Robert F. Kennedy Community High School (25Q670)

75-40 Parsons Boulevard, Queens, NY 11366, Queens
Phone: 718-969-5510
Hours: 8:15am - 2:10pm
School Website: https://www.rfkchs.com/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/25Q670/
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School Leader: Ignazio Accardi (iaccard@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Marie Ajax (majax@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Angela Miraglia (amiraglia@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Gregory Korniewicz (gkornie@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Brett Wierzbicki (bwierzbicki@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Jody Popper (jpopper@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Michelle Arevalo (mareval@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

This is a small, college preparatory high school that offers Honors, Advanced Placement (AP), and ICT classes. Our College Head Start Program enables students to earn college credits in 10th, 11th and 12th grades during the school day, after school and on Saturdays. We provide a challenging academic curriculum, Smartboards, computer labs, comprehensive student activities, and personalized counseling program. RFK provides students with an extensive array of Academic Intervention Services, including: Saturday Academy, Free SAT Prep Courses, Saturday and After-School College Advisement, and Saturday and After-School Regents Preparation. Students of Robert F. Kennedy Community High School are required to complete 50 hours of community service.

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 92%

Academic Highlights: College Classes with Collaboration with SUNY Farmingdale, University at Albany, College Now Courses with Queens College and Queensboro Community College

Other Features: College Trips, Community Service Expected, Online Grading System, Orientation, Saturday Programs

School Features:

Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Calculus AB, AP Chinese Language and Culture, AP Computer Science A, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Pre-Calculus, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art - 2D, AP World History: Modern, Arts (College Course [Credited]), Chemistry (Advanced Science), Econ/Gov (College Course [Credited]), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Math (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), US History (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages), World Languages (College Course [Credited])

Languages Offered

Chinese, Spanish

Diploma Endorsements

NYS Seal of Biliteracy

Boys PSAL Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Fencing, Soccer, Wrestling

Girls PSAL Sports

Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball

Co-ed PSAL Sports

Golf

PSAL Team

Robert F. Kennedy

Other Sports

Cheerleading

Clubs

All Star Dance, Asian Club, Badminton Club, Bring Change to Mind (BC2M), Cheerleading Club, Chorus Club, Digital Apps/Filming, Fashion Club, Garden Club, Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), Girls Empowerment Association, Hispanic Club, Key Club, Move, Muslim Student Association (MSA), National Honors Society (NHS), Newspaper Club, Student Government Organization (SGO)

Art

At Robert F. Kennedy Community High School, we have two full-time licensed visual arts teachers. The courses we offer include Art Appreciation, AP (Advanced Placement) Art, Advanced Drawing, Drawing, Photography, Music Appreciation, Drama, and Computers. We plan on adding another computer teacher so that we can add courses such as Animation. We received grants to add an art component to our ENL and classes. This grant has also allowed us to have a jewelry resident artist and African drum resident artist teach our students.

Programs

College Head-Start(Q70A)
Humanities & Interdisciplinary

Students have the opportunity to take college-level courses and earn college credit through SUNY Albany, SUNY Farmingdale, Queens College, Queensborough Community College and Vaughn College. As part of College Access for All, students receive individual attention when applying for college, such as free SAT Prep, FAFSA and college application assistance and can attend college trips.

Method:

Ed. Opt.

Requirement:

Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.

Priority:

(Group 1) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	189 / 125 (1.51)	194 / 125 (1.55)
SWD applicants/seats:	65 / 25 (2.60)	50 / 25 (2.00)
Rank Avg:	6.78
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2024-25

2023-24

2022-23

Total Students Across All Grades

589

568

569

Grade 12 Students

138

121

137

Grade 11 Students

154

132

126

Grade 10 Students

128

156

139

Grade 9 Students

169

Avg. Class Size

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

15.1

15.3

15.9

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

15 / 0 / 5

28 / 42 / 12

19 / 49 / 18

Attendance %

88%

89%

Graduation %

84%

94%

College %

76%

67%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

1,012 (254) / 150
223

957 (242) / 150
202

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Survey Summary & Data (2024-25)

Student Responses 82% responded

Academic Rigor

75.67%

Academic Engagement

66.91%

Safety

76.00%

Bully Prevention

69.75%

Inclusivity

80.18%

Mental Support

72.75%

Environment

66.71%

Post-School Support

73.80%

Teacher Responses 88% responded

Academic Rigor

91.00%

School Satisfaction

62.13%

Student Behavior

61.89%

Student Support

87.07%

School Leadership

69.87%

Instructional Clarity

75.00%

Instructional Development

75.50%

Post-School Support

87.67%

Family Responses 21% responded

Education

88.50%

Teacher Support

86.67%

Safety

88.33%

School Community

66.25%

School Leadership

85.20%

Post-School Support

90.00%

IEP Support

90.33%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

83.50%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.52

Performance Score

0.55

College Aptitude

CCR

55.60%

SAT Math

463

SAT R/W

479

Postsecondary

2-Year College 27.40%
4-Year College 51.30%
Unknown 21.30%

School Demographics (2024-25)

Student Population:

Male 53.80%
Female 46.20%

English Language Learners:

9.20%

Students with Disabilities:

19.20%

Economic Need Index:

73.20%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 25.80%
Black 18.70%
Hispanic 43.00%
White 10.50%
Other 2.00%

Teacher Ethnicity:

White 76.90%
Other 23.10%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

IEP Statistics (2023-24)

IEP Services

Students with IEPs

17.80%

Students with SETSS

0.70%

Students with ICT

8.80%

Students with SC

7.00%

Has all programs

98.00%

Has all services

98.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

53.3

IEP Movement

Fair

IEP Support

90.33%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

Special Education Programs & Services (2024-25)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services	66 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
SETSS	<=5 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Special Class	39 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	>5 (92%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (8%)
Hearing Education Services	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Occupational Therapy	6 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Physical Therapy	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy	45 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	9 (100%)
Stop to School	0 (0%)
Unassigned	0 (0%)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

ELL Performance (2023-24)

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

ELL Progress

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

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