Energy Tech High School

Energy Tech's academic identity is built around STEM and AP coursework, with explicit ELL support and a wide ladder of clubs (Robotics, Math Team, Women in STEM, SAT tutoring) that suggest a deliberate scaffolding culture. The school's program richness score of 100/100 — the maximum — signals breadth as much as depth, and with 70.7% economic need and 16% of students with IEPs, the school is pushing serious academic programming into a student body that genuinely needs robust supports. Specific proficiency scores aren't included in this dataset, so the academic picture here rests on programming rather than test outcomes.

The climate numbers are striking: zero suspensions against a district average of 0.275%, 93% parent satisfaction (matching the district average of 93.2%), and 97% parent-teacher trust suggest families feel genuinely heard. Teachers rate the quality of instruction at 96%, well above the district average of 91.4%. The one soft spot is teacher-principal trust at 76% — noticeably below the otherwise-strong parent-side trust numbers — which suggests leadership may communicate more clearly with families than with its own staff.

The student body is Hispanic-majority (57%) with a substantial Asian population (22%) and smaller White (11%) and Black (8%) contingents, yielding a diversity index of 64%. With a 70.7% economic need index, the school serves a population facing real financial pressure, even though its ed-opt admissions (just 5% of applicants get in) mean families self-select for engagement. The surrounding Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills neighborhood is roughly 19.4% in poverty with a median household income around $70,500 — a working- and middle-class mix, with renters making up the majority of households.

Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills is a western Queens neighborhood shaped by large public-housing complexes alongside newer market-rate development — about 16% of households own their homes, and the median home value sits around $841,000. Roughly 39% of adult residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and just over 10% of households include children under 18, which is modest for a residential area. The N and W trains stop within a short walk, and the M and R are a bit farther, giving commuters real options.

The 36 Av (N, W) station is about a 4-minute walk, 39 Av–Dutch Kills (N, W) about 5 minutes, and 36 St (M, R) about 8 minutes — so most families have multiple subway options within a short stroll.