Enrollment
287
High
DISTRICT 793 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012306277
ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
100-00 BEACH CHANNEL DR, ROCKAWAY PARK, NY 11694 · (718) 734-3290 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of New York public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
246 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 81 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 27% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
22.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.0pp 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 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 31.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Schools most like ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 287 | 85.7% | 34.3% |
| BROOME STREET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 270 | 88.9% | 29.0% |
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VI HIGH SCHOOL FAR ROCKAWAY | 311 | 86.8% | 37.2% |
| BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 337 | 84.0% | 65.3% |
| EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF STATEN ISLAND (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 280 | 92.5% | 40.1% |
| BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) BRONX | 407 | 86.7% | 28.5% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #1,021 of 1,135 | #83 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #990 of 1,109 ▼ 120 | #81 of 85 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #806 of 1,135 ▼ 17 | #73 of 89 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #947 of 1,216 | #84 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #686 of 1,058 | #24 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #297 of 1,070 | #45 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #337 of 1,167 | #27 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #403 of 743 | #21 of 48 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
287
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 287 | 24.1 | 11.9:1 | 86% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 25.1 | 10.0:1 | 84% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 24.5 | 10.7:1 | 82% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 30 | 9.4:1 | 90% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 25 | 12.9:1 | 80% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 61% (237) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL.
About ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school based in ROCKAWAY PARK, New York. The student body numbers 287 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in New York) has about 668 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 has 39,209 students spread across 63 schools.
Black students account for 52% of enrollment at ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL. Smaller groups are 39% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, and 2% Native American. For comparison, the population of Queens County is roughly 17% Black. ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 at ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL, with 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in New York, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 86% of enrollment. Across public schools in Queens County, the average is 77%.
allk12 grades ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 43.5% and the result is 34.3%.
Queens County has these Census figures: median household income is about $86,136, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is among the 392 public schools in Queens County.
The school nearest to ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 283 in 2020-21, 287 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.4:1 in 2020-21 to 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
The ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 ROCKAWAY PARK
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMYHigh · 1,184 students
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCHHigh · 1,180 students
- PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBORElementary · 638 students
- WATERSIDE CHILDREN'S STUDIO SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYHigh · 232 students
- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IVHigh · 189 students
Nearby schools
- ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY0.0 mi · 232
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCH0.0 mi · 1,180
- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IV0.0 mi · 189
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMY0.2 mi · 1,184
- WATERSIDE SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP0.6 mi · 148
- WATERSIDE CHILDREN'S STUDIO SCHOOL0.7 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL?
ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 09-12.
Is ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL have?
ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL?
ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 39% Hispanic, 52% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL in?
ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL 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.