Is James Madison High School a good school?

James Madison High School ranks 665 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James Madison High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 3,766 students attended James Madison High School.

What is the racial makeup of James Madison High School?

Students at James Madison High School are 51% White, 19% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into James Madison High School?

James Madison High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Ps 222 Katherine R Snyder Elementary : Ps 255 Barbara Reing School Middle : Junior High School 278 Marine Park

James Madison High School

Summary:

James Madison High School is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 3,630 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 468 out of 865 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, James Madison High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams generally below district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low in Algebra I, Chemistry, and Geometry. In comparison, nearby schools like Midwood High School and Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences tend to outperform James Madison High School academically.

The school serves a diverse student population, with significant representation of Asian, African American, and Hispanic students. It also has a relatively high percentage of English Language Learners and Special Education students, as well as a high proportion of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. While the school's performance for some subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Homeless students, is relatively strong, its overall graduation rate of 83.9-86.8% and dropout rate of 2.6-10.0% are areas of concern. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 32.6% to 39.2%, is significantly higher than the desired target.

Detail:

Public 9-12

3787 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11229-2497

(718) 758-7200

District: New York City Geographic District #22

SchoolDigger Rank:
665^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,524

Feeder schools for James Madison High School:

Elementary:	Ps 222 Katherine R Snyder
	Ps 255 Barbara Reing School
Middle:	Junior High School 278 Marine Park

Student/teacher ratio: 16.9

Number of students: 3,766

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Asian:

19.4%

Hispanic:

16.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details James Madison High School ranks worse than 53.5% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #22. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.73. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at James Madison High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at James Madison High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.1%), Asian (19.4%), Hispanic (16.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at James Madison High School is 16.9. 4 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #22 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare James Madison High School employs 221.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at James Madison High School is $13,524. 4 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #22 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

James Madison High School:

SchoolDigger ranks James Madison High School 665^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See James Madison High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #22:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #22 468^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for James Madison High School

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Rank History for all students at James Madison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	41.78	673^rd	935	28.0%
2006	44.25	659^th	986	33.2%
2007	46.33	664^th	1002	33.7%
2008	46.80	663^rd	1027	35.4%
2009	44.70	688^th	1086	36.6%
2010	43.31	720^th	1117	35.5%
2011	51.67	640^th	1165	45.1%
2012	44.78	725^th	1198	39.5%
2013	45.13	737^th	1217	39.4%
2014	37.80	791^st	1237	36.1%
2015	41.06	772^nd	1255	38.5%
2016	42.42	749^th	1255	40.3%
2017	36.65	781^st	1221	36.0%
2018	44.64	732^nd	1210	39.5%
2019	47.22	708^th	1207	41.3%
2022	39.09	725^th	1190	39.1%
2023	40.46	726^th	1228	40.9%
2024	47.73	665^th	1242	46.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at James Madison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.99	135^th	546	75.3%
2019	62.22	152^nd	565	73.1%
2022	58.28	139^th	481	71.1%
2023	58.10	170^th	583	70.8%
2024	64.41	144^th	637	77.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at James Madison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.92	495^th	1095	54.8%
2019	46.60	564^th	1132	50.2%
2022	34.96	651^st	1038	37.3%
2023	46.26	529^th	1130	53.2%
2024	53.49	431^st	1144	62.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at James Madison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.44	628^th	1154	45.6%
2019	50.05	603^rd	1179	48.9%
2022	39.76	681^st	1101	38.1%
2023	40.15	694^th	1155	39.9%
2024	48.08	576^th	1170	50.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at James Madison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.13	116^th	498	76.7%
2019	60.92	153^rd	493	69.0%
2022	60.89	91^st	389	76.6%
2023	52.93	187^th	531	64.8%
2024	59.08	158^th	564	72.0%

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Rank History for Female students at James Madison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.76	696^th	1176	40.8%
2019	48.61	690^th	1193	42.2%
2022	39.03	726^th	1155	37.1%
2023	40.08	732^nd	1197	38.8%
2024	49.01	650^th	1219	46.7%

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Rank History for Male students at James Madison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.70	726^th	1176	38.3%
2019	45.82	696^th	1190	41.5%
2022	38.25	710^th	1154	38.5%
2023	41.42	698^th	1191	41.4%
2024	46.81	663^rd	1211	45.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at James Madison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.78	292^nd	426	31.5%
2019	42.62	298^th	447	33.3%
2022	24.56	313^th	386	18.9%
2023	28.18	328^th	424	22.6%
2024	37.24	292^nd	426	31.5%

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Rank History for African American students at James Madison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.28	256^th	679	62.3%
2019	56.56	265^th	686	61.4%
2022	46.96	278^th	593	53.1%
2023	52.74	263^rd	671	60.8%
2024	59.15	229^th	690	66.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at James Madison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.33	411^th	791	48.0%
2019	48.88	387^th	815	52.5%
2022	44.31	399^th	760	47.5%
2023	43.33	434^th	851	49.0%
2024	42.61	454^th	865	47.5%

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Rank History for White students at James Madison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.46	636^th	765	16.9%
2019	28.96	653^rd	793	17.7%
2022	20.99	645^th	738	12.6%
2023	19.23	681^st	776	12.2%
2024	28.52	612^th	781	21.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Amazing school! Has the best programs available in all of Brooklyn. Honors and AP classes are the best. As a student, I was able to grow and connect to others and as an individual. Close Quote

