Is Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change a good school?

Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change ranks in the bottom 20.9% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change?

In the 2022-23 school year, 479 students attended Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change.

What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change?

Students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change are 64% African American, 30% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Summary:

Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in New York City's District 5, with a student population of 479. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thurgood Marshall Academy faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates on state ELA and math assessments, as well as Regents exams, well below the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 70-85% in recent years, also below the district and state. Additionally, Thurgood Marshall Academy has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34-71% in recent years, indicating issues with student engagement and attendance. The school serves a high-need student population, with 89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a higher percentage of African American and Hispanic students compared to the district and state.

While nearby schools in District 5, such as Harlem Renaissance High School and Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts, also struggle academically, some schools outside the district, like High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At CCNY, demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement. This suggests that factors beyond just the district may be contributing to Thurgood Marshall Academy's challenges.

Detail:

Public 6-12

200-214 W 135th St
New York, NY 10030

(212) 283-8055

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

SchoolDigger Rank:
982^nd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,877

Student/teacher ratio: 10.0

Number of students: 479

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.3%

Hispanic:

30.1%

White:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change ranks worse than 52% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.18. (See more...)

Compare Details Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change ranks worse than 79.1% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 9 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.28. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (64.3%), Hispanic (30.1%), two or more races (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change is 10, which is the 4^th best among 9 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5. (See more...)

Compare Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change employs 47.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change is $21,877. 5 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change:

SchoolDigger ranks Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change 782^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change 982^nd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 5:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 5 710^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

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Rank History for all middle school students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	31.17	816^th	1095	25.5%
2007	38.69	784^th	1123	30.2%
2008	32.27	890^th	1185	24.9%
2009	42.82	855^th	1224	30.1%
2010	31.66	914^th	1243	26.5%
2011	27.23	984^th	1295	24.0%
2012	41.51	854^th	1337	36.1%
2013	24.26	1055^th	1373	23.2%
2014	38.43	868^th	1401	38.0%
2015	38.40	863^rd	1407	38.7%
2016	33.22	970^th	1429	32.1%
2017	29.08	1060^th	1455	27.1%
2018	27.44	1082^nd	1438	24.8%
2019	21.86	1169^th	1439	18.8%
2022	21.86	1232^nd	1479	16.7%
2023	21.79	1260^th	1500	16.0%
2024	46.18	782^nd	1504	48.0%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.00	622^nd	1170	46.8%
2019	41.15	585^th	1139	48.6%
2022	37.22	781^st	1283	39.1%
2023	29.83	981^st	1307	24.9%
2024	66.14	269^th	1303	79.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.65	922^nd	1245	25.9%
2019	27.47	956^th	1241	23.0%
2023	30.14	977^th	1288	24.1%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.25	105^th	457	77.0%
2019	39.89	234^th	392	40.3%
2022	39.38	289^th	487	40.7%
2023	43.23	299^th	543	44.9%
2024	72.05	95^th	594	84.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.48	1099^th	1353	18.8%
2019	22.58	1136^th	1370	17.1%
2022	25.83	1154^th	1454	20.6%
2023	20.93	1252^nd	1463	14.4%
2024	49.39	724^th	1465	50.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.35	998^th	1352	26.2%
2019	21.09	1148^th	1366	16.0%
2022	19.84	1259^th	1455	13.5%
2023	25.84	1157^th	1464	21.0%
2024	45.81	762^nd	1464	48.0%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.37	383^rd	663	42.2%
2019	37.83	374^th	653	42.7%
2022	33.09	489^th	706	30.7%
2023	36.62	447^th	696	35.8%
2024	58.78	236^th	705	66.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	57.77	301^st	810	62.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

