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School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) ranks 902 nd of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)?

In the 2023-24 school year, 409 students attended School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The).

What is the racial makeup of School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)?

Students at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) are 79% Hispanic, 13% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

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School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 401 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 722 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the top 40% of New York middle schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 902 out of 1,504 schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are higher than the district and state averages across most grade levels. The school also performs relatively well for its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the top 40%, top 50%, and top 35% of New York middle schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for its Special Education and Homeless student populations is more average, ranking in the middle 50% of New York middle schools.

The school outperforms the nearby Soundview Academy for Culture and Scholarship and Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein in both ELA and Math proficiency across most grade levels. However, the school's performance is more comparable to the Bronx Academy for Multi-Media and Pugsley Preparatory Academy, which are also located within the same district. The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.38% to 86.58% over the past three school years, which is consistent with the overall demographics of the Bronx and the surrounding district.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1025 Morrison Ave
Bronx, NY 10472

(718) 860-4181

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

SchoolDigger Rank:
902^nd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,338

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 409

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.0%

African American:

13.2%

Asian:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) ranks worse than 60% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 12 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.62. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (79%), African American (13.2%), Asian (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) is 11.3. 7 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) employs 35.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) is $21,338. 7 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The):

SchoolDigger ranks School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) 902^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 8:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 8 722^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

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Rank History for all students at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	25.20	863^rd	1095	21.2%
2007	17.76	931^st	1123	17.1%
2008	17.99	993^rd	1185	16.2%
2009	23.87	988^th	1224	19.3%
2010	20.09	998^th	1243	19.7%
2011	36.27	887^th	1295	31.5%
2012	46.68	796^th	1337	40.5%
2013	51.03	643^rd	1373	53.2%
2014	54.87	556^th	1401	60.3%
2015	57.05	549^th	1407	61.0%
2016	65.51	405^th	1429	71.7%
2017	67.60	397^th	1455	72.7%
2018	65.60	435^th	1438	69.7%
2019	69.57	377^th	1439	73.8%
2021	68.68	302^nd	1242	75.7%
2022	37.84	926^th	1479	37.4%
2023	41.04	906^th	1500	39.6%
2024	40.62	902^nd	1504	40.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.99	101^st	503	79.9%
2019	70.42	54^th	473	88.6%
2022	38.07	343^rd	581	41.0%
2023	52.05	183^rd	591	69.0%
2024	51.38	190^th	615	69.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.98	343^rd	1170	70.7%
2019	70.30	166^th	1139	85.4%
2022	44.69	586^th	1283	54.3%
2023	43.90	634^th	1307	51.5%
2024	41.53	687^th	1303	47.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.19	255^th	1245	79.5%
2019	75.57	225^th	1241	81.9%
2022	47.78	587^th	1306	55.1%
2023	49.45	586^th	1288	54.5%
2024	52.54	541^st	1296	58.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.78	101^st	457	77.9%
2019	82.67	27^th	392	93.1%
2022	58.57	144^th	487	70.4%
2023	38.01	353^rd	543	35.0%
2024	39.53	359^th	594	39.6%

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Rank History for Female students at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.02	436^th	1353	67.8%
2019	67.13	411^th	1370	70.0%
2022	33.03	998^th	1454	31.4%
2023	44.52	818^th	1463	44.1%
2024	41.30	885^th	1465	39.6%

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Rank History for Male students at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.56	412^th	1352	69.5%
2019	71.83	304^th	1366	77.7%
2022	43.27	794^th	1455	45.4%
2023	37.70	938^th	1464	35.9%
2024	40.87	868^th	1464	40.7%

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Rank History for African American students at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	83.05	84^th	653	87.1%
2022	56.89	250^th	706	64.6%
2023	59.74	237^th	696	65.9%
2024	53.95	273^rd	705	61.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.49	164^th	810	79.8%
2019	78.64	124^th	826	85.0%
2022	44.71	465^th	914	49.1%
2023	47.67	457^th	943	51.5%
2024	49.04	451^st	953	52.7%

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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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Enrollment information for School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2005	1	43	1	45	0	n/a	n/a	90
2006	3	86	1	82	1	n/a	n/a	173
2007	4	112	3	148	2	n/a	n/a	269
2008	3	113	5	157	2	n/a	n/a	280
2009	1	102	7	175	1	n/a	n/a	286
2010	4	108	4	173	0	n/a	n/a	289
2011	4	108	6	142	0	0	0	260
2012	4	110	7	166	0	0	0	287
2013	1	109	5	166	2	0	0	283
2014	1	116	3	200	0	0	0	320
2015	2	125	14	265	0	0	0	406
2016	3	132	17	322	1	0	0	475
2017	3	129	21	383	7	2	0	545
2018	3	125	8	375	10	1	1	523
2019	6	106	10	370	11	2	2	507
2020	8	102	6	365	7	2	3	493
2021	7	85	14	347	5	2	2	462
2022	5	72	16	327	5	3	1	429
2023	3	64	15	309	7	2	1	401
2024	4	54	14	323	10	3	1	409

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 School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	90	n/a	n/a	0
2006	173	13.0	13.3	89.6
2007	269	21.0	12.8	85.5
2008	280	24.5	11.4	0
2009	286	24.8	11.5	78.3
2010	289	25.0	11.5	n/a
2011	260	24.0	10.8	78.1
2012	287	26.0	11.0	78
2013	283	20.9	13.4	78.1
2014	320	22.0	14.5	99.1
2015	406	27.0	15.0	72.2
2016	475	31.0	15.3	69.7
2017	545	34.8	15.6	69.2
2018	523	36.0	14.5	80.3
2019	507	36.0	14.0	78.3
2020	493	38.7	12.7	82.2
2021	462	38.7	11.9	86.6
2022	429	39.9	10.7	84.4
2023	401	35.5	11.2	85.8
2024	409	35.9	11.3	89.7

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 School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	90	n/a	n/a	0
2006	173	13.0	13.3	89.6
2007	269	21.0	12.8	85.5
2008	280	24.5	11.4	0
2009	286	24.8	11.5	78.3
2010	289	25.0	11.5	n/a
2011	260	24.0	10.8	78.1
2012	287	26.0	11.0	78
2013	283	20.9	13.4	78.1
2014	320	22.0	14.5	99.1
2015	406	27.0	15.0	72.2
2016	475	31.0	15.3	69.7
2017	545	34.8	15.6	69.2
2018	523	36.0	14.5	80.3
2019	507	36.0	14.0	78.3
2020	493	38.7	12.7	82.2
2021	462	38.7	11.9	86.6
2022	429	39.9	10.7	84.4
2023	401	35.5	11.2	85.8
2024	409	35.9	11.3	89.7

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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