John Bowne High School
6325 Main St
Flushing NY, 11367, Queens County
Phone: 718-263-1919
Ranking:
(897 out of 989, bottom 9%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 191 | 185 | 176 | 148 | 148 | 152 | 162 | |||||||
Total Students: | 3,694 | 3,625 | 3,648 | 3,480 | 3,389 | 3,130 | 3,060 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 1,264 | 34.2% | 1,153 | 31.8% | 1,198 | 32.8% | 1,269 | 36.5% | 1,444 | 42.6% | 1,325 | 42.3% | 1,125 | 36.8% |
Grade 10: | 813 | 22.0% | 884 | 24.4% | 917 | 25.1% | 952 | 27.4% | 840 | 24.8% | 645 | 20.6% | 721 | 23.6% |
Grade 11: | 822 | 22.3% | 862 | 23.8% | 840 | 23.0% | 737 | 21.2% | 485 | 14.3% | 471 | 15.0% | 472 | 15.4% |
Grade 12: | 791 | 21.4% | 723 | 19.9% | 692 | 19.0% | 521 | 15.0% | 404 | 11.9% | 463 | 14.8% | 532 | 17.4% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 216 | 6.4% | 226 | 7.2% | 210 | 6.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,841 | 49.8% | 1,801 | 49.7% | 1,796 | 49.2% | 1,740 | 50.0% | 1,546 | 45.6% | 1,577 | 50.4% | 1,491 | 48.7% |
Female: | 1,853 | 50.2% | 1,824 | 50.3% | 1,852 | 50.8% | 1,740 | 50.0% | 1,835 | 54.1% | 1,545 | 49.4% | 1,565 | 51.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 18 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.3% | 20 | 0.5% | 14 | 0.4% | 15 | 0.4% | 20 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 1,134 | 30.7% | 1,179 | 32.5% | 1,245 | 34.1% | 1,151 | 33.1% | 858 | 25.3% | 755 | 24.1% | 712 | 23.3% |
Hispanic: | 1,632 | 44.2% | 1,522 | 42.0% | 1,480 | 40.6% | 1,422 | 40.9% | 1,383 | 40.8% | 1,456 | 46.5% | 1,450 | 47.4% |
Black: | 711 | 19.2% | 704 | 19.4% | 702 | 19.2% | 714 | 20.5% | 709 | 20.9% | 754 | 24.1% | 738 | 24.1% |
White: | 175 | 4.7% | 185 | 5.1% | 193 | 5.3% | 179 | 5.1% | 424 | 12.5% | 145 | 4.6% | 149 | 4.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 24 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 2,331 | 63.1% | 195 | 5.4% | 2,441 | 66.9% | 2,340 | 67.2% | NA | NA | 2,214 | 70.7% | 1,960 | 64.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 276 | 7.5% | 68 | 1.9% | 286 | 7.8% | 205 | 5.9% | NA | NA | 319 | 10.2% | 341 | 11.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.37 | 19.63 | 20.74 | 23.59 | 22.83 | 20.50 | 18.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 43% | 60% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 44% | 58% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 32% | 58% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 61% | 65% | 73% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 58% | 68% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 53% | 61% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 59% | 72% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 42% | 64% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 53% | 62% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 56% | 67% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 63% | 67% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 33% | 29% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 37% | 43% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 38% | 46% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 23% | 50% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 26% | 55% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 38% | 52% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 30% | 51% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 54% | 50% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 57% | 61% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 54% | 59% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 55% | 62% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 66% | 67% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 58% | 68% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 69% | 74% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 72% | 73% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 60% | 64% | 82% |
2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 91% | 97% | 97% |
2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 82% | 93% | 97% |
2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 90% | 93% | 98% |
2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 90% | 89% | 97% |
2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 97% |
2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 95% | 92% | 94% |
2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 93% | 94% | 95% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 51% | 63% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 43% | 58% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 64% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 46% | 59% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 39% | 51% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 40% | 49% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 46% | 54% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 41% | 56% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 50% | 58% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 53% | 60% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 56% | 61% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 53% | 57% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 62% | 62% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 65% | 64% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 61% | 63% | 72% |
2005 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
2006 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 101% | 101% | 98% |
2007 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 94% | 95% | 97% |
2008 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 94% | 91% | 97% |
2009 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 97% |
2010 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
2011 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 49% | 56% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 48% | 60% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 47% | 48% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 53% | 51% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 66% | 61% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 68% | 58% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 59% | 67% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 52% | 62% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 56% | 61% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 55% | 60% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 38% | 43% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 37% | 61% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 30% | 54% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 47% | 65% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 39% | 60% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 34% | 58% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 21% | 44% | 61% |
2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 65% | 81% | 81% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 68% | 85% | 80% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 61% | 74% | 79% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 49% | 85% | 77% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 48% | 78% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 58% | 83% | 82% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 51% | 72% | 79% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 44% | 71% | 79% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 89% | 95% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 97% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 90% | 96% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 91% | 95% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 69% | 80% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 69% | 79% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 71% | 75% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 55% | 73% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 71% | 79% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 64% | 76% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 70% | 76% | 79% |
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* John Bowne High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.