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New School For Leadership And Journalism (The) ranks 819 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2023-24 school year, 577 students attended New School For Leadership And Journalism (The).

What is the racial makeup of New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)?

Students at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The) are 88% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

Summary:

The New School For Leadership And Journalism (The) is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 623. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 715 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA), where its 6th grade proficiency rate was 47.2% compared to the district's 32.46% and the state's 43.64%. The school also outperforms the district and state in Regents exams, such as Common Core Geometry. However, the school's performance in Math and Science lags behind the district and state. The school's performance is particularly strong for African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, but relatively weaker for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students.

The New School For Leadership And Journalism (The) has a relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, suggesting a focus on providing adequate resources and smaller class sizes. When compared to nearby middle schools in the same district, the school generally outperforms its peers, particularly in ELA and Regents exams. However, it still lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the area, such as Jonas Bronck Academy and Bronx Dance Academy School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

120 W 231st St
Bronx, NY 10463

(718) 601-2869

District: New York City Geographic District #10

SchoolDigger Rank:
819^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,379

Student/teacher ratio: 10.6

Number of students: 577

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.9%

African American:

8.3%

White:

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details New School For Leadership And Journalism (The) ranks worse than 54.5% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 13 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.61. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.9%), African American (8.3%), White (2.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The) is 10.6. 6 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #10 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare New School For Leadership And Journalism (The) employs 54.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The) is $19,379. 10 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #10 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

New School For Leadership And Journalism (The):

SchoolDigger ranks New School For Leadership And Journalism (The) 819^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See New School For Leadership And Journalism (The) in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #10:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #10 715^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

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Rank History for all students at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	5.84	1040^th	1095	5.0%
2007	7.51	1048^th	1123	6.7%
2008	7.00	1112^th	1185	6.2%
2009	19.39	1026^th	1224	16.2%
2010	13.69	1074^th	1243	13.6%
2011	26.99	988^th	1295	23.7%
2012	34.60	948^th	1337	29.1%
2013	35.18	895^th	1373	34.8%
2014	32.91	951^st	1401	32.1%
2015	33.62	964^th	1407	31.5%
2016	37.82	894^th	1429	37.4%
2017	40.78	853^rd	1455	41.4%
2018	33.87	972^nd	1438	32.4%
2019	37.46	878^th	1439	39.0%
2022	53.98	620^th	1479	58.1%
2023	35.39	1004^th	1500	33.1%
2024	44.61	819^th	1504	45.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.76	283^rd	503	43.7%
2019	53.23	136^th	473	71.2%
2022	64.43	99^th	581	83.0%
2023	48.66	217^th	591	63.3%
2024	48.14	228^th	615	62.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.47	665^th	1170	43.2%
2019	42.86	543^rd	1139	52.3%
2022	37.97	763^rd	1283	40.5%
2023	32.13	934^th	1307	28.5%
2024	53.63	440^th	1303	66.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.82	656^th	1245	47.3%
2023	32.61	939^th	1288	27.1%
2024	55.55	493^rd	1296	62.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.36	229^th	457	49.9%
2019	60.13	104^th	392	73.5%
2022	64.34	116^th	487	76.2%
2023	59.53	161^st	543	70.3%
2024	61.99	155^th	594	73.9%

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Rank History for Female students at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.31	875^th	1353	35.3%
2019	40.35	822^nd	1370	40.0%
2022	50.67	686^th	1454	52.8%
2023	39.05	916^th	1463	37.4%
2024	50.18	711^th	1465	51.5%

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Rank History for Male students at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.40	976^th	1352	27.8%
2019	36.89	834^th	1366	38.9%
2022	55.10	565^th	1455	61.2%
2023	31.43	1049^th	1464	28.3%
2024	38.61	917^th	1464	37.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	55.51	197^th	374	47.3%

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Rank History for African American students at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.85	295^th	663	55.5%
2019	57.65	207^th	653	68.3%
2022	64.85	169^th	706	76.1%
2023	70.76	155^th	696	77.7%
2024	56.49	249^th	705	64.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.62	466^th	810	42.5%
2019	44.30	412^th	826	50.1%
2022	64.75	243^rd	914	73.4%
2023	44.00	499^th	943	47.1%
2024	56.29	352^nd	953	63.1%

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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 New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2006	5	59	17	317	1	n/a	n/a	399
2007	10	111	33	548	2	n/a	n/a	704
2008	10	129	33	548	1	n/a	n/a	721
2009	14	131	38	571	2	n/a	n/a	756
2010	13	114	31	586	0	n/a	n/a	744
2011	11	109	22	532	0	0	0	674
2012	11	87	19	532	0	0	0	649
2013	21	84	17	577	0	0	0	699
2014	23	90	19	651	1	0	2	786
2015	19	88	15	647	1	0	4	774
2016	23	82	19	637	4	0	5	770
2017	22	69	20	595	4	1	3	714
2018	18	93	29	590	6	2	1	739
2019	12	80	24	625	4	2	2	749
2020	9	63	16	632	2	1	3	726
2021	15	54	13	598	0	0	3	683
2022	15	51	13	556	0	0	1	636
2023	16	51	7	547	1	0	1	623
2024	14	48	6	507	1	0	1	577

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 New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	399	25.0	16.0	85.5
2007	704	40.0	17.6	87.2
2008	721	51.0	14.1	93.3
2009	756	55.0	13.7	95
2010	744	49.6	14.9	n/a
2011	674	50.1	13.4	95.1
2012	649	47.0	13.8	94.6
2013	699	50.0	13.9	92.8
2014	786	49.0	16.0	88.8
2015	774	55.0	14.0	94.1
2016	770	55.0	14.0	94.8
2017	714	49.5	14.3	94.1
2018	739	50.7	14.5	97.3
2019	749	56.0	13.3	98.1
2020	726	52.7	13.7	98.9
2021	683	56.6	12.0	99.4
2022	636	52.0	12.2	98.6
2023	623	55.7	11.1	99.7
2024	577	54.3	10.6	100

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 New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	399	25.0	16.0	85.5
2007	704	40.0	17.6	87.2
2008	721	51.0	14.1	93.3
2009	756	55.0	13.7	95
2010	744	49.6	14.9	n/a
2011	674	50.1	13.4	95.1
2012	649	47.0	13.8	94.6
2013	699	50.0	13.9	92.8
2014	786	49.0	16.0	88.8
2015	774	55.0	14.0	94.1
2016	770	55.0	14.0	94.8
2017	714	49.5	14.3	94.1
2018	739	50.7	14.5	97.3
2019	749	56.0	13.3	98.1
2020	726	52.7	13.7	98.9
2021	683	56.6	12.0	99.4
2022	636	52.0	12.2	98.6
2023	623	55.7	11.1	99.7
2024	577	54.3	10.6	100

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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