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John Bowne High School

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John Bowne High School ranks 850 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 31% of New York high schools

Summary

John Bowne High School is a public high school located in Flushing, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,741 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #25, which is ranked 327 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Bowne High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, ranking between 782-850 out of 1,190-1,234 schools over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing relatively better, while Hispanic and White students perform much worse. English Language Learners and Special Education students also perform better than the school's overall ranking.

John Bowne High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 77.5% to 84.3% over the past few years, which is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 4.0% and 5.0%, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 42.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. While the school's per-student spending has increased significantly, and its student-teacher ratio has improved, these changes have not yet translated into significantly better academic performance. The school is located in close proximity to several other high-performing schools, such as Townsend Harris High School, which consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state.

2,778

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,815

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

63-25 Main St
Flushing, NY 11367

(718) 263-1919

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Feeder schools for John Bowne High School:

Elementary:	Ps 120
	Ps 219 Paul Klapper

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.5%

Asian:

24.5%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (52% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (77% vs 83%)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg62%

New York avg66%

850^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #25

327^th of 874New York City Geographic District #25 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	850 of 1234	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	837 of 1242	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	817 of 1228	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	782 of 1190	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	374 of 519	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	839 of 1207	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	803 of 1210	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	811 of 1221	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	827 of 1255	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.3	850 of 1255	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.5	844 of 1237	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.9	874 of 1217	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	934 of 1198	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	871 of 1165	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.4	840 of 1117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.8	953 of 1086	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	838 of 1027	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	834 of 1002	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.2	806 of 986	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.2	782 of 935	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	356 of 713	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	322 of 690	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	309 of 671	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	280 of 593	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	386 of 686	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	325 of 679	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	281 of 413	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	293 of 426	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	331 of 424	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	301 of 386	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	321 of 447	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	287 of 426	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	186 of 669	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	257 of 637	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	191 of 583	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	100 of 481	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	177 of 565	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	152 of 546	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	828 of 1206	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	802 of 1219	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	806 of 1197	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	785 of 1155	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	157 of 290	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	833 of 1193	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	796 of 1176	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	643 of 885	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	637 of 865	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	540 of 851	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	466 of 760	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	28 of 64	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	560 of 815	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	495 of 791	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	251 of 607	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	320 of 564	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	196 of 531	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	100 of 389	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	185 of 493	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	219 of 498	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	781 of 1179	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	747 of 1170	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	725 of 1155	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	676 of 1101	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	157 of 289	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	796 of 1179	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	722 of 1154	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	838 of 1201	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	836 of 1211	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	802 of 1191	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	737 of 1154	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	301 of 354	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	831 of 1190	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	798 of 1176	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	239 of 328	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	216 of 306	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	188 of 272	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	152 of 212	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	132 of 165	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	115 of 157	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	35 of 47	25.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	21 of 41	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	15 of 41	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	11 of 28	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	39 of 46	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.9	22 of 43	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	847 of 1149	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	727 of 1144	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	707 of 1130	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	653 of 1038	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	820 of 1132	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	690 of 1095	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	671 of 788	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	531 of 781	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	678 of 776	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	675 of 738	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	706 of 793	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	673 of 765	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+41 vs school

Homeless (2025)59th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Physics85%+17 vs state

U.S. History and Government71%-4 vs state

Global History and Geography67%-9 vs state

Life Science Biology63%+5 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts62%-13 vs state

Chemistry55%-10 vs state

Living Environment48%-9 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences43%-13 vs state