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Rank History for all high school students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	26.39	748^th	935	20.0%
2006	5.96	929^th	986	5.8%
2007	32.99	755^th	1002	24.7%
2008	39.27	723^rd	1027	29.6%
2009	34.20	776^th	1086	28.5%
2010	26.25	860^th	1117	23.0%
2011	24.96	900^th	1165	22.7%
2012	31.75	829^th	1198	30.8%
2013	26.56	867^th	1217	28.8%
2014	34.13	827^th	1237	33.1%
2015	30.37	879^th	1255	30.0%
2016	20.69	1050^th	1255	16.3%
2017	15.69	992^nd	1221	18.8%
2018	22.54	918^th	1210	24.1%
2019	16.80	985^th	1207	18.4%
2022	24.35	871^st	1190	26.8%
2023	19.21	953^rd	1228	22.4%
2024	20.28	982^nd	1242	20.9%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	44.16	282^nd	565	50.1%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.80	776^th	1095	29.1%
2019	23.82	908^th	1132	19.8%
2022	25.46	806^th	1038	22.4%
2023	26.35	874^th	1130	22.7%
2024	24.34	931^st	1144	18.6%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.82	924^th	1154	19.9%
2019	14.75	1010^th	1179	14.3%
2022	24.11	837^th	1101	24.0%
2023	19.47	927^th	1155	19.7%
2024	20.00	952^nd	1170	18.6%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.06	208^th	498	58.2%
2019	38.88	303^rd	493	38.5%
2022	53.26	130^th	389	66.6%
2023	57.22	150^th	531	71.8%
2024	27.49	454^th	564	19.5%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.05	917^th	1176	22.0%
2019	21.10	943^rd	1193	21.0%
2022	18.45	926^th	1155	19.8%
2023	17.06	986^th	1197	17.6%
2024	26.68	900^th	1219	26.2%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.84	905^th	1176	23.0%
2019	13.63	1021^st	1190	14.2%
2022	29.64	796^th	1154	31.0%
2023	23.17	897^th	1191	24.7%
2024	15.89	1030^th	1211	14.9%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.76	407^th	679	40.1%
2019	33.53	457^th	686	33.4%
2022	35.28	376^th	593	36.6%
2023	37.37	395^th	671	41.1%
2024	33.63	460^th	690	33.3%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.71	529^th	791	33.1%
2019	26.37	600^th	815	26.4%
2023	34.25	522^nd	851	38.7%
2024	39.66	490^th	865	43.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2002	5	309	3	62	1	n/a	n/a	380
2003	5	309	3	62	1	n/a	n/a	380
2004	2	317	3	75	1	n/a	n/a	398
2005	1	396	2	97	1	n/a	n/a	497
2006	2	417	4	112	1	n/a	n/a	536
2007	5	433	8	130	3	n/a	n/a	579
2008	5	423	6	142	2	n/a	n/a	578
2009	5	415	9	152	2	n/a	n/a	583
2010	4	410	8	146	2	n/a	n/a	570
2011	2	445	1	131	2	0	0	581
2012	1	454	1	121	3	0	0	580
2013	1	443	2	115	2	0	5	568
2014	2	445	3	123	0	0	1	574
2015	1	435	7	114	1	0	3	561
2016	2	407	7	125	2	0	4	547
2017	7	409	6	129	1	3	3	558
2018	7	372	7	138	3	2	5	534
2019	9	381	8	151	3	3	6	561
2020	7	370	3	156	5	6	4	551
2021	7	359	2	155	7	5	6	541
2022	11	338	2	153	7	3	6	520
2023	9	308	3	144	4	2	9	479

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	380	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	380	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	398	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	497	n/a	n/a	0
2006	536	30.0	17.9	75
2007	579	32.6	17.8	70.5
2008	578	32.1	18.0	73.5
2009	583	31.6	18.4	73.4
2010	570	35.0	16.2	n/a
2011	581	35.5	16.3	74
2012	580	33.0	17.5	83.8
2013	568	35.0	16.2	77.3
2014	574	32.0	17.9	75.6
2015	561	38.0	14.7	77
2016	547	35.0	15.6	70.4
2017	558	34.6	16.1	71.1
2018	534	36.0	14.8	74.3
2019	561	40.0	14.0	71.7
2020	551	49.9	11.0	78
2021	541	45.0	12.0	83.9
2022	520	49.5	10.5	82.9
2023	479	47.6	10.0	89.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	380	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	380	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	398	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	497	n/a	n/a	0
2006	536	30.0	17.9	75
2007	579	32.6	17.8	70.5
2008	578	32.1	18.0	73.5
2009	583	31.6	18.4	73.4
2010	570	35.0	16.2	n/a
2011	581	35.5	16.3	74
2012	580	33.0	17.5	83.8
2013	568	35.0	16.2	77.3
2014	574	32.0	17.9	75.6
2015	561	38.0	14.7	77
2016	547	35.0	15.6	70.4
2017	558	34.6	16.1	71.1
2018	534	36.0	14.8	74.3
2019	561	40.0	14.0	71.7
2020	551	49.9	11.0	78
2021	541	45.0	12.0	83.9
2022	520	49.5	10.5	82.9
2023	479	47.6	10.0	89.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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