John Adams High School (27Q480) 
101-01 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens, NY 11417, Queens
Phone: 718-322-0500
Hours: 8:15am - 2:29pm
School Website: https://www.Johnadamsnyc.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/27Q480/
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School Leader: Pedro Cubero (pcubero@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Warren Kaufman (wkaufman@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Usri Paul (upaul2@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: David Gega (dgega@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Jennifer Marsella (jmarsel2@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Cynthia Morisset (cmorisset@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Anamaria Castro (acastro42@schools.nyc.gov)
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About
John Adams High School is proud to offer several nationally renowned programs. John Adams believes for students to perform successfully, they need both a rigorous academic curriculum and safe environment. John Adams High School offers a world renowned International Baccalaureate (IB) program, screened STEM, Future Educator and Pre-med programs. Our students have the opportunity to participate in thirty-one sports teams, over twenty Advanced Placement (AP) and College Now classes We have credit-based early college partnerships with St. Johns University, SUNY Farmingdale, CUNY York college CUNY Brooklyn and CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. John Adams has invested in state of the art career based classrooms in all small learning communities. The school has a new court room for the law academy, Zspace lab and medical training facility for premed, new graphic design art room, Virtual/Augmented reality hardware & software for our STEM/Premed Academy. John Adams also offers the Culinary Arts, Hydroponics, Airforce JROTC, Robotics, life guard certification, Mock Trial and Virtual Enterprise. Come to our open houses to see it for yourself!
School Budget: View financial budget
Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 84%
Academic Highlights: Partners include: SUNY FARMINGDALE, CUNY YORK COLLEGE, BMCC, BROOKLYN COLLEGE, SCHOOL OF LAW AND LABOR STUDIES, ST. JOHNS UNIVERSITY ,AIRFORCE JROTC AND DJI DRONE PROGRAM, CTE program(s): Entrepreneurship, International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, FutureReadyNYC: Teaching & Training (P-12 Teacher)
Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Trips, Community School, Community Service Expected, Dress Code, Extended Day, Extended Year, FutureReadyNYC School, Health Center, Internship Expected, Internships Available, Multi-Session School, Online Grading System, Orientation, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 2 SWD Applicants Per Seat, Saturday Programs, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Bridge, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation, Weekend Programs
English Language Learner Programs: Transitional Bilingual Education: Bengali, Spanish
School Features:
CTE Endorsement
Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Bilingual Guidance Counselors
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
Program Details
Humanities & Interdisciplinary, Law & Government
The Justice, Law, and International Studies Academy offers a comprehensive look at the United States Legal System on a Federal and Local level through an 8-course CTE-style curriculum provided by the Justice Resource Center of NYC. The curriculum includes: Intro to Law, Criminology, Criminal Justice, Mock Trial, Constitutional Law, Legal Research, and Financial Literacy. The program also offers a variety of opportunities for students interested in pursuing a career in the legal world including: Moot Court and Mock Trial competition teams, internships with various law firms around the city, visits to Federal Court proceedings, plus after school programs and classroom visits from the Queens District AttorneyâÂÂs Office. In addition to the curriculum and opportunities, the Justice, Law, and International Studies Academy now offers a 4 course, 12 credit College Now Program from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies taught at John Adams High School by actual college professors, joining the school-wide effort to push the college preparatory initiative for all students.
10th Grade seats available
- (Group 1) New York City residents
School Student & Admissions Statistics
Total Offers
This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)
4-Year College 36.60%
Other Postsecondary 1.60%
Vocational Program 1.10%
Unknown 41.30%
School Demographics (2023-24)
Female 48.50%
Black 22.40%
Hispanic 39.00%
White 3.70%
Other 5.60%
Black 7.60%
Hispanic 24.40%
White 46.50%
Other 5.20%
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
IEP Statistics (2023-24)
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources
Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)
| Program | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
| Integrated Co-Teaching Services | 202 (100%) | <=5 (?) | <=5 (?) |
| SETSS | 20 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Special Class | 110 (93%) | 8 (7%) | 0 (0%) |
| Service | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
| Counseling Services | 78 (92%) | N/A (N/A) | 7 (8%) |
| Counseling Services Bilingual | <=5 (?) | 0 (0%) | <=5 (?) |
| Hearing Education Services | <=5 (100%) | N/A (N/A) | 0 (0%) |
| Occupational Therapy | >5 (89%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (11%) |
| Physical Therapy | <=5 (100%) | N/A (N/A) | 0 (0%) |
| Speech-Language Therapy | >5 (99%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (1%) |
| Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual | <=5 (?) | 9 (90%) | <=5 (?) |
| Transportation | Number Receiving |
| Curb to School | 30 (94%) |
| Stop to School | <=5 (?) |
| Unassigned | <=5 (?) |
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports
ELL Performance (2023-24)
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources
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