John Adams High School

101-01 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens, NY 11417 · Queens · High school

DBN: 27Q480

High school

Zoned: High

SchoolDigger: 759 (of 1234)

Niche: B · 540 (of 1400)

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: 86.1%

58.7% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

87.7%(citywide avg: 85.4%)

6-year graduation rate

89.4%(citywide avg: 87.8%)

4-year college/career readiness

54.1%(citywide avg: 50.6%)

6-year college/career readiness

47.4%(citywide avg: 45.1%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

80.9%

Algebra I

57.2%

Living Environment (Biology)

47.6%

Global History

80.1%

US History

75.6%

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 (2024-25 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

Demographics

2407 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 78.69%

Race & ethnicity

Asian and Pacific Islander

28.25%

Black

27.54%

Hispanic or Latino

40.34%

White

3.2%

Multiracial

0.58%

Native American

0.08%

Missing race/ethnicity data

Other groups

Students with disabilities

18.53%

English Language Learners

16.83%

Living in poverty

82.22%

Female

48.98%

Male

50.98%

Neither female nor male

0.04%

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 DOE: Demographic Snapshot (2025-26 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

School survey

Family, student, and teacher responses on instruction, safety, school climate, and family engagement.

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