John Dewey High School in Brooklyn, NY
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 50 AVE X
Brooklyn, NY 11223
- Telephone
- (718) 333-7850
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- City-data.com school rating
- 43
- Students
- 2,220
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 105.7
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 1,598
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 127
- School district
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
- Charter school
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) (0.7 miles): | 70 |
KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL (0.4 miles): | 52 |
PS 212 LADY DEBORAH MOODY (0.2 miles): | 47 |
EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS (0.5 miles): | 47 |
John Dewey High School: | 43 |
HIGH SCHOOL OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT (0.5 miles): | 30 |
LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR FILM AND MUSIC (0.5 miles): | 26 |
PS 90 EDNA COHEN SCHOOL (0.7 miles): | 24 |
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT LAFAYETTE (0.4 miles): | 5 |
New York: | 50 |
Kings County: | 40 |
Brooklyn: | 40 |
John Dewey High School: | 43 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 1,962
Enrollment in 2014: 1,880
Enrollment in 2013: 1,899
Enrollment in 2012: 2,160
Enrollment in 2011: 2,625
Enrollment in 2010: 2,774
Enrollment in 2009: 2,987
Enrollment in 2008: 3,240
Enrollment in 2007: 3,186
Enrollment in 2006: 3,294
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G08 | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | UG | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 3 | 683 | 676 | 434 | 417 | 7 | 2,220 |
Female students | 1 | 335 | 319 | 195 | 178 | 2 | 1,030 |
Male students | 2 | 348 | 357 | 239 | 239 | 5 | 1,190 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | - | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 15 |
Asian students | - | 185 | 223 | 130 | 198 | - | 736 |
Hispanic students | 1 | 159 | 133 | 100 | 66 | 3 | 462 |
Black students | 2 | 262 | 230 | 127 | 73 | 3 | 697 |
White students | - | 59 | 76 | 75 | 78 | - | 288 |
Two or More Races students | - | 11 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 22 |
Enrollment by grade:
9th grade enrollment: 683
10th grade enrollment: 676
11th grade enrollment: 434
12th grade enrollment: 417
Ungraded enrollment: 7
John Dewey High School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
John Dewey High School: | 46.4% |
New York: | 51.1% |
John Dewey High School: | 53.6% |
State: | 47.5% |
John Dewey High School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
School: | 0.7% |
State: | 0.2% |
John Dewey High School: | 33.2% |
State: | 4.6% |
John Dewey High School: | 20.8% |
New York: | 9.2% |
School: | 31.4% |
State: | 12.0% |
School: | 13.0% |
New York: | 55.1% |
School: | 1.0% |
New York: | 2.9% |
John Dewey High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
John Dewey High School: | 77.7% |
New York: | 52.7% |
School: | 72.0% |
State: | 45.4% |
School: | 5.7% |
State: | 4.8% |
John Dewey High School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
- Grade 10 English: 31
- Grade 10 Mathematics: 32
- Grade 10 Science: 34
- Grade 10 Social Studies: 30
Teachers and support:
Student/Teacher Ratio
Here: | 21.0 |
New York: | 14.0 |
Number of individuals teaching out of certification: 23
Number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience: 32
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 59
Total number of classes taught: 503
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 104
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 12
Number of part-time assistant principals: 2
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 15
John Dewey High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
Statewide Student Assessments
Regents Examination:
(State average from 2,072 schools)
John Dewey High School - % Scroring 55 and above in Regents Examination
- All78%
- Males81%
- Females76%
- Hispanic76%
- Asian84%
- Black69%
- White84%
- IDEA54%
Scoring 55 and above
(Geometry)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 97 (22%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 121 (27%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 186 (41%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 30 (7%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 15 (3%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 78% |
New York: | 79% |
Integrated Algebra (Common Core):
- All88%
- Males88%
- Females89%
- Hispanic85%
- American Indian78%
- Asian97%
- Black86%
- White84%
- Multirace91%
- IDEA74%
Scoring 55 and above
(Integrated Algebra)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 134 (12%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 209 (18%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 572 (50%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 150 (13%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 83 (7%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 88% |
State: | 93% |
Algebra II (Common Core):
- All88%
- Males85%
- Females91%
- Asian94%
- Black78%
- White72%
Scoring 55 and above
(Algebra II)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 21 (12%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 20 (11%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 76 (44%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 42 (24%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 15 (9%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 88% |
New York: | 87% |
Comprehensive English (Common Core):
- All78%
- Males75%
- Females82%
- Hispanic78%
- American Indian64%
- Asian80%
- Black77%
- White76%
- Multirace100%
- IDEA56%
Scoring 55 and above
(Comprehensive English)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 181 (22%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 91 (11%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 259 (31%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 160 (19%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 146 (17%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 78% |
State: | 89% |
Regents Competency Test:
(State average from 681 schools)
John Dewey High School - Percent Passing Regents Competency Tests
Students tested with valid scores: 7
Number of students tested failing: 6 (86%)
Number of students tested passing: 1 (14%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 14% |
New York: | 37% |
United States History and Government:
Students tested with valid scores: 7
Number of students tested failing: 5 (71%)
Number of students tested passing: 2 (29%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 29% |
State: | 38% |
The New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test:
(State average from 567 schools)
John Dewey High School - % Scoring at Expanding Level or above in NYSESLAT
- All43%
- Males38%
- Females47%
- Hispanic48%
- Asian41%
- White43%
