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International School For Liberal Arts

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International School For Liberal Arts ranks 757 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 39% of New York high schools

Summary

The International School For Liberal Arts is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 475 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments and Regents exams, is significantly lower than the district and state averages across most subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 12.82% to 33.33% for grades 6-8, compared to the district average of 39.41% to 44.82% and the state average of 50.86% to 52.38%. The school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 81.3% to 85.6% over the past few years, which is slightly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the district and state, ranging from 31.5% to 42.7% over the past few years.

The International School For Liberal Arts is located in close proximity to several high-performing schools, such as Bronx High School Of Science (The), High School Of American Studies At Lehman College, and Celia Cruz Bronx High School Of Music (The), which consistently outperform the International School For Liberal Arts across various academic metrics. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with nearly 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the school's academic challenges and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.

491

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,378

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2780 Reservoir Ave
Bronx, NY 10468

(718) 329-8570

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.6%

White:

0.2%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2022 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #10

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (52% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (9% vs 5%)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg49%

New York avg60%

Middle school

1,263^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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High school

757^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 26High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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	23.1	1263 of 1500	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1252 of 1504	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1465 of 1500	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1457 of 1479	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1224 of 1242	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1287 of 1439	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1263 of 1438	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	1272 of 1455	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	1240 of 1429	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1167 of 1407	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	1278 of 1401	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.3	1221 of 1373	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.8	1052 of 1337	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.8	1224 of 1295	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	1228 of 1243	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	1065 of 1224	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.1	1146 of 1185	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	165 of 646	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	164 of 615	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	34.9	394 of 591	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	416 of 581	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	173 of 473	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	241 of 503	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1250 of 1457	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1298 of 1465	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1433 of 1463	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1401 of 1454	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1244 of 1370	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1201 of 1353	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	709 of 965	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	676 of 953	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	911 of 943	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	886 of 914	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	446 of 449	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	802 of 826	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	698 of 810	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	313 of 603	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	357 of 594	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	464 of 543	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	440 of 487	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	352 of 392	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	411 of 457	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	977 of 1283	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	939 of 1296	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1233 of 1288	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1288 of 1306	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	924 of 935	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1186 of 1245	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1179 of 1455	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1102 of 1464	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1408 of 1464	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1443 of 1455	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1203 of 1366	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1194 of 1352	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	42.0	686 of 1307	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1077 of 1283	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	757 of 1234	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	797 of 1242	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1095 of 1228	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1073 of 1190	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	945 of 1207	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	856 of 1210	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	839 of 1221	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.3	787 of 1255	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.6	938 of 1255	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.9	681 of 1237	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.0	852 of 1217	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.5	736 of 1198	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	14.0	1047 of 1165	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	996 of 1117	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	891 of 1086	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	788 of 1027	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	83 of 669	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	67 of 637	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	306 of 583	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	229 of 481	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	123 of 565	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	73 of 546	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	758 of 1206	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	770 of 1219	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1077 of 1197	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1031 of 1155	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	930 of 1193	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	826 of 1176	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	453 of 885	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	433 of 865	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.1	743 of 851	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	669 of 760	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	537 of 815	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	488 of 791	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	144 of 607	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	126 of 564	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	33.0	379 of 531	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	300 of 389	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	263 of 493	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	134 of 498	73.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	823 of 1179	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	741 of 1170	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	2.6	1143 of 1155	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1066 of 1101	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	52.0	554 of 1154	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	756 of 1201	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	807 of 1211	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1089 of 1191	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1048 of 1154	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	953 of 1190	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	858 of 1176	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	253 of 1149	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	38.8	657 of 1144	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	839 of 1130	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	765 of 1038	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	726 of 1132	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.1	972 of 1095	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+59 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2023)48th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)76th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government78%+3 vs state

Global History and Geography74%~ state avg

Chemistry73%+9 vs state

Algebra I72%+16 vs state

Common Core Geometry60%+36 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts55%-20 vs state

Living Environment51%-6 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences50%-6 vs state

Life Science Biology44%-14 vs state

Math38%-15 vs state

Science32%-12 vs state

Earth Science24%-41 vs state

English Language Arts23%-28 vs state

Geometry23%-37 vs state

Common Core Algebra II19%-56 vs state

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

The International School for Liberal Arts is now a Community Learning School through a partnership with the United Federation of Teacher's CLS initiative (www.nyccls.org).

Powerhouse organizations such as Food Bank for NYC, Trinity Wall Street, New Settlement Apartments, and many more are now actively partnered with ISLA to help engage families and students alike in creating a substantial hub of academic and social resources for the community in Kingsbridge Heights.

