JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL

JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL is one of the middle-of-the-pack four-year high schools in CROSS RIVER, New York, part of KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 912 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 2,785 students overall.

In terms of who attends, JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL logs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.0%, the actual is 86.4%, a residual of +14.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Westchester County) shows that median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 73.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,059 (now 912). White enrollment moved from 83% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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