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John Dewey High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 2,150 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #21 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 157.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 86% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 79%. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Dewey High School enrolls 2,150 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 157.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Asian and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 617 | 29% |
| Asian | 542 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 476 | 22% |
| White | 391 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 100 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,854 of the school's 2,150 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,743 qualify for free lunch and 111 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 Dewey 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-80, state senate district 23, state house district 45.
John Dewey High School is one of 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 34,189 students district-wide and employs 2,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,150 students, John Dewey High School is larger than the district average of about 855 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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