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.

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