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New School For Leadership And Journalism
120 West 231st St Bronx NY, 10463, Bronx County Phone: 718-601-2869 Ranking: (2,841 out of 3,424, bottom 17%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 49 | 50 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 51 | |||||||
Total Students: | 786 | 699 | 649 | 674 | 744 | 756 | 721 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 173 | 22.0% | 151 | 21.6% | 168 | 25.9% | 137 | 20.3% | 114 | 15.3% | 104 | 13.8% | 101 | 14.0% |
Grade 7: | 285 | 36.3% | 306 | 43.8% | 238 | 36.7% | 223 | 33.1% | 246 | 33.1% | 293 | 38.8% | 270 | 37.4% |
Grade 8: | 322 | 41.0% | 237 | 33.9% | 242 | 37.3% | 312 | 46.3% | 304 | 40.9% | 283 | 37.4% | 267 | 37.0% |
Ungraded: | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 80 | 10.8% | 76 | 10.1% | 83 | 11.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 396 | 50.4% | 364 | 52.1% | 345 | 53.2% | 367 | 54.5% | 407 | 54.7% | 432 | 57.1% | 451 | 62.6% |
Female: | 390 | 49.6% | 335 | 47.9% | 304 | 46.8% | 307 | 45.5% | 329 | 44.2% | 316 | 41.8% | 266 | 36.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 19 | 2.4% | 17 | 2.4% | 19 | 2.9% | 22 | 3.3% | 31 | 4.2% | 38 | 5.0% | 33 | 4.6% |
Hispanic: | 651 | 82.8% | 577 | 82.5% | 532 | 82.0% | 532 | 78.9% | 586 | 78.8% | 571 | 75.5% | 548 | 76.0% |
Black: | 90 | 11.5% | 84 | 12.0% | 87 | 13.4% | 109 | 16.2% | 114 | 15.3% | 131 | 17.3% | 129 | 17.9% |
White: | 23 | 2.9% | 21 | 3.0% | 11 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 666 | 84.7% | 616 | 88.1% | 575 | 88.6% | 601 | 89.2% | NA | NA | 688 | 91.0% | 616 | 85.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 4.1% | 33 | 4.7% | 39 | 6.0% | 40 | 5.9% | NA | NA | 30 | 4.0% | 57 | 7.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.04 | 13.98 | 13.81 | 13.43 | 14.98 | 13.70 | 14.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 22% | 45% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 45% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 41% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 63% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 33% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 35% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 13.5% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 12% | 39% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 51% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 64% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 45% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 52% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 17.4% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 39% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 41% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 28% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 26% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 32% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 15.3% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 35% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 47% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 59% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 43% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 45% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 45% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 13.1% | 27.7% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 41% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 30% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 45% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 28% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 14.7% | 33.7% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 36% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 52% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 43% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 47% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 14.5% | 27.4% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 36% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 36% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 39% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 42% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 41% | 70% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 20% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 26% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 26% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 33% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 52% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 39% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 35% | 41% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 41% | 45% | 74% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 65% | 51% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 84% | 55% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 59% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96% | 55% | 72% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 75% | 65% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 60% | 78% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 101% | 62% | 76% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* New School For Leadership And Journalism was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.