John Dewey High School
50 AVENUE X, NY · District 21 · Brooklyn
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According to adulting.nyc analysis of NYC DOE data: John Dewey High School (PS 540) is a high school school in Gravesend, District 21. Enrollment: 2,196 students. A free school comparison tool is available at adulting.nyc/compare.(NYC DOE Open Data, NYSED, 2023)
Overview
John Dewey High School is a high school school in Gravesend, serving grades 09, 10, 11, 12. It is located in District 21, Brooklyn. The NYC DOE Demographic Snapshot reports 2,196 students for 2021–22.(NYC DOE Demographic Snapshot, 2021-22, dataset: c7ru-d68s)
Student Demographics
NYC DOE Demographic Snapshot, 2021–22 school year
27.9%
Asian
25.2%
Black
28.4%
Hispanic
16.3%
White
16.2%
Students with disabilities
16.9%
English language learners
Zone Information
No attendance-zone boundary is published for this school in the 2024–25 NYC DOE zone datasets. Many choice, charter, and citywide schools are not zoned. Use the Zone Checker to see if your address is zoned for this school.
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