Is Robert F Kennedy Community High School a good school?

Robert F Kennedy Community High School ranks 834 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Robert F Kennedy Community High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 564 students attended Robert F Kennedy Community High School.

What is the racial makeup of Robert F Kennedy Community High School?

Students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School are 42% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 17% African American, 11% White, 1% Two or more races.

Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Summary:

Robert F Kennedy Community High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Flushing, New York, with 574 students. The school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom half of New York high schools and performing below district and state averages on Regents exams, particularly in math.

The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 79.4% and 86.2% in recent years, lower than the district and state averages. It also has a higher dropout rate, ranging from 2.0% to 10.0%. The school has a diverse student population, with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, and performance on Regents exams varies significantly by student subgroup. Nearby North Queens Community High School performs similarly, while Townsend Harris High School is a high-performing school in the area.

Robert F Kennedy Community High School faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, ranging from 34.1% to 47.9% in recent years, which may be contributing to its academic struggles. The school's per-student spending has increased, but its student-teacher ratio remains relatively high, suggesting a need for more resources and support for its diverse student population. Addressing these issues may be key areas of focus for improvement at Robert F Kennedy Community High School, which is part of the New York City Geographic District #25.

Detail:

Public 9-12

75-40 Parsons Blvd
Flushing, NY 11366

(718) 969-5510

District: New York City Geographic District #25

SchoolDigger Rank:
834^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,561

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 564

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.0%

Asian:

27.5%

African American:

16.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Robert F Kennedy Community High School ranks worse than 67.1% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 8^th among 12 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #25. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.22. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Robert F Kennedy Community High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42%), Asian (27.5%), African American (16.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Robert F Kennedy Community High School is 13.2, which is the 6^th best among 12 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #25. (See more...)

Compare Robert F Kennedy Community High School employs 42.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Robert F Kennedy Community High School is $16,561. 6 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #25 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Robert F Kennedy Community High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Robert F Kennedy Community High School 834^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Robert F Kennedy Community High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #25:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #25 320^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Robert F Kennedy Community High School

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Rank History for all students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	29.05	734^th	935	21.5%
2006	41.60	679^th	986	31.1%
2007	37.09	730^th	1002	27.1%
2008	34.90	754^th	1027	26.6%
2009	40.92	720^th	1086	33.7%
2010	31.01	814^th	1117	27.1%
2011	34.94	793^rd	1165	31.9%
2012	43.58	735^th	1198	38.6%
2013	40.03	775^th	1217	36.3%
2014	44.91	720^th	1237	41.8%
2015	44.03	741^st	1255	41.0%
2016	34.09	850^th	1255	32.3%
2017	34.61	791^st	1221	35.2%
2018	51.93	642^nd	1210	46.9%
2019	45.35	726^th	1207	39.9%
2022	29.66	816^th	1190	31.4%
2023	37.07	766^th	1228	37.6%
2024	32.22	834^th	1242	32.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.63	42^nd	546	92.3%
2019	70.47	97^th	565	82.8%
2022	51.74	183^rd	481	62.0%
2023	52.82	218^th	583	62.6%
2024	46.63	306^th	637	52.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.49	400^th	1095	63.5%
2019	50.78	490^th	1132	56.7%
2022	28.78	749^th	1038	27.8%
2023	35.15	712^th	1130	37.0%
2024	28.04	866^th	1144	24.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.38	425^th	1154	63.2%
2019	49.55	612^th	1179	48.1%
2022	32.50	760^th	1101	31.0%
2023	38.02	719^th	1155	37.7%
2024	35.69	760^th	1170	35.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	79.16	44^th	493	91.1%
2022	68.63	58^th	389	85.1%
2023	69.48	72^nd	531	86.4%
2024	55.47	183^rd	564	67.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.08	646^th	1176	45.1%
2019	41.34	758^th	1193	36.5%
2022	31.38	796^th	1155	31.1%
2023	38.35	752^nd	1197	37.2%
2024	33.01	823^rd	1219	32.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.93	596^th	1176	49.3%
2019	48.06	671^st	1190	43.6%
2022	26.87	823^rd	1154	28.7%
2023	36.41	746^th	1191	37.4%
2024	31.89	814^th	1211	32.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.27	243^rd	426	43.0%
2019	35.79	326^th	447	27.1%
2022	29.29	300^th	386	22.3%
2023	37.78	288^th	424	32.1%
2024	31.49	319^th	426	25.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.56	235^th	679	65.4%
2019	57.31	254^th	686	63.0%
2022	32.38	397^th	593	33.1%
2023	45.02	323^rd	671	51.9%
2024	46.85	331^st	690	52.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.03	344^th	791	56.5%
2019	51.17	369^th	815	54.7%
2022	28.52	534^th	760	29.7%
2023	37.70	498^th	851	41.5%
2024	32.69	572^nd	865	33.9%

