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Jamaica High School

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Public Grades 9-12
60
Students ?
8.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
65%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 167-01 Gothic Dr
       Jamaica, NY  11432

(718) 739-5942

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Racial breakdown:

African American:
40.0%
Asian:
35.0%
Hispanic:
23.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2005 → 1st in 2014
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 75% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2005
!Living Environment scores 53 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2013-2014) ?
This school38%
District avg76%
New York avg75%
Not ranked this year
Jamaica High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
373rd of 874New York City Geographic District #28 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20142.11227 of 12370.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20139.91073 of 121711.8%★☆☆☆☆
20124.51152 of 11983.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201117.8994 of 116514.7%★☆☆☆☆
201022.6899 of 111719.5%★☆☆☆☆
200921.4876 of 108619.3%★☆☆☆☆
200818.4873 of 102715.0%★☆☆☆☆
200723.1813 of 100218.9%★☆☆☆☆
200623.4789 of 98620.0%★☆☆☆☆
200527.1743 of 93520.5%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs New York (2013-2014) ?
English52%-30 vs state
U.S. History and Govt41%-38 vs state
Integrated Algebra36%-36 vs state
Living Environment25%-53 vs state
Global History and Geography14%-52 vs state

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In the 2013-14 school year, 60 students attended Jamaica High School.

Students at Jamaica High School are 40% African American, 35% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.


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