John Adams High School (New York City) - Academics

Academics

  • Grade levels: 9 to 12
  • Class size: ~25-90 as of 2006-2007.
  • Enrollment: 3247 as of 2009-2010
  • Ethnicity:
    • 15% White 22% Black 47% Hispanic 16% Asian/Pacific Islander.
  • Gender %: 52.8 Male, 47.2 Female
  • Attendance: 35%
  • Graduation rate: ~5% as of 2009-2010.
  • 7-year graduation rate: ~9% as of 2009-2010.
  • College admissions: Very Poor
  • Current School Grade: Johns Adams recently received a from the Board of Education. - 2009-2010.
  • John Adams is a large traditional High School, offering students a broad range of courses. John Adams Is a school for children with below average permormance levels and for children who are usually unable to perform well at other highschools throughout the five boroughs. It's reading and math level are 3 years behind normal schools and the work given was found by the Nyc Board Of Education Vice President Mark Edwards as quote "Not challenging, let's children get an easy pass and sets them up for failure past highschool whether in post-education or in the real world". John Adams had made an attempt to up the ante with the difficulty of work they provide but they still believe they are doing a favor by catering to the to the needs of the very low skill level students that attend.

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