Is Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard a good school?

Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard ranks 554 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard?

In the 2023-24 school year, 884 students attended Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard?

Students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard are 49% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 7% African American, 5% White, 4% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard attend?

Students who attend Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard usually go on to attend John Adams High School

Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Summary:

Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard is a public middle school located in Ozone Park, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 882 students. This school is part of the New York City Geographic District #27, which is ranked 582 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard consistently performs above the New York City Geographic District #27 and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments across grades 6-8. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA ranged from 52.43% to 56.42%, compared to the district's 43.95% to 52.25% and the state's 43.64% to 51.88%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 55.4% to 63.76%, compared to the district's 32.32% to 55.91% and the state's 40.72% to 57.08%. The school also performs well in Regents exams, with proficiency rates of 98.33% in Earth Science and 96.72% in Algebra I, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard generally outperforms the nearby Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson and Hawtree Creek Middle School in both ELA and Math proficiency, the school has a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (80.5% in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby schools, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's performance has been relatively stable, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math remaining above the district and state averages, and it has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Detail:

Public 6-8

138-30 Lafayette St
Ozone Park, NY 11417

(718) 848-0001

District: New York City Geographic District #27

SchoolDigger Rank:
554^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,106

Students who attend Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard usually attend:

High:

John Adams High School

Feeder schools for Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard:

Elementary:	Ps 146 Howard Beach
	Ps 207 Rockwood Park
	Ps 232 Lindenwood
	Ps 63 Old South
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	Ps 65 Raymond York Elementary School (The)
	S.T.A.R. Leadership Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 884

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

Asian:

32.9%

African American:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard ranks better than 63.2% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 9 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #27. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.06. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.8%), Asian (32.9%), African American (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard is 13. 5 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #27 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard employs 67.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard is $17,106. 4 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #27 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard:

SchoolDigger ranks Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard 554^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #27:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #27 582^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	40.86	742^nd	1095	32.2%
2007	44.43	732^nd	1123	34.8%
2008	44.43	805^th	1185	32.1%
2009	52.44	758^th	1224	38.1%
2010	52.84	691^st	1243	44.4%
2011	51.45	723^rd	1295	44.2%
2012	55.56	657^th	1337	50.9%
2013	54.31	593^rd	1373	56.8%
2014	50.10	651^st	1401	53.5%
2015	45.82	739^th	1407	47.5%
2016	49.02	686^th	1429	52.0%
2017	50.06	699^th	1455	52.0%
2018	57.13	553^rd	1438	61.5%
2019	51.89	609^th	1439	57.7%
2021	68.11	313^th	1242	74.8%
2022	67.87	386^th	1479	73.9%
2023	51.43	684^th	1500	54.4%
2024	59.06	554^th	1504	63.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.21	242^nd	503	51.9%
2019	38.92	248^th	473	47.6%
2022	43.10	284^th	581	51.1%
2023	36.19	374^th	591	36.7%
2024	46.82	248^th	615	59.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.23	370^th	1170	68.4%
2019	45.64	489^th	1139	57.1%
2021	44.36	238^th	522	54.4%
2022	54.99	389^th	1283	69.7%
2023	51.54	489^th	1307	62.6%
2024	51.92	471^st	1303	63.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.84	309^th	1245	75.2%
2019	60.00	374^th	1241	69.9%
2021	76.16	151^st	935	83.9%
2022	75.17	220^th	1306	83.2%
2023	56.43	476^th	1288	63.0%
2024	66.81	332^nd	1296	74.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.80	142^nd	457	68.9%
2019	58.77	111^th	392	71.7%
2022	73.54	79^th	487	83.8%
2023	41.11	326^th	543	40.0%
2024	48.68	270^th	594	54.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.42	546^th	1353	59.6%
2019	50.80	623^rd	1370	54.5%
2021	64.94	299^th	1066	72.0%
2022	68.16	367^th	1454	74.8%
2023	53.93	642^nd	1463	56.1%
2024	59.08	554^th	1465	62.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.08	573^rd	1352	57.6%
2019	51.47	586^th	1366	57.1%
2021	67.06	269^th	1071	74.9%
2022	65.72	387^th	1455	73.4%
2023	47.75	738^th	1464	49.6%
2024	58.02	550^th	1464	62.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.32	271^st	374	27.5%
2019	34.43	280^th	369	24.1%
2021	42.13	162^nd	236	31.4%
2022	47.87	228^th	381	40.2%
2023	39.13	273^rd	388	29.6%
2024	48.14	243^rd	396	38.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.32	182^nd	663	72.5%
2019	50.80	261^st	653	60.0%
2022	64.69	173^rd	706	75.5%
2023	43.42	394^th	696	43.4%
2024	54.13	270^th	705	61.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.27	282^nd	810	65.2%
2019	49.24	370^th	826	55.2%
2021	61.16	117^th	449	73.9%
2022	65.11	238^th	914	74.0%
2023	47.67	456^th	943	51.6%
2024	54.11	380^th	953	60.1%

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Rank History for Native American students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	94.41	1^st	10	90.0%

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Rank History for White students at Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.31	637^th	763	16.5%
2019	23.70	584^th	716	18.4%
2022	44.90	415^th	748	44.5%
2023	46.59	424^th	772	45.1%
2024	33.64	541^st	778	30.5%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a student on FaceBook
Monday, December 28, 2009