- IDEA41%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (9th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 43% |
State: | 50% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 2%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 22%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 33%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 35%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 8%
10th Grade:
- All61%
- Males59%
- Females64%
- Hispanic58%
- Asian64%
- Black45%
- White61%
- IDEA85%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (10th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 61% |
New York: | 61% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 2%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 14%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 23%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 46%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 15%
11th Grade:
- All66%
- Males71%
- Females62%
- Asian64%
- White51%
- IDEA83%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (11th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 66% |
State: | 64% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 10%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 24%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 58%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 8%
12th Grade:
- All64%
- Males67%
- Females54%
- Asian62%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (12th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 64% |
New York: | 62% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 7%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 30%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 57%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 7%
Outcomes
High School Completers:
Regents Diploma - Requires a student pass a minimum of 5 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Regents with Advanced Designation - Requires a student pass a minimum of 8 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Local Diploma - Can only be obtained by students with disabilities with an individualized education program or section 504 Accommodation Plan.
John Dewey High School - High School Completers
- All81%
- Males80%
- Females81%
- Hispanic79%
- Black82%
- IDEA53%
Graduation Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 407
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 407
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 371 (91% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 63 (15% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 36 (9% of Graduates)
- All80%
- Males77%
- Females85%
- Black76%
- White83%
- IDEA53%
Graduation Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 369
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 369
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 359 (97% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 63 (17% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 10 (3% of Graduates)
- All76%
- Males75%
- Females77%
- Hispanic68%
- Black82%
- IDEA55%
Graduation Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 38
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 38
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 12 (32% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 26 (68% of Graduates)
High School Non-completers:
(State average from 1,468 schools)
John Dewey High School - High School Non-completers
- All13%
- Males14%
- Females11%
- Hispanic13%
- Black11%
- IDEA25%
Dropout Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 2,264
Number of non-completers: 104
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 99
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 5
Percent of non-completers: | 5.0% |
State: | 5.4% |
- All9%
- Males11%
- Females6%
- Black9%
- White6%
- IDEA24%
Dropout Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 1,950
Number of non-completers: 70
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 67
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 3
Percent of non-completers: | 4.0% |
New York: | 6.5% |
- All6%
- Males5%
- Females7%
- Hispanic8%
- Black5%
- IDEA19%
Dropout Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 314
Number of non-completers: 34
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 32
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 2
Percent of non-completers: | 11.0% |
New York: | 10.1% |
Post-graduation Plans of Completers:
John Dewey High School - Post-graduation Plans of Completers
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 407
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 191 (47%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 74 (18%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 4 (1%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 4 (1%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 19 (5%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 115 (28%)
General Education:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 369
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 187 (51%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 60 (16%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 4 (1%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 4 (1%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 14 (4%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 100 (27%)
Students with Disabilities:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 38
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 4 (11%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 14 (37%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 5 (13%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 15 (39%)
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 1,294 schools)
- All123
- Males125
- Females120
- Hispanic101
- Asian155
- Black110
- White126
- IDEA57
High School Math - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 485
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 123 |
New York: | 126 |
Safe harbor target: 144
High School ELA:
- All149
- Males144
- Females155
- Hispanic133
- Asian150
- Black159
- White155
- IDEA72
High School ELA - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: YSH
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 485
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 149 |
New York: | 151 |
Safe harbor target: 146
5-Year Graduation Rate:
- All77%
- Males77%
- Females78%
- Hispanic72%
- Asian79%
- Black80%
- White71%
- IDEA46%
5-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 353
Graduation Rate: | 77% |
New York: | 78% |
Safe harbor target: 80
4-Year Graduation Rate:
- All75%
- Males72%
- Females79%
- Hispanic66%
- Asian80%
- Black72%
- White78%
- IDEA46%
4-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: Yes
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 443
Graduation Rate: | 75% |
State: | 76% |
Safe harbor target: 71
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