John Adams High School (Queens)

John Adams High School
Address
Map
101-01 Rockaway Blvd

Ozone Park, Queens
,
New York
11417

United States
Coordinates40°40′44″N 73°50′13″W / 40.67889°N 73.83694°W / 40.67889; -73.83694
Information
TypePublic
Established1927
School districtNew York City Department of Education
School numberQ480
NCES School ID360012302013[1]
PrincipalDaniel Scanlon
Teaching staff173.54 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,366 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.63[1]
CampusCity: Large
Color(s)Blue and White
   
MascotSpartans
NicknameAdams
NewspaperThe Campus
YearbookThe Clipper
Websitewww.johnadamsnyc.org

John Adams High School (H.S. 480; often referred to locally as John Adams) is a public high school in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, New York City, New York, United States. Planning for the school began in 1927[2] and classes commenced in September 1930.[3] At around the same time the city built several other high schools from the same plans, including Samuel J. Tilden High School, Far Rockaway High School, Abraham Lincoln High School, Bayside High School, and Grover Cleveland High School.

As of the 2022-23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,366 students and 173.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6:1.[1] There were 1,764 students eligible for free lunch and 73 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL (360012302013)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "17 Buildings Voted by Education Board" (PDF). New York Times. February 10, 1927. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "City Speeds Work On 51 New Schools" (PDF). New York Times. August 6, 1930. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "High School Directory Entry: John Adams High School". New York City Department of Education. 2006. Retrieved June 20, 2008.