I was a student at 202 from 03-06. It's a wonderful school. The staff is very kind and friendly. The teachers are great and I enjoyed attending 202. I hope all of their former graduates and new students believe the same thing. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	573	606	45	200	0	n/a	n/a	1424
1990	559	604	54	194	0	n/a	n/a	1411
1991	507	635	85	203	0	n/a	n/a	1430
1992	523	572	123	215	3	n/a	n/a	1436
1993	476	596	144	234	4	n/a	n/a	1454
1994	479	596	134	245	8	n/a	n/a	1462
1995	429	556	158	303	14	n/a	n/a	1460
1996	429	556	158	303	14	n/a	n/a	1460
1997	406	559	188	310	14	n/a	n/a	1477
1998	318	537	208	293	8	n/a	n/a	1364
1999	254	475	212	298	3	n/a	n/a	1242
2000	265	539	255	366	4	n/a	n/a	1429
2001	288	605	294	425	4	n/a	n/a	1616
2002	383	357	387	571	11	n/a	n/a	1709
2003	383	357	387	571	11	n/a	n/a	1709
2004	333	183	370	546	9	n/a	n/a	1441
2005	291	132	312	484	10	n/a	n/a	1229
2006	289	115	302	507	10	n/a	n/a	1223
2007	249	117	312	502	6	n/a	n/a	1186
2008	207	125	345	466	2	n/a	n/a	1145
2009	138	114	338	472	8	n/a	n/a	1070
2010	112	108	366	504	7	n/a	n/a	1097
2011	101	112	378	512	6	0	0	1109
2012	88	103	373	519	16	13	0	1112
2013	87	89	359	532	15	12	2	1096
2014	71	81	338	508	25	0	2	1025
2015	82	83	353	516	21	0	2	1057
2016	83	74	362	507	27	0	2	1055
2017	86	73	363	511	33	13	5	1084
2018	76	83	367	511	51	6	5	1099
2019	67	87	357	517	48	15	9	1100
2020	70	90	359	507	48	17	9	1100
2021	63	82	328	487	41	17	10	1028
2022	55	56	298	415	33	11	7	875
2023	55	56	271	452	25	14	9	882
2024	40	58	291	431	37	19	8	884

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 Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1424	86.9	16.3	n/a
1990	1411	86.9	16.2	n/a
1991	1430	82.3	17.3	n/a
1992	1436	83.6	17.1	n/a
1993	1454	74.2	19.6	n/a
1994	1462	82.1	17.8	n/a
1995	1460	80.0	18.3	n/a
1996	1460	80.0	18.3	n/a
1997	1477	76.0	19.4	63.6
1998	1364	71.5	19.1	58.1
1999	1242	69.8	17.8	59
2000	1429	75.2	19.0	67.9
2001	1616	94.2	17.2	78.3
2002	1709	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1709	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1441	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1229	69.0	17.8	0
2006	1223	65.0	18.8	75.8
2007	1186	69.2	17.1	78.2
2008	1145	71.8	15.9	62.4
2009	1070	59.7	17.9	77.8
2010	1097	65.1	16.8	n/a
2011	1109	65.6	16.8	78.4
2012	1112	65.0	17.0	84.4
2013	1096	61.8	17.7	86
2014	1025	62.0	16.5	84.4
2015	1057	66.0	16.0	84.5
2016	1055	64.0	16.4	83.3
2017	1084	64.5	16.8	81.1
2018	1099	64.6	17.0	80.6
2019	1100	65.0	16.9	76
2020	1100	70.5	15.6	74.6
2021	1028	73.3	14.0	81.3
2022	875	75.1	11.6	80.7
2023	882	63.1	13.9	80.5
2024	884	67.7	13.0	84.2

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 Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1424	86.9	16.3	n/a
1990	1411	86.9	16.2	n/a
1991	1430	82.3	17.3	n/a
1992	1436	83.6	17.1	n/a
1993	1454	74.2	19.6	n/a
1994	1462	82.1	17.8	n/a
1995	1460	80.0	18.3	n/a
1996	1460	80.0	18.3	n/a
1997	1477	76.0	19.4	63.6
1998	1364	71.5	19.1	58.1
1999	1242	69.8	17.8	59
2000	1429	75.2	19.0	67.9
2001	1616	94.2	17.2	78.3
2002	1709	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1709	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1441	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1229	69.0	17.8	0
2006	1223	65.0	18.8	75.8
2007	1186	69.2	17.1	78.2
2008	1145	71.8	15.9	62.4
2009	1070	59.7	17.9	77.8
2010	1097	65.1	16.8	n/a
2011	1109	65.6	16.8	78.4
2012	1112	65.0	17.0	84.4
2013	1096	61.8	17.7	86
2014	1025	62.0	16.5	84.4
2015	1057	66.0	16.0	84.5
2016	1055	64.0	16.4	83.3
2017	1084	64.5	16.8	81.1
2018	1099	64.6	17.0	80.6
2019	1100	65.0	16.9	76
2020	1100	70.5	15.6	74.6
2021	1028	73.3	14.0	81.3
2022	875	75.1	11.6	80.7
2023	882	63.1	13.9	80.5
2024	884	67.7	13.0	84.2

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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