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Rank History for White students at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.98	633^rd	765	17.3%
2019	24.64	677^th	793	14.6%
2022	3.21	721^st	738	2.3%
2023	20.55	670^th	776	13.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a student
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

RFK highschool is very conjusted but has a lot of opportunities, enough to keep you in school till 5p.m. every day. There is also a fencing team which looks very unique on college applications. The ranking of this school may not be very high but is better than alot of other neighboring schools. It is definitely a choice to consider Close Quote

Enrollment information for Robert F Kennedy Community High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1994	43	18	20	34	1	n/a	n/a	116
1995	192	29	47	88	0	n/a	n/a	356
1996	192	29	47	88	0	n/a	n/a	356
1997	176	34	56	87	0	n/a	n/a	353
1998	202	40	58	86	0	n/a	n/a	386
1999	213	43	71	94	0	n/a	n/a	421
2000	206	42	74	100	0	n/a	n/a	422
2001	199	40	74	81	0	n/a	n/a	394
2002	186	46	85	92	0	n/a	n/a	409
2003	186	46	85	92	0	n/a	n/a	409
2004	184	48	85	95	0	n/a	n/a	412
2005	184	50	105	108	1	n/a	n/a	448
2006	165	63	94	122	2	n/a	n/a	446
2007	157	65	87	149	2	n/a	n/a	460
2008	174	95	132	202	2	n/a	n/a	605
2009	178	95	176	215	1	n/a	n/a	665
2010	193	89	202	238	1	n/a	n/a	723
2011	196	84	208	251	0	0	0	739
2012	177	83	202	255	0	3	1	721
2013	163	73	205	249	0	2	1	693
2014	139	79	217	251	0	0	3	689
2015	125	89	222	251	0	0	14	701
2016	121	81	242	265	1	0	14	724
2017	104	79	243	278	5	2	17	728
2018	103	97	270	265	5	3	16	759
2019	93	89	247	244	6	2	13	694
2020	93	81	225	265	6	4	8	682
2021	86	69	218	262	5	6	11	657
2022	76	72	176	244	7	6	16	597
2023	58	76	152	255	5	6	22	574
2024	62	94	155	237	3	5	8	564

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Robert F Kennedy Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	116	4.0	29.0	n/a
1995	356	16.4	21.7	n/a
1996	356	16.4	21.7	n/a
1997	353	17.6	20.1	26.9
1998	386	19.6	19.7	24.4
1999	421	23.0	18.3	22.1
2000	422	23.6	17.9	25.4
2001	394	21.6	18.2	32.5
2002	409	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	409	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	412	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	448	n/a	n/a	0
2006	446	24.0	18.6	50.7
2007	460	26.5	17.4	49.1
2008	605	29.4	20.6	36
2009	665	35.0	19.0	41.5
2010	723	38.4	18.8	n/a
2011	739	37.8	19.5	54.1
2012	721	35.6	20.2	70.7
2013	693	36.7	18.8	74.6
2014	689	39.0	17.6	81.3
2015	701	39.0	17.9	80.3
2016	724	40.0	18.1	77.3
2017	728	40.4	17.9	79
2018	759	38.9	19.4	80.5
2019	694	41.0	16.9	80.4
2020	682	44.4	15.3	79.9
2021	657	42.8	15.3	82.5
2022	597	43.6	13.6	77.9
2023	574	39.6	14.4	80.1
2024	564	42.4	13.2	83.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Robert F Kennedy Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	116	4.0	29.0	n/a
1995	356	16.4	21.7	n/a
1996	356	16.4	21.7	n/a
1997	353	17.6	20.1	26.9
1998	386	19.6	19.7	24.4
1999	421	23.0	18.3	22.1
2000	422	23.6	17.9	25.4
2001	394	21.6	18.2	32.5
2002	409	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	409	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	412	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	448	n/a	n/a	0
2006	446	24.0	18.6	50.7
2007	460	26.5	17.4	49.1
2008	605	29.4	20.6	36
2009	665	35.0	19.0	41.5
2010	723	38.4	18.8	n/a
2011	739	37.8	19.5	54.1
2012	721	35.6	20.2	70.7
2013	693	36.7	18.8	74.6
2014	689	39.0	17.6	81.3
2015	701	39.0	17.9	80.3
2016	724	40.0	18.1	77.3
2017	728	40.4	17.9	79
2018	759	38.9	19.4	80.5
2019	694	41.0	16.9	80.4
2020	682	44.4	15.3	79.9
2021	657	42.8	15.3	82.5
2022	597	43.6	13.6	77.9
2023	574	39.6	14.4	80.1
2024	564	42.4	13.2	83.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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