Robert H. Goddard High School of Communication Arts and Technology

138-30 LAFAYETTE STREET, QUEENS, NY 11417 · Queens · High school

DBN: 27Q308

High school

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 721 (of 1234)

Academic quality

Graduation rate -- share of a cohort who earned a diploma within 4 (or 6) years of starting 9th grade.
College/career readiness -- DOE's stricter bar: graduated AND met at least one benchmark (course credits, exam scores, etc.) showing they're on track for college or a career.
Regents pass rate -- share of students who took that exam this year and scored 65+, NY State's passing threshold.

Attendance: 90%

64% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

98.6%(citywide avg: 95.1%)

6-year graduation rate

95.5%(citywide avg: 96.5%)

4-year college/career readiness

65.4%(citywide avg: 57.3%)

6-year college/career readiness

60.6%(citywide avg: 52.3%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

87.5%

Algebra I

59.6%

Living Environment (Biology)

45.5%

Global History

81.4%

US History

80.1%

Citywide comparisons are the average across high schools. Small cohorts are flagged since a handful of students can swing a percentage a lot; cells too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2024-25 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

Demographics

597 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 66.33%

Race & ethnicity

Asian and Pacific Islander

23.45%

Black

8.54%

Hispanic or Latino

52.76%

White

8.38%

Multiracial

2.85%

Native American

3.85%

Missing race/ethnicity data

0.17%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

18.09%

English Language Learners

4.86%

Living in poverty

83.58%

Female

48.74%

Male

51.26%

Neither female nor male

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC DOE: Demographic Snapshot (2025-26 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

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