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Barack Obama School For Social Justice

Public, Magnet Grades 7-12
1040th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 16% of New York high schools
Summary

Barack Obama School For Social Justice is a public magnet high school serving grades 7-12 in Yonkers, New York, with 780 students. The school is part of the Yonkers City School District, which is ranked 663 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Barack Obama School For Social Justice consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New York high schools, with performance on state assessments and Regents exams significantly below the Yonkers district and New York state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 41.07% of 7th graders were proficient in ELA compared to 50.99% statewide, and only 17.28% of 8th graders were proficient in Math compared to 46.74% statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rate of around 84-90% is also below the Yonkers district average of 85-90%, and its dropout rate of 1.5-4.9% is higher than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Yonkers district, such as Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies, Lincoln High School, and Gorton High School, Barack Obama School For Social Justice generally performs worse academically, with lower test scores and graduation rates. However, these nearby schools still struggle compared to the state averages and have similar demographic profiles of serving predominantly minority and low-income students.

701
Students ?
15.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,461
Per pupil spending ?
87%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 201 Palisade Ave
       Yonkers, NY  10703

(914) 376-8177

District: Yonkers City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.1%
African American:
28.0%
Two or more races:
4.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (34% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 31% New York)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg50%
New York avg62%
Middle school
1,376th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,040th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 7High Schools in the Yonkers City School District
663rd of 874Yonkers City School District 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.31376 of 15008.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.21466 of 15042.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.91454 of 15003.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.21379 of 14796.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.31069 of 124213.9%★☆☆☆☆
201911.71357 of 14395.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.21385 of 14383.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201713.01352 of 14557.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.01345 of 14295.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.31289 of 14078.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201414.61259 of 140110.1%★☆☆☆☆
201313.61232 of 137310.3%★☆☆☆☆
201221.71078 of 133719.4%★☆☆☆☆
201114.51110 of 129514.3%★☆☆☆☆
201019.21008 of 124318.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.5515 of 67623.8%★☆☆☆☆
202411.8680 of 7053.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.8666 of 6964.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.0632 of 70610.5%★☆☆☆☆
201918.6593 of 6539.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.5624 of 6635.9%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.5641 of 6460.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.9583 of 6155.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.2547 of 5917.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202247.1234 of 58159.7%★★★☆☆
201934.4322 of 47331.9%★★☆☆☆
201828.7440 of 50312.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.21402 of 14573.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.91442 of 14651.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.41397 of 14634.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.01367 of 14546.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.4952 of 106610.7%★☆☆☆☆
201910.21309 of 13704.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.11330 of 13531.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.1862 of 96510.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.1893 of 9536.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.8892 of 9435.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.8777 of 91415.0%★☆☆☆☆
202133.1308 of 44931.4%★★☆☆☆
201915.6764 of 8267.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.6781 of 8103.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.31153 of 128310.1%★☆☆☆☆
202410.51259 of 12962.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.31239 of 12883.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.81178 of 13069.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.71173 of 12415.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.81235 of 145515.1%★☆☆☆☆
202410.61408 of 14643.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.81436 of 14641.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.41343 of 14557.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.1883 of 107117.6%★☆☆☆☆
201914.71266 of 13667.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.81285 of 13525.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202336.0134 of 20835.6%★★☆☆☆
202218.4159 of 19016.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202422.91161 of 130310.9%★☆☆☆☆
202320.11223 of 13076.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.71087 of 128315.3%★☆☆☆☆
202131.1370 of 52229.1%★☆☆☆☆
201924.71036 of 11399.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.01116 of 11704.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20199.9688 of 7163.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.0744 of 7632.5%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.31040 of 123415.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.81025 of 124217.5%★☆☆☆☆
202317.7975 of 122820.6%★☆☆☆☆
202213.51021 of 119014.2%★☆☆☆☆
201920.8944 of 120721.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.1923 of 121023.7%★☆☆☆☆
201719.1938 of 122123.2%★☆☆☆☆
201622.61010 of 125519.5%★☆☆☆☆
201524.2965 of 125523.1%★☆☆☆☆
201421.3956 of 123722.7%★☆☆☆☆
201317.7970 of 121720.3%★☆☆☆☆
201220.4946 of 119821.0%★☆☆☆☆
201115.31036 of 116511.1%★☆☆☆☆
201012.41018 of 11178.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.1582 of 71318.4%★☆☆☆☆
202429.7499 of 69027.7%★☆☆☆☆
202334.6430 of 67135.9%★★☆☆☆
202219.8516 of 59313.0%★☆☆☆☆
201932.9468 of 68631.8%★★☆☆☆
201837.6409 of 67939.8%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20224.5373 of 3863.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.0325 of 44727.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.7387 of 66942.2%★★☆☆☆
202435.0435 of 63731.7%★★☆☆☆
202323.0524 of 58310.1%★☆☆☆☆
202230.1368 of 48123.5%★☆☆☆☆
201928.9430 of 56523.9%★☆☆☆☆
201849.1241 of 54655.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.9969 of 120619.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.31039 of 121914.8%★☆☆☆☆
202316.01004 of 119716.1%★☆☆☆☆
202215.4969 of 115516.1%★☆☆☆☆
201916.61003 of 119315.9%★☆☆☆☆
201822.4929 of 117621.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.3685 of 88522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.2658 of 86523.9%★☆☆☆☆
202323.6658 of 85122.7%★☆☆☆☆
202216.4662 of 76012.9%★☆☆☆☆
201929.4577 of 81529.2%★☆☆☆☆
201833.5531 of 79132.9%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202355.0171 of 53167.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.71009 of 117914.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.2947 of 117019.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.0912 of 115521.0%★☆☆☆☆
20225.81058 of 11013.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.7900 of 117923.7%★☆☆☆☆
201825.1888 of 115423.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.01058 of 120111.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.7981 of 121119.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.6930 of 119121.9%★☆☆☆☆
202211.31022 of 115411.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.0895 of 119024.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.7909 of 117622.7%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.9311 of 3285.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.2288 of 3065.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.71036 of 11499.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.51061 of 11447.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.51047 of 11307.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.1858 of 113224.2%★☆☆☆☆
201856.2404 of 109563.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.9767 of 7882.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.6746 of 7814.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.8679 of 77612.5%★☆☆☆☆
202218.0659 of 73810.7%★☆☆☆☆
201931.8626 of 79321.1%★☆☆☆☆
20189.0736 of 7653.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Multi-racial (2023)36th percentile+33 vs school
African American (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2024)11th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school
White (2019)4th percentile~ school
Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school
High school
Homeless (2023)68th percentile+47 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school
Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school
Asian (2022)3rd percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History and Government68%-7 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts66%-9 vs state
Global History and Geography51%-25 vs state
Common Core Algebra II38%-37 vs state
English Language Arts33%-19 vs state
Life Science Biology32%-26 vs state
Algebra I29%-27 vs state
Living Environment28%-29 vs state
Math24%-29 vs state
Common Core Geometry8%-16 vs state
Chemistry7%-58 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences6%-50 vs state
Science6%-38 vs state
Geometry6%-54 vs state
Earth Science3%-62 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended Barack Obama School For Social Justice.

Barack Obama School For Social Justice ranks in the bottom 15.7% of New York high schools.

Students at Barack Obama School For Social Justice are 60% Hispanic, 28% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Asian.


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