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Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Public Grades 6-12

872^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 29% of New York high schools

Summary

Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in New York City's District 5, which is ranked 701 out of 874 districts in the state. With a student population of 458, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's performance is concerning, particularly when compared to nearby high-performing schools like Columbia Secondary School and High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At CCNY, which are ranked in the top 5% and 1% of New York high schools, respectively. Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change struggles with low proficiency rates on state assessments, high chronic absenteeism rates, and lower-than-average graduation rates.

However, the school does show some strengths, with relatively better performance for African American and Hispanic students compared to other student groups. By leveraging these strengths and addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, the school may be able to improve its overall academic outcomes and provide a better educational experience for its students.

408

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,005

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200-214 W 135th St
New York, NY 10030

(212) 283-8055

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.6%

Hispanic:

26.5%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (51% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (11% vs 5%)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg47%

New York avg60%

Middle school

823^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

872^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5

701^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 5 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	823 of 1500	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	782 of 1504	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1260 of 1500	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1232 of 1479	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1169 of 1439	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1082 of 1438	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	1060 of 1455	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	970 of 1429	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.4	863 of 1407	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.4	868 of 1401	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.3	1055 of 1373	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.5	854 of 1337	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.2	984 of 1295	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.7	914 of 1243	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.8	855 of 1224	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.3	890 of 1185	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.7	784 of 1123	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.2	816 of 1095	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	182 of 676	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	236 of 705	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	447 of 696	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	489 of 706	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	374 of 653	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	383 of 663	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	820 of 1457	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	724 of 1465	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.9	1252 of 1463	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1154 of 1454	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1136 of 1370	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1099 of 1353	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	57.8	301 of 810	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	170 of 603	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	95 of 594	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	299 of 543	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	289 of 487	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	234 of 392	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	105 of 457	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	30.1	977 of 1288	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	956 of 1241	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	922 of 1245	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	796 of 1455	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	762 of 1464	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1157 of 1464	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1259 of 1455	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1148 of 1366	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	998 of 1352	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	554 of 1298	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	269 of 1303	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	29.8	981 of 1307	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	781 of 1283	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	585 of 1139	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	622 of 1170	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	872 of 1234	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	982 of 1242	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	953 of 1228	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	871 of 1190	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	985 of 1207	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	918 of 1210	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	992 of 1221	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	1050 of 1255	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.4	879 of 1255	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.1	827 of 1237	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.6	867 of 1217	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.7	829 of 1198	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.0	900 of 1165	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.2	860 of 1117	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.2	776 of 1086	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.3	723 of 1027	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.0	755 of 1002	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	929 of 986	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	26.4	748 of 935	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	355 of 713	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	460 of 690	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	395 of 671	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	376 of 593	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	457 of 686	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	407 of 679	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	44.2	282 of 565	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	874 of 1206	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	900 of 1219	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	986 of 1197	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	926 of 1155	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	943 of 1193	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	917 of 1176	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	467 of 885	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	490 of 865	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	522 of 851	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	600 of 815	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	529 of 791	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	100 of 607	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	27.5	454 of 564	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.2	150 of 531	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	130 of 389	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	303 of 493	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	208 of 498	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	844 of 1179	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	952 of 1170	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	927 of 1155	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	837 of 1101	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1010 of 1179	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	924 of 1154	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	835 of 1201	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1030 of 1211	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	897 of 1191	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	796 of 1154	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1021 of 1190	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	905 of 1176	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	411 of 1149	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.3	931 of 1144	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	874 of 1130	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	806 of 1038	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	908 of 1132	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	776 of 1095	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2025)72nd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2018)63rd percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)24th percentile+8 vs school

High school

Homeless (2025)84th percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)50th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts71%-4 vs state

