High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture

The school's public profile is built on its career academies rather than traditional academic benchmarking — three screened programs that together accept about 1 in 11 to 1 in 14 applicants. AP Courses are listed among offerings alongside ELL Support and World Languages, and Math and Science are flagged as academic program categories. Class size sits right at the district average of 23.4, which means students aren't getting smaller cohorts than they'd find elsewhere in District 27. The real academic story here is the curriculum design: students are choosing a pathway (trades, architecture, or engineering) and building a four-year focus around it.

The day-to-day feel here leans calm and family-connected. Zero suspensions were recorded, against a district average suspension rate around 0.5%, which is a notable marker of how discipline works at this school. Parent satisfaction is strong at 94%, and parent trust in both teachers and the principal sits at 93% — both running slightly above the district averages of around 92.6% and well above what most schools post. Teachers report solid collegial trust (86%) and reasonably strong trust in the principal (89%), though teacher-rated instruction quality (88%) lands a couple points below the district average of about 90.9%. One caveat: only 34 teachers responded to the survey, so the staff-side picture is built on a small sample. Attendance data is not reported for this school in the dataset.

The student body is genuinely diverse — 35% Asian, 35% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% Black, and 3% Native American, with a 74% diversity index. That mix reflects the broader Queens character of District 27, which draws from South Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American communities in roughly equal measure. About 16% of students have IEPs, somewhat higher than a typical screened school, and the economic need index of 55.1 suggests a solidly middle-class student body with a meaningful share of lower-income families. Around 23% of Ozone Park (North) households have children, so the neighborhood is family-dense enough to keep enrollment strong.

Ozone Park (North) is a middle-class, family-oriented pocket of Queens where the median household income runs about $85,583 and roughly a quarter of households include children. The homeownership rate of nearly 49% and median home value around $735,500 suggest a community that puts down roots rather than purely transient renters. About 26% of adult residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate of 13.3% sits below city averages. It is a working- and middle-class neighborhood with strong family density, which gives a career-and-trades school like this a natural feeder base.

Three subway options serve the area: the 104 Street stop on the J and Z lines is about a 9-minute walk, the 104 Street A line stop is about 12 minutes, and the Rockaway Boulevard A line stop is about 13 minutes. Many families in this part of Queens also rely on cars and school buses.