John Dewey High School
Phone: (718) 373-6400
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- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: 9th - 12th
- School Location: A Large City
Brief Description
- John Dewey High School serves 9th through 12th Grade Students From The City Of Brooklyn, Which Is Part Of Kings County. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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Overall Rating 
3 Rating(s) Submitted
- Reviewed by a Student on January 08, 2009
(Rating: 1 / 5) Report As Inappropriate 
- This school is absolutely terrible. Because of how bad it is, I'm begging my mom to transfer me. I'm already a sophomore, yet I feel as if every day is my first day there.
Pros:
- A lot of interesting classes to take
- Resource centers are available for all subjects
Cons:
- The school looks bland and boring: beige tile walls, beige tile ceiling, beige tile floors, dusty pink doors =(
- Some of the teachers curse a lot (to the students and during lessons)
- There's no decent food so every other time I have to buy fries from the snack line
- Too many fights and gun incidents
- When you look out the window in the even room numbers (rooms 200, 202, 300, etc. you see three brick walls with windows in front of you -- it feels like you're in a prison yard, especially because it's surrounded by a ten foot chain-link fence
- Security "flirts" with the students
- Too many non-English speakers so it's hard to make friends
- Teachers do not feel as if they even want to teach -- they don't encourage the students enough
- Grading system is ridiculous and vague, so it's hard to tell how well you are actually doing:
ME = 90-100
M= 75-89
MC= 65-74
R=
- Reviewed by a Student on June 22, 2009
(Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate - KEWL SKEWL
- Reviewed by a Teacher on October 26, 2009
(Rating: 4 / 5) Report As Inappropriate - I enjoy the students here. They are truly a great diverse group. We have mostly really good kids with lots of interesting classes to take.
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School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- June 19
- (12:00 P.M.) Regents Exams (Flag )
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 14
- (7:00 P.M.) Pta Meeting (Flag )
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- 9th Grade: 1136
- 10th Grade: 930
- 11th Grade: 550
- 12th Grade: 393
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- American Indian: 9
- Asian: 1041
- Hispanic: 615
- Black: 971
- White: 550
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 1504
- Female: 1682
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 87.6%
- All Brooklyn Schools: 72.7%
- All New York Schools: 43.7%
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School Information
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Private - Number of Students: 3,186
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 147
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 21.7:1
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