For further information regarding the Community Learning Schools initiative at this school please contact our Community Resource Coordinator Frank Cutrone at 646-589-2124 or via email at [email protected]. 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
High School For Teaching And The Professions	Public	9-12	2780 Resevoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-7380	331	47	7.0	95.2%	3 (0.9%)	51 (15.4%)	267 (80.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12.1	1110^th of 1234 public high schools	10.0%		10.7	1129^th of 1242 public high schools	9.1%	19		30.4	41.0	7.1	71.0	41.8	40.4		30.1	28.4	39.6		37.7								$46,605	$4,545	$42,060
Discovery High School	Public	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-3872	377	28	13.6	91.5%	9 (2.4%)	58 (15.4%)	298 (79.0%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36.4	792^nd of 1234 public high schools	35.8%		40.3	753^rd of 1242 public high schools	39.4%	39		51.9	79.7	62.5	38.9	60.0	34.4		76.1	45.3	22.8	60.0	53.9								$32,588	$3,033	$29,555
Kingsbridge International High School	Public	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-8580	199	18	10.9	98.5%	5 (2.5%)	8 (4.0%)	180 (90.5%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.1	976^th of 1234 public high schools	20.9%		14.7	1059^th of 1242 public high schools	14.7%	83			60.3			61.2	18.5		62.5	39.8	31.0										$35,676	$4,093	$31,583
International School For Liberal Arts	Public	6-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-8570	491	42	11.5	99.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	489 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	757^th of 1234 public high schools	38.7%		35.2	797^th of 1242 public high schools	35.8%	40	73.3	19.2	55.4	60.0	24.0	73.7	51.2		78.0	71.6	44.1	23.1	50.0	12.8	33.3	26.2	18.0	66.7	37.0	32.0	$34,378	$3,932	$30,446
Celia Cruz Bronx High School Of Music (The)	Public, Magnet	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 329-8550	407	35	11.7	86.5%	4 (1.0%)	109 (26.8%)	274 (67.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	37.5	778^th of 1234 public high schools	37.0%		37.7	775^th of 1242 public high schools	37.6%	3	6.4	42.9	75.7	38.7	59.4	76.4	43.1		67.7	63.6	33.3	28.9	48.0								$34,254	$2,913	$31,341
High School Of American Studies At Lehman College	Public	9-12	2925 Goulden Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 329-2144	393	28	14.2	38.9%	158 (40.2%)	30 (7.6%)	87 (22.1%)	85 (21.6%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (6.1%)	90.4	10^th of 1234 public high schools	99.2%		87.5	20^th of 1242 public high schools	98.4%	10	96.7	98.0	100.0	93.1		100.0		96.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.6									$27,514	$1,281	$26,233
Marie Curie High School-Nursing	Public	9-12	120 W 231st St	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 432-6491	263	28	9.4	94.3%	8 (3.0%)	71 (27.0%)	179 (68.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8.2	1161^st of 1234 public high schools	5.9%		13	1090^th of 1242 public high schools	12.2%	71	33.3	20.0	45.7		23.1	43.9	40.6		37.1	14.5	34.8		44.4								$33,766	$3,588	$30,179
Bronx High School Of Science (The)	Public	9-12	75 W 205th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 817-7700	2,953	146	20.2	50.4%	583 (19.7%)	161 (5.5%)	298 (10.1%)	1,781 (60.3%)	17 (0.6%)	13 (0.4%)	99 (3.4%)	90.5	8^th of 1234 public high schools	99.4%		88.8	6^th of 1242 public high schools	99.5%	2	97.3	99.2	99.6	75.0		99.9		96.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.3									$20,981	$1,258	$19,724
Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	22 Marble Hill Ave	Bronx	10463	New York County	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-0493	1,481	89	15.1	88.5%	18 (1.2%)	275 (18.6%)	1,143 (77.2%)	29 (2.0%)	12 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	46.9	464^th of 1500 public high schools	69.1%					(n/a)	54.8	53.4	83.2	13.0	30.4	90.2	50.6		80.0	51.8	48.6	38.7	50.4	58.9	61.0	60.1	58.2	60.1	58.4	46.4	$25,933	$829	$25,104
West Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-7139	575	71	8.1	95.1%	7 (1.2%)	89 (15.5%)	471 (81.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9.8	1143^rd of 1234 public high schools	7.4%		5.1	1208^th of 1242 public high schools	2.7%	65	0.0	7.6	63.8	2.0		49.2	13.9		42.7	23.2	22.0	6.6	16.4	29.0	27.5	48.4	7.4	10.0	7.3	17.1	$33,243	$3,698	$29,546

Frequently Asked Questions about International School For Liberal Arts

What district is International School For Liberal Arts in?

New York City Geographic District #10

How many students attend International School For Liberal Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended International School For Liberal Arts.

Is International School For Liberal Arts a good school?

International School For Liberal Arts ranks 757^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of International School For Liberal Arts?

Students at International School For Liberal Arts are 100% Hispanic.

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