ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL

ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is a four-year high school of low-enrollment scale in ROCKAWAY PARK, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, hosting 287 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.

ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 63 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, a district that educates 39,209 students overall.

Looking at the student body, ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% Native American. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

In terms of school funding signals, ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate median household earnings sit near $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IV, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 322 (now 287).

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