Enrollment information for James Madison High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1160	911	188	281	8	n/a	n/a	0	2548
1990	1237	845	173	281	6	n/a	n/a	0	2542
1991	1311	838	190	306	3	n/a	n/a	0	2648
1992	1388	878	247	328	5	n/a	n/a	0	2846
1993	1584	949	267	348	3	n/a	n/a	0	3151
1994	1698	902	315	340	5	n/a	n/a	0	3260
1995	2115	776	403	365	9	n/a	n/a	0	3668
1996	2115	776	403	365	9	n/a	n/a	0	3668
1997	2235	791	412	382	8	n/a	n/a	0	3828
1998	2233	723	409	362	14	n/a	n/a	0	3741
1999	2213	653	385	336	13	n/a	n/a	0	3600
2000	2323	591	407	349	13	n/a	n/a	0	3683
2001	2376	547	461	381	9	n/a	n/a	0	3774
2002	2389	637	533	411	8	n/a	n/a	0	3978
2003	2389	637	533	411	8	n/a	n/a	0	3978
2004	2408	746	602	449	7	n/a	n/a	0	4212
2005	2253	921	661	500	9	n/a	n/a	0	4344
2006	2077	955	655	527	9	n/a	n/a	0	4223
2007	1912	1150	692	601	7	n/a	n/a	0	4362
2008	1629	1037	617	570	5	n/a	n/a	0	3858
2009	1495	795	596	537	6	n/a	n/a	0	3429
2010	1465	740	578	516	6	n/a	n/a	0	3305
2011	1467	597	610	475	6	0	0	0	3155
2012	1419	545	642	450	6	1	0	0	3063
2013	1453	560	651	502	8	10	0	0	3184
2014	1399	538	656	486	9	0	0	0	3088
2015	1386	546	659	525	10	0	5	0	3131
2016	1429	579	655	580	12	0	6	0	3261
2017	1495	616	649	597	12	9	12	0	3390
2018	1627	620	706	643	21	14	24	0	3655
2019	1781	581	760	643	19	8	19	0	3811
2020	1826	559	758	702	26	19	14	0	3904
2021	1812	491	776	671	30	26	30	0	3836
2022	1653	407	731	608	25	22	51	0	3497
2023	1770	437	716	613	9	22	63	0	3630
2024	1923	401	731	616	14	14	66	1	3766

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at James Madison High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2548	127.6	19.9	n/a
1990	2542	131.4	19.3	n/a
1991	2648	131.6	20.1	n/a
1992	2846	129.7	21.9	n/a
1993	3151	136.7	23.1	n/a
1994	3260	141.8	23.0	n/a
1995	3668	148.1	24.8	n/a
1996	3668	148.1	24.8	n/a
1997	3828	160.3	23.9	26
1998	3741	170.8	21.9	22.5
1999	3600	169.3	21.3	25.9
2000	3683	166.2	22.2	27.2
2001	3774	173.7	21.7	22.6
2002	3978	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	3978	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	4212	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	4344	n/a	n/a	0
2006	4223	203.0	20.8	36.6
2007	4362	195.4	22.3	34.6
2008	3858	194.0	19.9	33.3
2009	3429	167.5	20.5	47.5
2010	3305	152.1	21.7	n/a
2011	3155	140.2	22.5	66.4
2012	3063	140.6	21.7	67
2013	3184	148.9	21.3	7.9
2014	3088	142.5	21.6	60.1
2015	3131	137.0	22.8	61.2
2016	3261	148.0	22.0	75.9
2017	3390	173.5	19.5	77.1
2018	3655	192.3	19.0	76.9
2019	3811	195.3	19.5	74.4
2020	3904	236.3	16.5	73.9
2021	3836	214.5	17.8	76.9
2022	3497	220.8	15.8	72.9
2023	3630	211.6	17.1	72.6
2024	3766	221.7	16.9	72.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio James Madison High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2548	127.6	19.9	n/a
1990	2542	131.4	19.3	n/a
1991	2648	131.6	20.1	n/a
1992	2846	129.7	21.9	n/a
1993	3151	136.7	23.1	n/a
1994	3260	141.8	23.0	n/a
1995	3668	148.1	24.8	n/a
1996	3668	148.1	24.8	n/a
1997	3828	160.3	23.9	26
1998	3741	170.8	21.9	22.5
1999	3600	169.3	21.3	25.9
2000	3683	166.2	22.2	27.2
2001	3774	173.7	21.7	22.6
2002	3978	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	3978	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	4212	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	4344	n/a	n/a	0
2006	4223	203.0	20.8	36.6
2007	4362	195.4	22.3	34.6
2008	3858	194.0	19.9	33.3
2009	3429	167.5	20.5	47.5
2010	3305	152.1	21.7	n/a
2011	3155	140.2	22.5	66.4
2012	3063	140.6	21.7	67
2013	3184	148.9	21.3	7.9
2014	3088	142.5	21.6	60.1
2015	3131	137.0	22.8	61.2
2016	3261	148.0	22.0	75.9
2017	3390	173.5	19.5	77.1
2018	3655	192.3	19.0	76.9
2019	3811	195.3	19.5	74.4
2020	3904	236.3	16.5	73.9
2021	3836	214.5	17.8	76.9
2022	3497	220.8	15.8	72.9
2023	3630	211.6	17.1	72.6
2024	3766	221.7	16.9	72.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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