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Epic High School-South

Q: Is Epic High School-South a good school?

Epic High School-South ranks in the bottom 14.8% of New York high schools.

Q: How many students attend Epic High School-South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Epic High School-South.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Epic High School-South?

Students at Epic High School-South are 32% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 27% African American, 7% American Indian, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades 9-12

1051^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 15% of New York high schools

Summary

Epic High School-South is a public high school serving 412 students in grades 9-12 in South 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.

Epic High School-South consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of New York high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past few years. The school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 46.9% in recent years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Epic High School-South has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 4.5% to 11.2% in recent years, compared to the district and state averages. While the school's four-year graduation rates have been improving, they are still lower than the district and state averages, ranging from 78.6% to 84.3% in recent years. The school serves a high-need population, with 88.11% to 95.25% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other nearby high schools in the same district, such as Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical, High School-Construction Trades Engineering & Architecture, and John Adams High School, Epic High School-South consistently underperforms on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. Addressing the school's challenges, which include high chronic absenteeism and low academic achievement, will likely require a multi-faceted approach that addresses both academic and non-academic factors contributing to its underperformance.

435

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,801

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121-10 Rockaway Blvd
South Ozone Park, NY 11420

(718) 845-1290

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.7%

Asian:

30.3%

African American:

26.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (9% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg51%

New York avg66%

1,051^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	15.4	1051 of 1234	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1054 of 1242	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1179 of 1228	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1068 of 1190	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1078 of 1207	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	514 of 713	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	553 of 690	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	609 of 671	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	443 of 593	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	602 of 686	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	579 of 679	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	391 of 413	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	411 of 426	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.0	423 of 424	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	380 of 386	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	435 of 447	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	415 of 426	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	611 of 669	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	552 of 637	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	580 of 583	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	433 of 481	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	408 of 565	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	467 of 546	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	975 of 1206	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1035 of 1219	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1133 of 1197	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1002 of 1155	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1073 of 1193	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1104 of 1176	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	703 of 885	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	690 of 865	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	828 of 851	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	696 of 760	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	588 of 815	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	735 of 791	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	566 of 607	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	517 of 564	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	528 of 531	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	387 of 389	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1025 of 1179	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	998 of 1170	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1026 of 1101	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1078 of 1179	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1078 of 1154	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1074 of 1201	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1025 of 1211	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1150 of 1191	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1047 of 1154	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1059 of 1190	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1062 of 1176	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	10.5	46 of 46	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1009 of 1149	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	963 of 1144	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1045 of 1130	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	899 of 1038	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	996 of 1132	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	953 of 1095	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

Native American (2019)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts66%-9 vs state

U.S. History and Government54%-21 vs state

Global History and Geography52%-24 vs state

Common Core Algebra II38%-37 vs state

Life Science Biology36%-23 vs state

Living Environment35%-22 vs state

Algebra I32%-24 vs state

Geometry13%-46 vs state

Chemistry4%-60 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Queens Transition Center	Public	9-12	142-10 Linden Blvd	Jamaica	11436	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 558-2060	461	86	5.3	91.3%	48 (10.4%)	163 (35.4%)	160 (34.7%)	74 (16.1%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.7%)								(n/a)														$102,317	$1,894	$100,423
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Epic High School-South

What is the racial makeup of Epic High School-South?

Students at Epic High School-South are 32% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 27% African American, 7% American Indian, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Epic High School-South a good school?

Epic High School-South ranks in the bottom 14.8% of New York high schools.

What district is Epic High School-South in?

New York City Geographic District #27

How many students attend Epic High School-South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Epic High School-South.

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