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The School for Inquiry and Social Justice

08X337

06,07,08 - Bronx, District 8

1025 MORRISON AVENUE (get directions)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

323 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $1,390,911 ($4,306/student)

Attendance: 90%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 97.3%

Math Course Pass Rate: 97.3%

Overview

The School for Inquiry and Social Justice is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Bronx, Community School District 8.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	319
2014-15	398
2015-16	475
2016-17	541
2017-18	518
2018-19	503
2019-20	494
2020-21	462
2021-22	437
2022-23	407
2023-24	414
2024-25	383
2025-26	323

% female: 51.1% (2025-26)

% poverty: 92.3% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 22% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 27.2% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 3.7% (2025-26)

Black: 12.1% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 82.4% (2025-26)

White: 0.3% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0% (2025-26)

Native American: 1.2% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.93 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 90%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 97.3%

Math Course Pass Rate: 97.3%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	90%
2024	ELA course pass rate	97.3%
2024	Math course pass rate	97.3%
2023	Attendance	91.8%
2023	ELA course pass rate	93.5%
2023	Math course pass rate	95.3%
2022	Attendance	91.1%
2022	ELA course pass rate	93.4%
2022	Math course pass rate	96.2%
2021	Attendance	89.9%
2021	ELA course pass rate	94%
2021	Math course pass rate	93.7%
2020	Attendance	90.3%
2020	ELA course pass rate	89.4%
2020	Math course pass rate	86.5%
2019	Attendance	93.2%
2019	ELA course pass rate	99.8%
2019	Math course pass rate	99.8%
2018	Attendance	92.8%
2018	ELA course pass rate	99.2%
2018	Math course pass rate	97.2%
2017	ELA course pass rate	85.5%
2017	Math course pass rate	93.1%
2016	ELA course pass rate	92.8%
2016	Math course pass rate	93.9%
2015	ELA course pass rate	88.9%
2015	Math course pass rate	88.7%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	437	36.2%	94
2026	6	Math	435	29.3%	92
2026	7	ELA	437	28.7%	108
2026	7	Math	443	30.6%	108
2026	8	ELA	444	36%	114
2026	8	Math	433	23.6%	89
2026	8	Science	446	43%	114
2025	6	ELA	435	29.1%	110
2025	6	Math	434	20.4%	113
2025	7	ELA	439	35.8%	120
2025	7	Math	444	37.5%	120
2025	8	ELA	442	38%	129
2025	8	Math	448	45.5%	132
2025	8	Science	444	42.5%	134
2024	6	ELA	440	38.3%	107
2024	6	Math	443	37.6%	109
2024	7	ELA	443	39.2%	125
2024	7	Math	451	51.5%	130
2024	8	ELA	447	50.4%	113
2024	8	Math	446	48.9%	90
2024	8	Science	434	24.3%	103
2023	6	ELA	443	36.3%	124
2023	6	Math	444	38.6%	132
2023	7	ELA	445	41.4%	111
2023	7	Math	444	36.9%	111
2023	8	ELA	449	51.7%	120
2023	8	Math	449	48.8%	121
2022	6	ELA	598	43.1%	123
2022	6	Math	589	19.7%	127
2022	7	ELA	600	37%	138
2022	7	Math	587	12.3%	138
2022	8	ELA	604	56.9%	123
2022	8	Math	595	23%	126
2019	6	ELA	604	60.8%	166
2019	6	Math	602	50.9%	165
2019	7	ELA	600	40.6%	155
2019	7	Math	606	46.8%	154
2019	8	ELA	606	56.5%	161
2019	8	Math	620	70.2%	161
2018	6	ELA	599	50%	166
2018	6	Math	601	46.1%	165
2018	7	ELA	603	41.2%	170
2018	7	Math	603	44.1%	170
2018	8	ELA	605	53%	134
2018	8	Math	615	53.4%	133

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	143	32	0-5	not reported
2024	147	25	0-5	not reported
2023	139	34	0-5	not reported
2022	141	41	0-5	not reported

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$1,390,911	not reported	$4,306
FY 2026	$1,145,917	not reported	$3,548

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$432,394
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$259,098
Title I SWP STH	$101,827
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$96,142
TL CB School Staff	$84,531
C4E Class Size Transition	$83,330
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$72,642
TL C4E FSF	$58,433
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$42,055
High Need Support for Title I	$29,695
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$27,764
IDEA RS IEP Para	$26,244
Class Size Reduction Planning	$24,334
Title III LEP	$12,465
TL Bilingual Revital OTPS	$11,394
TL Computer Maintenance	$9,135
High Need Support for Title I STH	$6,993
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$4,324
TL Bilingual Revital PS	$3,638
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,993

PTA funding (LL171)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$0	$0	$0	$0

Sources & methodology

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