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John Jay High School

Public Grades 9-12

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 92% of New York high schools

Summary

John Jay High School is a public high school located in Cross River, NY, serving 888 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District, which is ranked 89 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Jay High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 30-98 over the past 10 years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating excellent academic performance. The school excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking highly for female students (top 5%), Asian students (top 5%), white students (top 10%), Hispanic students (top 15%), multi-racial students (top 15%), special education students (top 5%), and low socioeconomic status students (top 5%). John Jay High School has an impressive 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 98.5% over the past few years, and a very low dropout rate, typically 0% or 4.5%.

John Jay High School outperforms most of the nearby high schools in the region, including Brewster High School, Lakeland High School, Carmel High School, Mahopac High School, and Fox Lane High School, in terms of academic rankings, test scores, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The school's high per-student spending of $45,597 in 2023-2024 and low student-teacher ratio of 10.7 likely contribute to its strong academic performance.

912

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,853

Per pupil spending ?

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 N Salem Rd
Cross River, NY 10518-1104

(914) 763-7212

District: Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District

Feeder schools for John Jay High School:

Elementary:	Increase Miller Elementary School
	Katonah Elementary School
	Meadow Pond Elementary School
Middle:	John Jay Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2014 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (89% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New York high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg89%

New York avg67%

98^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 874Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District 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	82.5	98 of 1234	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	48 of 1242	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	64 of 1228	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	51 of 1190	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	76 of 1207	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	68 of 1210	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	30 of 1221	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	83.9	43 of 1255	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	72.8	178 of 1255	85.8%	★★★★☆
2014	73.3	174 of 1237	85.9%	★★★★☆
2013	82.2	42 of 1217	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	72.9	241 of 1198	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	23 of 1165	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	79.8	28 of 1117	97.5%	★★★★★
2009	78.9	24 of 1086	97.8%	★★★★★
2008	78.4	27 of 1027	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	78.7	22 of 1002	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	75.7	70 of 986	92.9%	★★★★★
2005	77.3	40 of 935	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	80.6	19 of 426	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	83.4	58 of 1219	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	63 of 1197	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	64 of 1155	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	50 of 1193	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	65 of 1176	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	111 of 885	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	84 of 865	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	87 of 851	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	98 of 760	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	80 of 815	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	52 of 791	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	411 of 1179	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	140 of 1170	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	42 of 1155	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	73 of 1101	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	55.8	503 of 1179	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.9	55 of 1154	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	143 of 1201	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	40 of 1211	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	69 of 1191	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	34 of 1154	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	99 of 1190	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	79 of 1176	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	57 of 328	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	42 of 272	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	31 of 212	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	50 of 157	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	167 of 1149	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	48 of 1144	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	55 of 1130	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	17 of 1038	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	101 of 1132	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	74 of 1095	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	105 of 788	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	55 of 781	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	68 of 776	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	49 of 738	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.7	84 of 793	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	104 of 765	86.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2024)96th percentile~ school

Female (2024)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography99%+23 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts96%+21 vs state

