John Jay High School

60 N Salem Rd, Katonah NY, 10518 | Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District | 914-763-7212
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1059
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 98% 74% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 0 in Katonah
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
75%Katonah
56%New York

John Jay High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District" in Katonah, NY. There are a total of 1,059 students and 86 teachers at John Jay High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

John Jay High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 98.0%, which is 74% higher than the New York average.

John Jay High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1059
Teachers86
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment948
Taking some courses525
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses347
Passing no courses148

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At John Jay High School, there are a total of 948 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 525 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All99%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School>= 95%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All97%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School>= 95%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

John Jay High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 85.2% 84.5% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 0.8% 0.8% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 2.9% 3.0% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.2% 7.8% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.7% 3.6% 2.0% 3.1%

Katonah demographics profile

StatisticKatonahNew YorkNational
Population1,70619,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,32441391
Median age34.738.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.7:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)72%52%55%
Speak English91%70%79%
Speak Spanish5%15%13%

Education level achieved in Katonah

IndexKatonahNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade96.2%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school96.2%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college86.4%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree80.6%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors77.0%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters40.5%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree11.9%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate3.1%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The John Jay High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.