📍 101-01 Rockaway Blvd, Ozone Park, Queens County, 11417
John Adams High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ozone Park, Queens County. The school has 2,366 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #27 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 173.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 88% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 25 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Adams High School enrolls 2,366 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 173.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Asian and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 896 | 38% |
| Asian | 715 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 559 | 24% |
| White | 97 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 39 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 36 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,837 of the school's 2,366 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,764 qualify for free lunch and 73 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 Adams 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-50, state senate district 15, state house district 23.
John Adams High School is one of 63 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, based in OZONE PARK, New York. The district serves 41,868 students district-wide and employs 2,975 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,366 students, John Adams High School is larger than the district average of about 665 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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