Jamaica High School
167 01 Gothic Dr
Jamaica NY, 11432, Queens County
Phone: 718-739-5942
Ranking: (905 out of 989, bottom 8%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 7 | 24 | 29 | 50 | 74 | 83 | 98 | |||||||
Total Students: | 60 | 252 | 553 | 1,184 | 1,478 | 1,507 | 1,804 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 3 | 5.0% | 9 | 3.6% | 68 | 12.3% | 301 | 25.4% | 519 | 35.1% | 422 | 28.0% | 545 | 30.2% |
Grade 10: | 8 | 13.3% | 46 | 18.3% | 161 | 29.1% | 397 | 33.5% | 410 | 27.7% | 481 | 31.9% | 533 | 29.5% |
Grade 11: | 3 | 5.0% | 47 | 18.7% | 159 | 28.8% | 245 | 20.7% | 255 | 17.3% | 313 | 20.8% | 392 | 21.7% |
Grade 12: | 46 | 76.7% | 150 | 59.5% | 164 | 29.7% | 239 | 20.2% | 187 | 12.7% | 191 | 12.7% | 220 | 12.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 107 | 7.2% | 100 | 6.6% | 114 | 6.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 28 | 46.7% | 152 | 60.3% | 327 | 59.1% | 675 | 57.0% | 791 | 53.5% | 761 | 50.5% | 934 | 51.8% |
Female: | 32 | 53.3% | 100 | 39.7% | 226 | 40.9% | 509 | 43.0% | 679 | 45.9% | 738 | 49.0% | 866 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 9 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.2% | 13 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 21 | 35.0% | 86 | 34.1% | 166 | 30.0% | 349 | 29.5% | 356 | 24.1% | 343 | 22.8% | 345 | 19.1% |
Hispanic: | 14 | 23.3% | 53 | 21.0% | 144 | 26.0% | 245 | 20.7% | 281 | 19.0% | 272 | 18.0% | 314 | 17.4% |
Black: | 24 | 40.0% | 105 | 41.7% | 229 | 41.4% | 578 | 48.8% | 810 | 54.8% | 881 | 58.5% | 1,112 | 61.6% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.8% | 22 | 1.5% | 8 | 0.5% | 20 | 1.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 60.0% | 175 | 69.4% | 331 | 59.9% | 645 | 54.5% | NA | NA | 569 | 37.8% | 348 | 19.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 5.0% | 12 | 4.8% | 20 | 3.6% | 44 | 3.7% | NA | NA | 86 | 5.7% | 18 | 1.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.57 | 10.50 | 19.20 | 23.51 | 19.97 | 18.10 | 18.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 33% | 56% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 40% | 55% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 14% | 59% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 59% | 65% | 73% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 39% | 60% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 36% | 60% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 33% | 64% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 38% | 65% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 34% | 67% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 33% | 67% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 33% | 46% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 33% | 49% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 29% | 56% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 13% | 42% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 14% | 44% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 18% | 49% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 9% | 52% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 11% | 59% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 56% | 72% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 58% | 72% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 53% | 66% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 57% | 71% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 57% | 74% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 65% | 76% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 61% | 80% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 50% | 76% | 82% |
2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 97% |
2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 90% | 96% | 97% |
2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 91% | 97% | 98% |
2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 88% | 97% | 97% |
2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 97% |
2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 94% |
2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 95% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 43% | 60% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 38% | 61% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 18% | 63% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 57% | 67% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 51% | 60% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 57% | 58% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 52% | 62% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 62% | 65% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 58% | 63% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 54% | 71% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 41% | 72% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 46% | 64% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 45% | 66% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 41% | 64% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 37% | 70% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 58% | 62% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 57% | 64% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 50% | 64% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 48% | 57% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 56% | 66% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 58% | 67% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 46% | 73% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 43% | 69% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 69% | 75% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 54% | 69% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 52% | 70% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 45% | 65% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 35% | 46% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 41% | 64% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 48% | 61% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 58% | 66% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 51% | 65% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 39% | 64% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 6% | 29% | 61% |
2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 68% | 63% | 81% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 84% | 68% | 80% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 62% | 66% | 79% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 52% | 56% | 77% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 37% | 58% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 48% | 62% | 82% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 32% | 66% | 79% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 98% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 92% | 95% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 68% | 76% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 73% | 78% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 73% | 72% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 79% | 77% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 74% | 78% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 84% | 83% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 62% | 85% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 56% | 77% | 79% |
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* Jamaica High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.