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Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School

Public Grades 9-12

1220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 1% of New York high schools

Summary

Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 161. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #7, which is ranked 777 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams significantly below the district and state averages across all subject areas. The school's performance is particularly low in Algebra I, with only 11-27% of students proficient compared to the district average of 24-37% and the state average of 56-62%. The school also has a 4-year graduation rate of 69-84%, which is lower than the district and state averages, and a high dropout rate ranging from 4.5-38.6%, compared to the district and state averages of around 4-11%.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as University Heights Secondary School-Bronx Community College and Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School have significantly better academic performance, graduation rates, and attendance metrics compared to Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School, despite serving a similar demographic of students. This suggests that the challenges faced by Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School may be addressable through a comprehensive review of its instructional practices, support systems, and school climate, as well as strengthening partnerships with community organizations and exploring best practices from higher-performing nearby schools.

130

Students ?

6.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$57,187

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

778 Forest Ave
Bronx, NY 10456

(718) 402-2429

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

African American:

33.8%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (31% vs 68% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (18% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg45%

New York avg68%

1,220^th of 1,234

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Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7

777^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 7 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	1220 of 1234	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1155 of 1242	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1127 of 1228	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	950 of 1190	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1027 of 1207	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1093 of 1210	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	1171 of 1221	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	1134 of 1255	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	1210 of 1255	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	1070 of 1237	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	1121 of 1217	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.6	1174 of 1198	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	1079 of 1165	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.9	1096 of 1117	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	1063 of 1086	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	613 of 690	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	640 of 671	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	659 of 669	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	546 of 546	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1156 of 1206	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1037 of 1219	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	972 of 1197	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1069 of 1193	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1081 of 1176	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	849 of 885	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	703 of 865	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	671 of 851	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	678 of 815	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	698 of 791	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	318 of 607	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	10.8	1067 of 1179	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1096 of 1154	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	1191 of 1201	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	1149 of 1211	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1140 of 1191	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	970 of 1190	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1058 of 1176	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1088 of 1149	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1093 of 1144	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	631 of 1130	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	969 of 1132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1040 of 1095	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2024)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)9th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography44%-32 vs state

U.S. History and Government39%-36 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts34%-41 vs state

Living Environment20%-36 vs state

Algebra I11%-45 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, June 21, 2020

Jill Chaifetz is an awesome little TRANSFER SCHOOL in the South Bronx. My son graduated from there and then my daughter attended and will be graduating in June. The students are cared for and challenged. They have LTW internship opportunities and offer many career explorative electives. It's also a community school so therefore they provide services unlike other schools like (dental services, eye exams and glasses, sexual health screenings) and they also have a mental health clinician onsite that works with teens. I just have nothing negative to say about this school. They have build a nurturing learning community and the staff and Principal are wondefrul people. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School	Public	9-12	778 Forest Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-2429	130	21	6.2	96.9%	1 (0.8%)	44 (33.8%)	84 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.2	1220^th of 1234 public high schools	1.1%		9.2	1155^th of 1242 public high schools	7.0%	65			34.3			43.8	20.5		39.2	11.3											$57,187	$4,329	$52,858
United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science II	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-3671	492	49	10.0	89.0%	7 (1.4%)	228 (46.3%)	244 (49.6%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.7	707^th of 1234 public high schools	42.7%		36.1	791^st of 1242 public high schools	36.3%	84	27.4	74.0	61.8	62.5	66.7	74.3	41.2		67.8	52.1	40.6	66.4	67.7								$24,122	$748	$23,374
United Charter High School For The Humanities II	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	United Charter High School For The Humanities II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-5380	250	22	11.3	91.2%	2 (0.8%)	92 (36.8%)	153 (61.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.7	1113^th of 1234 public high schools	9.8%		16	1042^nd of 1242 public high schools	16.1%	71	18.9	59.5	53.1	12.5	0.0	39.0	21.5		42.9	30.3		23.3	30.0								$30,237	$1,035	$29,201
Urban Dove Team Charter School II	Public, Charter	10-12	671 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Urban Dove Team Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 682-3975	285	25	11.4	94.7%	3 (1.1%)	100 (35.1%)	176 (61.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10.3	1130^th of 1234 public high schools	8.4%		9.5	1146^th of 1242 public high schools	7.7%	16			23.6		4.8	54.6	13.4		65.3	21.7											$37,590	$1,250	$36,340
University Heights Secondary School-Bronx Community College	Public	9-12	701 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-0578	596	40	15.0	88.3%	18 (3.0%)	191 (32.0%)	349 (58.6%)	19 (3.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)								(n/a)			89.7																		$28,643	$3,334	$25,309
Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	701 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-0571	197	21	9.3	99.0%	1 (0.5%)	39 (19.8%)	156 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	1172^nd of 1234 public high schools	5.0%		4.6	1216^th of 1242 public high schools	2.1%	44			37.3		11.1	70.8	16.0		14.8	7.9			6.5								$42,439	$3,916	$38,523
Virtual Innovator's Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	916 Eagle Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(718) 742-7980	225	26	8.6	80.9%	34 (15.1%)	58 (25.8%)	106 (47.1%)	15 (6.7%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.6%)	15.8	1045^th of 1234 public high schools	15.3%					(n/a)	16.7	50.0	59.4			56.7	38.5			13.9	31.8	4.0	37.2								$35,138	$3,630	$31,507
Nyc Charter High School - Aeci	Public, Charter	9-12	838 Brook Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Nyc Charter High School - Aeci	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 400-5566	450	33	13.7	99.6%	6 (1.3%)	157 (34.9%)	274 (60.9%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44.2	712^th of 1234 public high schools	42.3%		28.2	870^th of 1242 public high schools	30.0%	158	21.6	92.7	72.9			71.9	53.9	14.3	69.5	57.3		51.5									$26,310	$763	$25,548
Longwood Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	965 Longwood Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-1242	352	34	10.2	96.0%	4 (1.1%)	107 (30.4%)	233 (66.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9.7	1144^th of 1234 public high schools	7.3%		16.7	1026^th of 1242 public high schools	17.4%	118	33.3	14.3	44.1			51.4	19.1		54.2	20.7	27.3	0.0	30.1								$38,374	$4,168	$34,206
Hostos-Lincoln Academy Of Science	Public	6-12	600 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-5640	460	43	10.7	90.2%	3 (0.7%)	112 (24.3%)	335 (72.8%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.3	592^nd of 1234 public high schools	52.0%		47.5	669^th of 1242 public high schools	46.1%	77		100.0	83.0	54.8	47.1	83.3	50.0		62.2	81.6	36.5	16.4	67.3	34.2	40.0	34.7	20.0	38.2	3.5	24.1	$33,482	$3,106	$30,376

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Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School?

Students at Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School are 65% Hispanic, 34% African American.

How many students attend Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 130 students attended Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School.

What district is Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 7

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