Common Core Algebra II40%-35 vs state

Geometry36%-24 vs state

Algebra I35%-21 vs state

Common Core Geometry27%+3 vs state

Earth Science16%-49 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

John Bowne is ok im in the doshi program its pretty good funny people that alos get grades in 90+ the zoned population Isn't as good some of them are really smart but 75% are just relaxing and hanging out its an average school with some below ravage students and some above average. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)		NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Bowne High School	Public	9-12	63-25 Main St	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 263-1919	2,778	206	13.5	78.8%	117 (4.2%)	369 (13.3%)	1,432 (51.5%)	681 (24.5%)	35 (1.3%)	11 (0.4%)	133 (4.8%)	30.8	850^th of 1234 public high schools	31.1%		31.8	837^th of 1242 public high schools	32.6%	13	54.8	39.6	62.3	26.5	15.7	66.7	47.6	85.2	71.1	34.7	63.2	36.0	43.4							$27,815	$2,158	$25,657
Townsend Harris High School	Public	9-12	149-11 Melbourne Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 575-5580	1,342	90	14.8	59.8%	208 (15.5%)	74 (5.5%)	215 (16.0%)	761 (56.7%)	16 (1.2%)	11 (0.8%)	55 (4.1%)	81.6	121^st of 1234 public high schools	90.2%		79.1	145^th of 1242 public high schools	88.3%	24	77.5	93.0	98.0	53.5	0.0	98.0	72.7	75.5	90.1	70.2	87.0	86.2	65.0							$26,442	$1,424	$25,018
East-West School Of International Studies	Public	6-12	46-21 Colden St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-0009	700	66	10.6	85.4%	18 (2.6%)	25 (3.6%)	113 (16.1%)	539 (77.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	63.3	449^th of 1234 public high schools	63.6%		60.8	510^th of 1242 public high schools	58.9%	61	81.7	63.5	68.8	22.7		81.4	41.2	56.8	94.9	77.0	90.4	52.1	75.5	65.8	81.8	76.4	80.2	87.6	40.0	$32,846	$1,949	$30,897
Robert F Kennedy Community High School	Public	9-12	75-40 Parsons Blvd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 969-5510	587	47	12.5	80.9%	60 (10.2%)	110 (18.7%)	253 (43.1%)	146 (24.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	33.1	820^th of 1234 public high schools	33.5%		32.2	834^th of 1242 public high schools	32.9%	14	25.5	47.0	82.1	4.9	22.5	75.3	18.3	21.1	74.6	30.1	64.4	15.4	41.1							$28,540	$2,070	$26,470
Forest Hills High School	Public	9-12	67-01 110th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 268-3137	3,394	221	15.3	72.6%	802 (23.6%)	242 (7.1%)	1,387 (40.9%)	847 (25.0%)	25 (0.7%)	13 (0.4%)	76 (2.2%)	46.1	697^th of 1234 public high schools	43.5%		44.5	711^th of 1242 public high schools	42.8%	14	64.4	74.0	77.6	23.5	16.7	76.7	39.9	53.2	70.1	44.6	64.5	50.9	41.1							$24,795	$1,985	$22,810
North Queens Community High School	Public	9-12	141-25 77th Rd	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 380-1650	117	13	8.6	87.2%	6 (5.1%)	22 (18.8%)	67 (57.3%)	20 (17.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	1055^th of 1234 public high schools	14.5%		16.3	1037^th of 1242 public high schools	16.5%	18			45.5			61.3	18.2		54.2	15.9	71.4									$32,061	$2,073	$29,988
Queens School Of Inquiry (The)	Public	6-12	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 380-6929	593	47	12.7	65.9%	101 (17.0%)	82 (13.8%)	194 (32.7%)	194 (32.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	38.8	765^th of 1234 public high schools	38.0%		29.3	860^th of 1242 public high schools	30.8%	95	26.7	57.8	67.0			75.3	36.0		43.4	71.2	64.9	39.7		54.0	52.0	64.5	42.1	43.2		$32,155	$2,028	$30,126
Flushing International High School	Public	9-12	144-80 Barclay Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 463-2348	390	30	12.8	89.2%	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	261 (66.9%)	118 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	40.2	746^th of 1234 public high schools	39.5%		35.8	794^th of 1242 public high schools	36.1%	48		75.0	60.9							68.7										$32,504	$2,894	$29,610
High School For Arts And Business	Public	9-12	105-25 Horace Harding Expw	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-8383	721	52	13.9	87.4%	37 (5.1%)	36 (5.0%)	568 (78.8%)	68 (9.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	54.5	590^th of 1234 public high schools	52.2%		45.1	706^th of 1242 public high schools	43.2%	116	22.4	93.9	75.2	50.8	15.4	97.7	51.4	3.6	98.7	81.6	43.7	58.9	50.3							$28,504	$2,290	$26,215
Francis Lewis High School	Public	9-12	58-20 Utopia Pky	Fresh Meadows	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 281-8200	4,573	246	18.5	71.4%	455 (9.9%)	158 (3.5%)	949 (20.8%)	2,930 (64.1%)	16 (0.3%)	12 (0.3%)	53 (1.2%)	71.5	302^nd of 1234 public high schools	75.5%		71.9	314^th of 1242 public high schools	74.7%	12	85.5	97.5	76.0	38.0		86.8	36.9	82.1	85.7	84.3	71.7	79.3	60.1							$24,176	$2,124	$22,053

Frequently Asked Questions about John Bowne High School

What is the racial makeup of John Bowne High School?

Students at John Bowne High School are 52% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into John Bowne High School?

John Bowne High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ps 120
Elementary : Ps 219 Paul Klapper

What district is John Bowne High School in?

New York City Geographic District #25

Is John Bowne High School a good school?

John Bowne High School ranks 850^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Bowne High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,778 students attended John Bowne High School.

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