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School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

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School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) ranks 1116 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 26% of New York middle schools

Summary

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 409 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 731 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance has been mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math generally below the district and state averages. However, the school has shown some strengths, such as higher-than-average proficiency rates in 7th and 8th grade ELA, 8th grade Math and Science, and on Regents exams like U.S. History and Government (96.55%) and Algebra I (90%). The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing better than the overall school, while male students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have relatively weaker performance.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Soundview Academy For Culture And Scholarship and Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein, School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) is generally on par or slightly better. However, the school lags behind some higher-performing schools in other districts, such as Emblaze Academy Charter School. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending, the school's performance suggests it may still be facing challenges in providing the necessary resources and support to its high-poverty student population.

377

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,268

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1025 Morrison Ave
Bronx, NY 10472

(718) 860-4181

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.9%

African American:

12.7%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

New York avg55%

1,116^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8

731^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 8 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	30.2	1116 of 1500	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	902 of 1504	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	906 of 1500	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	926 of 1479	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.7	302 of 1242	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	377 of 1439	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	435 of 1438	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.6	397 of 1455	72.7%	★★★★☆
2016	65.5	405 of 1429	71.7%	★★★★☆
2015	57.1	549 of 1407	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.9	556 of 1401	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.0	643 of 1373	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.7	796 of 1337	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.3	887 of 1295	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.1	998 of 1243	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	988 of 1224	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.0	993 of 1185	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	931 of 1123	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	863 of 1095	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	305 of 676	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	273 of 705	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	237 of 696	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	250 of 706	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.0	84 of 653	87.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	324 of 646	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	190 of 615	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	183 of 591	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	343 of 581	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	54 of 473	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	101 of 503	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	997 of 1457	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	885 of 1465	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	818 of 1463	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	998 of 1454	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	411 of 1370	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	436 of 1353	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	667 of 965	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	451 of 953	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	457 of 943	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	465 of 914	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.6	124 of 826	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	164 of 810	79.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	419 of 603	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	359 of 594	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	353 of 543	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	144 of 487	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	27 of 392	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	65.8	101 of 457	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	654 of 1283	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	541 of 1296	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	586 of 1288	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	587 of 1306	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	225 of 1241	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	255 of 1245	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1092 of 1455	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	868 of 1464	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	938 of 1464	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	794 of 1455	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.8	304 of 1366	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	412 of 1352	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	852 of 1298	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	687 of 1303	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	634 of 1307	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	586 of 1283	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	166 of 1139	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	343 of 1170	70.7%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)55th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government97%+22 vs state

Algebra I90%+34 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

Math36%-16 vs state

English Language Arts35%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Living Environment 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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan	Public, Magnet	6-8	1025 Morrison Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 328-2105	466	46	10.1	95.3%	4 (0.9%)	81 (17.4%)	360 (77.3%)	11 (2.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21.8	1284^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.4%		25.7	1195^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.5%	89							27.4	39.5	40.1		25.8	35.7	27.8		29.1	$38,859	$4,015	$34,845
School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)	Public	6-8	1025 Morrison Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-4181	377	38	10.0	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.7%)	305 (80.9%)	14 (3.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30.2	1116^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.6%		40.6	902^nd of 1504 public middle schools	40.0%	214			96.6	90.0			29.3	39.1	37.2		21.1	40.0	46.8		43.7	$33,268	$3,323	$29,945
Soundview Academy For Culture And Scholarship	Public	6-8	885 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-4027	240	29	8.3	92.5%	0 (0.0%)	58 (24.2%)	167 (69.6%)	10 (4.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33	1046^th of 1500 public middle schools	30.3%		12.7	1408^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.4%	362			78.6	80.0			37.0	36.3	37.8		58.9	50.6	30.7		31.1	$41,693	$4,453	$37,240
Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein	Public	6-8	885 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-7490	322	28	11.5	93.5%	5 (1.6%)	73 (22.7%)	219 (68.0%)	17 (5.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	33.2	1042^nd of 1500 public middle schools	30.5%		35.4	1009^th of 1504 public middle schools	32.9%	33							32.6	37.6	45.5		25.6	41.8	46.9		43.3	$37,560	$3,477	$34,083
Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Jennings St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 319-7270	228	26	8.7	96.9%	5 (2.2%)	49 (21.5%)	168 (73.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	21.9	1281^st of 1500 public middle schools	14.6%		20.6	1292^nd of 1504 public middle schools	14.1%	11				28.0			32.8	39.7	24.0		11.4	31.7	38.6		35.4	$39,488	$3,472	$36,016
Emblaze Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1164 Garrison Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	Emblaze Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 388-0011	222	15	14.8	95.0%	1 (0.5%)	76 (34.2%)	138 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	50.2	715^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.3%		58.7	561^st of 1504 public middle schools	62.7%	154					71.4	84.2	54.8	74.1	48.4	55.6	53.7	44.4	30.5	58.8		$19,788	$822	$18,965
Bronx Academy For Multi-Media	Public	6-8	730 Bryant Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-1972	144	26	5.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	37 (25.7%)	105 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	649^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.7%		39.8	924^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.6%	275			44.4	58.3	42.9		27.3	46.7	43.4		66.7	76.1	72.7		36.4	$63,886	$7,696	$56,190
Pugsley Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	1111 Pugsley Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-2780	544	51	10.7	90.6%	25 (4.6%)	58 (10.7%)	286 (52.6%)	145 (26.7%)	21 (3.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	27.4	1178^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.5%		27.9	1143^rd of 1504 public middle schools	24.0%	35				92.5	89.8		41.6	34.0	46.6		27.8	40.9	32.6		27.1	$34,211	$3,091	$31,120
Emolior Academy	Public	6-8	1970 W Farms Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-2670	388	34	11.2	93.8%	4 (1.0%)	78 (20.1%)	288 (74.2%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	36.9	970^th of 1500 public middle schools	35.3%		35.6	1004^th of 1504 public middle schools	33.2%	34	94.4	32.1	53.7	41.7			45.6	46.2	39.8		42.2	44.6				$33,471	$3,356	$30,116
School Of Performing Arts	Public	6-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4844	137	23	6.0	97.1%	2 (1.5%)	47 (34.3%)	86 (62.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29	1143^rd of 1500 public middle schools	23.8%		25.8	1193^rd of 1504 public middle schools	20.7%	50				87.5			17.7	43.2	31.0		32.4	53.9	52.4		19.1	$58,248	$4,969	$53,279

Frequently Asked Questions about School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 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 81% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) a good school?

School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) ranks 1116^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

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