Global History and Geography66%-10 vs state

Chemistry62%-3 vs state

U.S. History and Government56%-19 vs state

Math50%~ state avg

English Language Arts48%-4 vs state

Algebra I47%-9 vs state

Geometry45%-14 vs state

Life Science Biology41%-17 vs state

Science31%-13 vs state

Living Environment21%-35 vs state

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Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change	Public	6-12	200-214 W 135th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-8055	408	49	8.4	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	280 (68.6%)	108 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	28.9	872^nd of 1234 public high schools	29.3%		20.3	982^nd of 1242 public high schools	20.9%	110	61.9		71.3			66.3	21.4		55.7	46.7	40.8	45.5			41.4	56.3	45.2		27.6	54.6	62.8		31.0	$38,005	$3,034	$34,970
Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Harlem	Public	6-12	6 Edgecombe Ave	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 694-6051	228	25	9.2	89.9%	3 (1.3%)	142 (62.3%)	67 (29.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	26.5	903^rd of 1234 public high schools	26.8%		18.4	998^th of 1242 public high schools	19.6%	95	0.0	27.3	61.7			82.0	25.6		71.4	43.8	5.9	0.0	44.4		27.3	30.0	11.8		9.1	23.8			15.4	$42,433	$3,335	$39,098
Mott Hall High School	Public	9-12	6 Edgecombe Ave	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 694-6020	277	30	9.2	94.9%	9 (3.2%)	91 (32.9%)	167 (60.3%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	10.8	1126^th of 1234 public high schools	8.8%		16	1045^th of 1242 public high schools	15.9%	81		71.4	57.8		0.0	50.0	35.6		40.4	20.4	24.1	20.0												$34,829	$2,648	$32,181
A Philip Randolph Campus High School	Public	9-12	433 W 135th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-6800	1,421	89	15.9	90.7%	25 (1.8%)	460 (32.4%)	881 (62.0%)	25 (1.8%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.3%)	39.1	761^st of 1234 public high schools	38.3%		45.5	699^th of 1242 public high schools	43.7%	62	26.1	73.2	66.4	5.9		74.2	62.2	66.7	73.9	54.3	35.9	33.1												$28,344	$2,594	$25,749
Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2230 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-8247	583	48	12.1	83.5%	7 (1.2%)	357 (61.2%)	175 (30.0%)	8 (1.4%)	25 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	20.1	983^rd of 1234 public high schools	20.3%		24.2	921^st of 1242 public high schools	25.8%	62	5.9	36.4	51.0	2.1		73.6	36.5	9.3	75.5	45.3		9.6			60.0	54.2	57.1		50.0	62.5			56.6	$17,307	$936	$16,371
Harlem Village Academy North Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	244 W 144 St-4th Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Harlem Village Academy North Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9700	394	31	12.9	87.6%	1 (0.3%)	285 (72.3%)	100 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	58.4	56^th of 1500 public high schools	96.3%		50.6	638^th of 1242 public high schools	48.6%	582			65.2			83.5	33.3		91.4	79.0	56.9			90.3	86.1	85.7	94.3	85.5	90.7	91.7		52.5	71.8	$28,024	$28,024	$00
High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At Ccny	Public	9-12	240 Convent Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 281-6490	576	32	18.1	37.3%	201 (34.9%)	52 (9.0%)	89 (15.5%)	162 (28.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (10.9%)	90.4	9^th of 1234 public high schools	99.3%		88.6	7^th of 1242 public high schools	99.4%	2	95.1	98.9	100.0	88.9		100.0		93.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4												$23,411	$1,263	$22,148
Harlem Renaissance High School	Public	9-12	22 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 996-3795	165	17	9.7	89.1%	3 (1.8%)	96 (58.2%)	63 (38.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1095^th of 1234 public high schools	11.3%		13	1089^th of 1242 public high schools	12.3%	6			54.2			67.9	14.3		42.9	9.5	0.0													$43,247	$3,013	$40,235
Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts	Public	9-12	509 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 543-4460	178	23	7.8	89.9%	1 (0.6%)	95 (53.4%)	80 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4.8	1211^th of 1234 public high schools	1.9%		4.1	1221^st of 1242 public high schools	1.7%	10	7.7	0.0	33.3			28.3	12.5		34.2	5.3	38.2	2.3	14.7											$39,765	$3,515	$36,250
Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2041 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 328-9370	185	16	11.6	86.5%	2 (1.1%)	126 (68.1%)	51 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26.7	901^st of 1234 public high schools	27.0%		9	1159^th of 1242 public high schools	6.7%	258			46.0			73.1	67.4		17.4	26.3		13.8			28.6	20.0	76.2		0.0	30.0				$44,179	$2,384	$41,795

Frequently Asked Questions about Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

How many students attend Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change.

What district is Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change in?

New York City Geographic District # 5

What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change?

Students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change are 69% African American, 26% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change a good school?

Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change ranks 872^nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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