John Marshall High School (New York)
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John Marshall High School is located on 180 Ridgeway Ave in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

 located near Kodak Park.

The school was opened in 1936 and the school population was made up of a white population. The school's population is now mostly African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

. It is home to a law academy and video classes, amongst many other activities.

In 2008, the school was cited due to its "high exposure to toxic chemicals."

This school is unrelated to the John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minnesota.

Demographics

  • Hispanic 11.3%
  • White 7.3%
  • African American 80.1%
  • Asian 0.1%
  • Native American 0.4%


John Marshall High School's free/reduced lunch rate is 74% of the students.

Facilities

It has the "Jurist" room, which is its own business of foods. The school also has 2 gyms (a large and small one), 1 large auditorium, 4 floors, a football field, two diamonds used for baseball and softball, a track and a swimming pool. It also has its own health clinic within the school that students and teachers can use.

Extra-curricular

It has after programs such as the Mock trial team, a FIRST
First
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 robotics team , chess, masterminds, JROTC and sport teams. The major programs are football, basketball, track and field, wrestling, baseball, and softball. The school is widely known for its critically acclaimed steel drum band, "Urban Steel" led by Mary Taylor, the school's beloved music teacher.

For many years, the JMHS swim team held the US record for consecutive wins, well over 100 meets in a row.

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