School For Inquiry And Social Justice
School For Inquiry And Social Justice serves 523 students in grades 6-8.
School For Inquiry And Social Justice placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in New York for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 56% (which is higher than the New York state average of 54%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 53% (which is higher than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the New York state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Hispanic).
School Overview
School For Inquiry And Social Justice's student population of 523 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 36 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades 6-8
Total Students
523 students

Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers
36 teachers

Students by Grade

School Rankings
School For Inquiry And Social Justice is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 4,228 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of School For Inquiry And Social Justice is 0.43, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.71. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall Testing Rank
#2120 out of 4228 schools
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
54%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
52%

Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
13:1

American Indian
2%
1%

Asian
1%
9%

Hispanic
72%
27%

Black
24%
17%

White
1%
43%

Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
n/a
3%
All Ethnic Groups



Eligible for Free Lunch
79%
51%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch
1%
4%

School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, NY Dept. of Education
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