📍 237 7th Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11215
John Jay School for Law is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 461 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #15 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Jay School for Law enrolls 461 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 46.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 237 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 36% |
| Asian | 23 | 5% |
| White | 19 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
373 of the school's 461 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 364 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John Jay School for Law is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 44.
John Jay School for Law is one of 49 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 26,509 students district-wide and employs 2,506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 461 students, John Jay School for Law is close to the district average of about 541 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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