📍 63-25 Main St, Flushing, Queens County, 11367
John Bowne High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Flushing, Queens County. The school has 3,003 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #25 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 211.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 80% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Bowne High School enrolls 3,003 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 211.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Asian and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,468 | 49% |
| Asian | 730 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 451 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 164 | 5.5% |
| White | 146 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 32 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,321 of the school's 3,003 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,233 qualify for free lunch and 88 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 Bowne High School 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-60, state senate district 16, state house district 25.
John Bowne High School is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25, based in FLUSHING, New York. The district serves 34,433 students district-wide and employs 2,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,003 students, John Bowne High School is larger than the district average of about 749 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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