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John Jay School For Law

Public Grades 9-12

960^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 22% of New York high schools

Summary

John Jay School For Law is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 449 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #15, which is ranked 401 out of 874 districts in the state.

Despite the school's efforts, John Jay School For Law has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, receiving a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with low rankings for female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learners and Special Education students. Interestingly, the school's performance for homeless students has shown improvement in recent years.

Academically, John Jay School For Law lags behind the district and state averages on Regents exams, particularly in subjects like math, science, and social studies. The school's 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 75.5% to 84.4%, is also below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate is higher. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, which is a significant concern. Nearby schools, such as Brooklyn High School of the Arts, Park Slope Collegiate, and Millennium Brooklyn High School, generally outperform John Jay School For Law across various metrics.

450

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,337

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

237 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215

(718) 832-4250

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.0%

Hispanic:

38.4%

Asian:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg56%

New York avg66%

960^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 13High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #15

401^st of 874New York City Geographic District #15 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	22.1	960 of 1234	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	902 of 1242	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	823 of 1228	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	964 of 1190	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	919 of 1207	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1049 of 1210	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	946 of 1221	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	1002 of 1255	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	1016 of 1255	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.8	818 of 1237	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.8	875 of 1217	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.4	948 of 1198	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	952 of 1165	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	988 of 1117	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	912 of 1086	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	941 of 1027	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	910 of 1002	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	893 of 986	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.7	911 of 935	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	439 of 713	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	433 of 690	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	343 of 671	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	453 of 593	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	387 of 686	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	558 of 679	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	299 of 413	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	355 of 426	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	296 of 424	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	371 of 669	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	470 of 637	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	398 of 583	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.5	559 of 565	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	443 of 546	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	961 of 1206	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	861 of 1219	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	830 of 1197	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	965 of 1155	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	929 of 1193	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1049 of 1176	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	603 of 885	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	532 of 865	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	471 of 851	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	564 of 760	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	656 of 815	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	574 of 791	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	372 of 607	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	246 of 564	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	180 of 531	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.6	336 of 389	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.0	128 of 493	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	34.8	333 of 498	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	934 of 1179	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	885 of 1170	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	786 of 1155	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.7	977 of 1101	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	876 of 1179	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1023 of 1154	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	926 of 1201	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	941 of 1211	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	791 of 1191	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	938 of 1154	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	920 of 1190	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1048 of 1176	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	569 of 1149	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	735 of 1144	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	649 of 1130	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	608 of 1038	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1027 of 1132	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	910 of 1095	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	738 of 788	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	706 of 781	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government72%-3 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts56%-19 vs state

Global History and Geography54%-22 vs state

Living Environment53%-4 vs state

Algebra I45%-11 vs state

Life Science Biology42%-17 vs state

Common Core Algebra II27%-48 vs state

Geometry23%-36 vs state

Chemistry9%-56 vs state

Common Core Geometry7%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 24, 2019

I am a parent of a former student, also, not the distant past an educator. The school is proficient. However, it is the individual student and parent responsibility to be engaged in school dynamics. Respect, manners and self discipline goes along way and If both students and their parents adhered the results would be much better. Close Quote

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Jay School For Law	Public	9-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4250	450	33	13.7	85.3%	26 (5.8%)	207 (46.0%)	173 (38.4%)	31 (6.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	22.1	960^th of 1234 public high schools	22.2%		25.5	902^nd of 1242 public high schools	27.4%	58	8.6	26.9	56.3	7.1		53.5	52.8		72.2	44.9	41.5	23.5							$28,337	$3,171	$25,167
Park Slope Collegiate	Public	6-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4300	512	53	9.5	69.5%	66 (12.9%)	146 (28.5%)	236 (46.1%)	28 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.5%)	22.9	952^nd of 1234 public high schools	22.9%		26.6	890^th of 1242 public high schools	28.3%	62	10.0	44.0	81.9	14.3		61.6	18.5		51.5	32.7	43.8	17.1		59.0	72.2	53.5	40.5	73.7	$32,604	$2,400	$30,205
Cyberarts Studio Academy	Public	9-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4201	264	30	8.9	86.0%	21 (8.0%)	61 (23.1%)	149 (56.4%)	19 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	30.6	852^nd of 1234 public high schools	31.0%		19.2	993^rd of 1242 public high schools	20.0%	141	77.8	71.4	63.8	37.5		57.4	33.9		71.8	36.8	52.9	26.7	75.0						$36,628	$3,175	$33,453
Millennium Brooklyn High School	Public	9-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 832-4333	682	59	11.4	57.5%	220 (32.3%)	122 (17.9%)	120 (17.6%)	176 (25.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.9%)	82.7	93^rd of 1234 public high schools	92.5%		79.8	132^nd of 1242 public high schools	89.4%	39	79.5	81.9	98.9	77.8		100.0	92.3	55.3	90.0	92.9	93.8	88.8	96.3						$31,076	$1,243	$29,833
Clara Barton High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	901 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 636-4900	1,325	101	13.1	82.9%	31 (2.3%)	1,076 (81.2%)	131 (9.9%)	17 (1.3%)	25 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	41 (3.1%)	25.9	913^th of 1234 public high schools	26.0%		16	1043^rd of 1242 public high schools	16.0%	130	38.1	14.4	72.4		38.9	62.9	43.7		60.0	33.2	38.2	11.8	40.0						$30,443	$2,844	$27,599
Brooklyn School For Music & Theater	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6250	202	24	8.3	81.2%	6 (3.0%)	149 (73.8%)	40 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	1163^rd of 1234 public high schools	5.8%		11.3	1120^th of 1242 public high schools	9.8%	43	5.4	40.0	50.0			50.8	25.0		50.9	9.6	22.2	15.5							$37,527	$3,604	$33,924
Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6363	245	18	13.8	82.0%	8 (3.3%)	180 (73.5%)	38 (15.5%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	20.1	984^th of 1234 public high schools	20.3%		32.6	827^th of 1242 public high schools	33.4%	157		17.1	56.3			61.5	44.9	7.7	60.3	43.7	41.7	5.3							$32,917	$3,233	$29,684
International High School At Prospect Heights	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6333	303	26	11.6	97.4%	15 (5.0%)	60 (19.8%)	167 (55.1%)	11 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	46 (15.2%)								(n/a)			51.1							30.4									$33,459	$3,250	$30,209
High School For Global Citizenship (The)	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6300	213	20	10.5	93.4%	5 (2.3%)	147 (69.0%)	50 (23.5%)	8 (3.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18.6	1001^st of 1234 public high schools	18.9%		7.4	1179^th of 1242 public high schools	5.1%	178		33.3	48.1	4.9	15.4	62.5	30.0		41.9	51.5	51.0	31.3	40.0						$37,729	$3,437	$34,292
Brooklyn High School Of The Arts	Public	9-12	345 Dean St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 855-2412	890	65	13.6	66.6%	121 (13.6%)	408 (45.8%)	264 (29.7%)	32 (3.6%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (6.3%)	47.9	674^th of 1234 public high schools	45.4%		43.2	723^rd of 1242 public high schools	41.8%	49	27.2	53.0	80.5	10.6	4.2	87.0	31.5		81.0	45.2	51.6	42.9	66.7						$27,190	$2,208	$24,982

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