U.S. History and Government92%+17 vs state

Algebra I87%+31 vs state

Life Science Biology83%+25 vs state

Geometry78%+18 vs state

Earth Science74%+9 vs state

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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	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Jay High School	Public	9-12	60 N Salem Rd	Cross River	10518	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 763-7212	912	82	11.1	8.2%	687 (75.3%)	15 (1.6%)	115 (12.6%)	33 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.4%)	82.5	98^th of 1234 public high schools	92.1%		83.9	48^th of 1242 public high schools	96.1%	50			96.4		73.9	98.5			92.1	86.8	83.3	78.1								98.8	98.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.1	98.8	99.9	$44,853	$1,312	$43,540
North Salem Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	230 June Rd	North Salem	10560	Westchester County	North Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 669-5414	492	70	6.9	22.8%	326 (66.3%)	11 (2.2%)	125 (25.4%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	83.8	69^th of 1234 public high schools	94.4%		83.8	53^rd of 1242 public high schools	95.7%	16			97.1		88.7	95.5	93.1		85.9	84.4				46.0	80.4	65.7	51.7	67.9	68.6	99.0	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	99.5	99.8	$54,445	$544	$53,901
Somers Senior High School	Public	9-12	120 Primrose St	Lincolndale	10540	Westchester County	Somers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 248-8585	847	88	9.6	13.7%	655 (77.3%)	18 (2.1%)	117 (13.8%)	37 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	86.2	44^th of 1234 public high schools	96.4%		81.7	91^st of 1242 public high schools	92.7%	47	85.7		94.5			94.8	100.0		95.9	92.1	85.6		79.6							99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	$40,311	$701	$39,611
Fox Lane High School	Public	9-12	S Bedford Rd	Bedford	10506	Westchester County	Bedford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 241-6085	1,155	117	9.8	36.5%	547 (47.4%)	34 (2.9%)	491 (42.5%)	40 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.6%)	75.7	226^th of 1234 public high schools	81.7%		71.5	316^th of 1242 public high schools	74.6%	90	75.1		89.4	50.0	20.0	86.5	81.7		90.6	66.4		85.0								96.1	98.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.4	97.6	99.4	$32,578	$859	$31,719
Mahopac High School	Public	7-12	421 Baldwin Pl Rd	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 628-3256	1,255	110	11.3	23.4%	828 (66.0%)	34 (2.7%)	340 (27.1%)	28 (2.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.5%)	76.2	217^th of 1234 public high schools	82.4%		69.7	341^st of 1242 public high schools	72.5%	124	88.9	100.0	89.8	37.5	84.3	86.3	69.3		86.4	75.9		86.0								99.1	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	99.4	99.8	$32,828	$492	$32,337
Yorktown High School	Public	9-12	2727 Crompond Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	1,105	94	11.7	15.7%	777 (70.3%)	29 (2.6%)	193 (17.5%)	76 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.5%)	85.3	52^nd of 1234 public high schools	95.8%		84.1	46^th of 1242 public high schools	96.3%	6	86.1	100.0	93.0		90.3	94.2	89.5	87.9	91.5	90.0		98.5								99.5	99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.8	99.9	$33,104	$377	$32,726
Horace Greeley High School	Public	9-12	70 Roaring Brook Rd	Chappaqua	10514	Westchester County	Chappaqua Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 238-7201	1,122	106	10.5	7.0%	774 (69.0%)	10 (0.9%)	85 (7.6%)	192 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.1%)	83.8	68^th of 1234 public high schools	94.5%		85.9	31^st of 1242 public high schools	97.5%	37	95.9		93.7			96.4	56.3		78.6	42.3										99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	100.0	$39,665	$23	$39,642
Byram Hills High School	Public	9-12	12 Tripp Ln	Armonk	10504	Westchester County	Byram Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 273-9200	740	79	9.3	6.6%	591 (79.9%)	6 (0.8%)	48 (6.5%)	66 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	88.8	20^th of 1234 public high schools	98.4%		87.3	22^nd of 1242 public high schools	98.2%	2	90.7		98.3			100.0			96.0	93.6	95.3		75.3							99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.9	$45,526	$401	$45,125
Carmel High School	Public	9-12	30 Fair St	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-8441	1,299	103	12.5	35.9%	663 (51.0%)	51 (3.9%)	507 (39.0%)	25 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.8%)	69.8	339^th of 1234 public high schools	72.5%		75	240^th of 1242 public high schools	80.7%	99		100.0	88.5		83.5	79.6	71.7		86.7	66.3		85.7								99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	$35,559	$1,124	$34,434
Brewster High School	Public	9-12	50 Foggintown Rd	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 279-5051	1,076	94	11.4	38.4%	437 (40.6%)	20 (1.9%)	558 (51.9%)	26 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	48.6	660^th of 1234 public high schools	46.5%		52.3	621^st of 1242 public high schools	50.0%	39	88.2	97.6	74.0		0.0	75.5	33.8	83.3	71.8	66.2	36.4	96.9	45.4							91.9	93.5	95.9	97.1	97.3	93.6	99.8	92.9	$34,083	$987	$33,096

Frequently Asked Questions about John Jay High School

What schools feed into John Jay High School?

John Jay High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Increase Miller Elementary School
Elementary : Katonah Elementary School
Elementary : Meadow Pond Elementary School
Middle : John Jay Middle School

What is the racial makeup of John Jay High School?

Students at John Jay High School are 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend John Jay High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 912 students attended John Jay High School.

What district is John Jay High School in?

Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District

Is John Jay High School a good school?

Yes. John Jay High School ranks in the top 7.9% of New York high schools.

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