Acorn High School For Social Justice
1396 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, 11221 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Acorn High School For Social Justice
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Kings County, NY
Students & Faculty
Total Students 714 students
% Male / % Female 45%  /  55%
Total Classroom Teachers 37 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 291 students
Grade 10 - 236 students
Grade 11 - 75 students
Grade 12 - 57 students
Grade Not Listed - 55 students
This School
(NY) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:19 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NY) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 1% 4%
% Hispanic 21% 17%
% Black 77% 19%
% White 1% 58%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NY) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 62% 28%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NY) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name New York City Public s School District
This School's Agency
(NY) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 41 4
Number of Students Managed 25,510 students 2,265 students
District Total Revenue n/a $31,819,000
District Expenditure n/a $31,869,000
District Revenue / Student n/a $14,048
District Expenditure / Student n/a $14,070
District Graduation Rates n/a 97%
In the News:
  • Did ACORN get too big for its own good? (Park Hills Daily Journal)
    posted on October 20, 2009 at 04:26:15 pm
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help the poor in Arkansas and quickly went national, growing into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two radio stations are affiliates and a man it backed is the president. Oh yeah, it’s also the unwilling star of a hot Internet video featuring a couple dressed as a hooker and ...
  • Did ACORN get too big for its own good? (The Jackson Sun)
    posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:16:27 pm
    WASHINGTON — Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help poor people in Arkansas and by decade’s end went national, expanding into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two radio stations are affiliates and a man its political arm endorsed is the president.
  • ACORN struggles with public-image crisis (Opelousas Daily World)
    posted on September 21, 2009 at 03:30:53 pm
    WASHINGTON — Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help the poor in Arkansas and quickly went national, growing into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two radio stations are affiliates and a man it backed is the president.
  • ACORN's size may have led to its troubles (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
    posted on September 21, 2009 at 02:08:19 pm
    WASHINGTON #8212; ACORN, the community activist group shown on Internet videos aiding a couple posing as a pimp and prostitute, started in 1970 to help poor people in Arkansas.
  • ACORN Roots Began In Arkansas (The Morning News)
    posted on September 21, 2009 at 05:25:29 am
    WASHINGTON — ACORN, the community activist group shown on Internet videos aiding a couple posing as a pimp and prostitute, started in 1970 to help poor people in Arkansas.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (11221)
School Zip (11221)
(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate) 76,363 people 18,208,943 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 14% 32%
Population Average Age 29 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 3.0 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $22,305 $41,761
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.1 rooms 4.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 61 years old 56 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (11221)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 21% / 79% 42% / 58%
School Map:
1. P.S. 931- Teen Aid School - n/a - 0.2 mi. away - view location
2. Community Prep School - 35 students - 0.2 mi. away - view location
3. School For Intntl Studies - 512 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
4. Cobble Hill School For American Stud - 928 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
5. District 15 Collaborative High School - 663 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
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