Rockaway Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	100-00 Beach Channel Dr	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 734-3290	287	24	11.9	85.7%	9 (3.1%)	149 (51.9%)	111 (38.7%)	9 (3.1%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7.2	1177^th of 1234 public high schools	4.6%		8.6	1163^rd of 1242 public high schools	6.4%	14	20.0	12.0	59.2		6.1	39.0	10.0		22.5	22.2	26.6	0.0	18.9								$33,610	$3,347	$30,263
United Charter High School For The Humanities IV	Public, Charter	9-12	100-00 Beach Channel Dr	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	United Charter High School For The Humanities IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 734-3350	189	20	9.4	91.5%	3 (1.6%)	119 (63.0%)	54 (28.6%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	12.3	1104^th of 1234 public high schools	10.5%		19.2	991^st of 1242 public high schools	20.2%	113		27.3	64.1	0.0	0.0	49.3	29.0		23.9	29.3		20.8	37.5								$30,497	$381	$30,116
Scholars' Academy	Public	6-12	320 Beach 104th St	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 474-6918	1,184	77	15.4	52.4%	343 (29.0%)	221 (18.7%)	329 (27.8%)	218 (18.4%)	32 (2.7%)	5 (0.4%)	36 (3.0%)	70	330^th of 1234 public high schools	73.3%		78.8	151^st of 1242 public high schools	87.8%	179	80.2	85.7	98.6	21.4		95.0	32.0	46.4	86.0	81.3	75.0	49.6	55.3	94.6	90.2	79.8	88.2	95.3			$26,321	$1,473	$24,848
Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School	Public	9-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-2154	311	28	10.9	86.8%	9 (2.9%)	145 (46.6%)	139 (44.7%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	14.3	1080^th of 1234 public high schools	12.5%		11.6	1115^th of 1242 public high schools	10.2%	35		50.0	63.6	0.0	0.0	56.0	13.9		53.3	31.1	22.8	8.7	17.8								$37,512	$3,117	$34,396
Queens High School For Information Research And Technology	Public	9-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 868-2978	507	36	14.2	85.4%	9 (1.8%)	174 (34.3%)	305 (60.2%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21.9	963^rd of 1234 public high schools	22.0%		23.8	930^th of 1242 public high schools	25.1%	33	12.0	39.4	74.3	6.0	21.2	68.9	21.7		70.2	35.6	15.1	9.3	22.6								$29,905	$2,115	$27,790
Academy Of Medical Technology - A College Board School	Public	6-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-3571	605	45	13.4	86.0%	21 (3.5%)	213 (35.2%)	330 (54.5%)	15 (2.5%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	16.8	1036^th of 1234 public high schools	16.0%		23.7	933^rd of 1242 public high schools	24.9%	103		22.8	52.8	0.0	13.9	47.5	40.6		58.8	41.5	28.0	5.0	45.3	27.1	13.0	25.4	26.2	20.8	6.5	8.9	$30,906	$2,647	$28,259
High School For Medical Professions	Public	9-12	1600 Rockaway Pkwy	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 290-8700	381	25	15.0	97.9%	23 (6.0%)	298 (78.2%)	43 (11.3%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	26.3	906^th of 1234 public high schools	26.6%		18.5	997^th of 1242 public high schools	19.7%	91		32.3	73.2		30.6	52.4	55.6		53.3	49.1	32.8		39.1								$27,510	$3,222	$24,288
Urban Action Academy	Public	9-12	1600 Rockaway Pkwy	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 290-8720	178	17	10.5	87.1%	4 (2.2%)	116 (65.2%)	50 (28.1%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12	1111^th of 1234 public high schools	10.0%		10.5	1131^st of 1242 public high schools	8.9%	20			37.8	0.0		59.6	41.9		40.5	26.4	25.0	17.7									$34,195	$2,366	$31,829

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