John Dewey High School
50 Ave X
Brooklyn NY, 11223, Kings County
Phone: 718-373-6400
Ranking: 
(754 out of 989, bottom 24%)*
(754 out of 989, bottom 24%)*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: | 89 | 94 | 114 | 118 | 132 | 148 | 149 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,880 | 1,899 | 2,160 | 2,625 | 2,774 | 2,987 | 3,240 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 459 | 24.4% | 465 | 24.5% | 480 | 22.2% | 843 | 32.1% | 951 | 34.3% | 1,095 | 36.7% | 1,214 | 37.5% |
| Grade 10: | 525 | 27.9% | 485 | 25.5% | 767 | 35.5% | 804 | 30.6% | 841 | 30.3% | 908 | 30.4% | 900 | 27.8% |
| Grade 11: | 383 | 20.4% | 470 | 24.7% | 455 | 21.1% | 523 | 19.9% | 468 | 16.9% | 377 | 12.6% | 517 | 16.0% |
| Grade 12: | 511 | 27.2% | 475 | 25.0% | 456 | 21.1% | 454 | 17.3% | 327 | 11.8% | 395 | 13.2% | 384 | 11.9% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 187 | 6.7% | 212 | 7.1% | 225 | 6.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,026 | 54.6% | 1,021 | 53.8% | 1,111 | 51.4% | 1,284 | 48.9% | 1,319 | 47.5% | 1,400 | 46.9% | 1,540 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 854 | 45.4% | 878 | 46.2% | 1,049 | 48.6% | 1,341 | 51.1% | 1,447 | 52.2% | 1,579 | 52.9% | 1,696 | 52.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.4% | 14 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 729 | 38.8% | 779 | 41.0% | 846 | 39.2% | 961 | 36.6% | 936 | 33.7% | 998 | 33.4% | 1,060 | 32.7% |
| Hispanic: | 401 | 21.3% | 373 | 19.6% | 413 | 19.1% | 522 | 19.9% | 566 | 20.4% | 620 | 20.8% | 681 | 21.0% |
| Black: | 493 | 26.2% | 505 | 26.6% | 659 | 30.5% | 820 | 31.2% | 893 | 32.2% | 918 | 30.7% | 970 | 29.9% |
| White: | 245 | 13.0% | 231 | 12.2% | 234 | 10.8% | 312 | 11.9% | 367 | 13.2% | 437 | 14.6% | 521 | 16.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,463 | 77.8% | 302 | 15.9% | 1,320 | 61.1% | 1,514 | 57.7% | NA | NA | 1,219 | 40.8% | 1,206 | 37.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 5.9% | 51 | 2.7% | 103 | 4.8% | 97 | 3.7% | NA | NA | 100 | 3.3% | 129 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.10 | 20.17 | 18.95 | 22.32 | 21.08 | 20.20 | 21.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 75% | 42% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 55% | 47% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 59% | 48% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 46% | 56% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 74% | 70% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 65% | 62% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 63% | 52% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 52% | 53% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 49% | 54% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 65% | 67% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 72% | 59% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 66% | 64% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 71% | 74% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 47% | 60% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 57% | 57% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 54% | 58% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 47% | 56% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 67% | 59% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 72% | 74% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 68% | 73% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 78% | 73% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 78% | 75% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 78% | 73% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 87% | 79% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 78% | 79% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 82% |
| 2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 99% | 100% | 97% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 96% | 98% | 98% |
| 2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 97% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 94% |
| 2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 95% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 75% | 60% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77% | 67% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 61% | 62% | 75% |
| 2005 | German | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 97% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 72% | 58% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 70% | 56% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 73% | 57% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 66% | 55% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 68% | 60% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 69% | 59% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 59% | 59% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 67% | 65% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 66% | 67% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 60% | 65% | 72% |
| 2005 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 99% | 98% | 97% |
| 2006 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2007 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 97% |
| 2008 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2009 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 97% |
| 2010 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 98% |
| 2011 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 98% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 75% | 63% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 73% | 68% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 76% | 69% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 66% | 60% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 77% | 67% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 76% | 66% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 79% | 74% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 77% | 70% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 75% | 78% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 83% | 81% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 71% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 60% | 64% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 68% | 51% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 51% | 51% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 62% | 57% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 54% | 52% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 43% | 46% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 25% | 46% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 82% | 79% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 66% | 77% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 84% | 76% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 62% | 55% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 66% | 55% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 67% | 64% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 55% | 66% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 65% | 67% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 98% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 91% | 95% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 96% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 80% | 67% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 79% | 72% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 87% | 71% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 88% | 73% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 82% | 72% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 85% | 77% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 80% | 74% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 81% | 74% | 79% |
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* John Dewey 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.