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Enrollment
907
Middle
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012302685
JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD
138-30 LAFAYETTE ST, OZONE PARK, NY 11417 · (718) 848-0001 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL907 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
729 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
64.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
907
-192 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 17.0:1
% White
4%
was 7%
% Hispanic
47%
was 47%
% Black
6%
was 8%
% Asian
36%
was 33%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD
Set in OZONE PARK, New York, JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD is a large junior high, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27. It enrolls 907 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 71% larger than the state mean of about 531.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 comprises 63 schools with combined enrollment of 39,209 students; JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD is among them.
Demographically, JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 36% Asian, 6% Black, 4% Native American, 4% White. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD reports 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.7%.
In the broader community, Queens County reports that median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).
The closest other public school is ROBERT H GODDARD HS-COMM/TECH, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.3%.
JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD operates from a high-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD has fell 17%, going from 1,099 students in 2018 to 907 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,841 students
- MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROESMiddle · 1,610 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMYHigh · 1,184 students
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCHHigh · 1,180 students
Other schools in OZONE PARK
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROESMiddle · 1,610 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- HIGH SCHOOL-CONSTRUCTION TRADES ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTUREHigh · 1,074 students
- PS 63 OLD SOUTHElementary · 957 students
- ROBERT H GODDARD HS-COMM/TECHHigh · 613 students
Nearby schools
- ROBERT H GODDARD HS-COMM/TECH0.0 mi · 613
- PS 63 OLD SOUTH0.4 mi · 957
- PS 232 LINDENWOOD0.5 mi · 831
- S.T.A.R. LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.5 mi · 507
- OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL 20.5 mi · 437
- MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES0.6 mi · 1,610
Frequently asked questions
About JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARDHow large is JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD?
JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD enrolls approximately 907 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD serve?
JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD is approximately 12.6:1 (72 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD?
Student demographics at JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD are roughly 4% White, 47% Hispanic, 6% Black, 36% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD in?
JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.