John Dewey High School

50 Avenue X, Brooklyn, NY 11223 · Brooklyn · High school

DBN: 21K540

High school

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 729 (of 1234)

Niche: 253 (of 1406)

Academic quality

Graduation rate -- share of a cohort who earned a diploma within 4 (or 6) years of starting 9th grade.
College/career readiness -- DOE's stricter bar: graduated AND met at least one benchmark (course credits, exam scores, etc.) showing they're on track for college or a career.
Regents pass rate -- share of students who took that exam this year and scored 65+, NY State's passing threshold.

Attendance: 89.3%

68.7% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

82.9%(citywide avg: 87.9%)

6-year graduation rate

85.7%(citywide avg: 91.1%)

4-year college/career readiness

53.9%(citywide avg: 56.2%)

6-year college/career readiness

46.4%(citywide avg: 50%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

66.9%

Algebra I

46.4%

Living Environment (Biology)

58.3%

Global History

87.1%

US History

84.2%

Citywide comparisons are the average across high schools. Small cohorts are flagged since a handful of students can swing a percentage a lot; cells too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

Demographics

2196 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 80%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

27.9%

Black

25.2%

Hispanic or Latino

28.4%

White

16.3%

Multiracial

0.6%

Native American

0.6%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

16.2%

English Language Learners

16.9%

Living in poverty

84.1%

Female

52%

Male

48%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Open

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Priority to applicants whose sibling(s) will be enrolled in this school next year

Not enough data

This is a new program for the 2025-2026 school year.

2. Then to District 21 students and residents

Not enough data

This is a new program for the 2025-2026 school year.

3. Then to New York City residents

Not enough data

This is a new program for the 2025-2026 school year.

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)