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The School for Inquiry and Social Justice

Grades: 6-8
1025 Morrison Avenue
Bronx NY 10472
Phone: 718-860-4181

Our Insights

What’s Special

ELL Academy

The Downside

Less experienced teaching staff

The School for Inquiry and Social Justice offers solid academics and a lot of support for students learning English.

Located in the Soundview section of the Bronx, Inquiry and Social Justice shares a building with JHS 123, another middle school. Enrollment for Inquiry and Social Justice has increased in recent years and in 2016, the school took over the entire third and fourth floor of the building, according to the 2016-17 School Comprehensive Education Plan (SCEP). There are roughly six classes per grade.

The school has a good record of challenging stronger students while raising the achievement of those arriving with weak skills, according to the 2018-19 Quality Snapshot. Math scores exceed the citywide average. English scores, while not as high, still exceed the district-wide average. 

Students who are learning English start out in the school’s ELL (English language learner) Academy, which provides instruction geared to increasing their fluency in English while staying on track in all subjects. In recent years the ELL Academy has served native speakers of French, Arabic, Bengali and Chinese, according to the SCEP. The school has a particularly strong record with former English language learners—those who improved enough to be deemed proficient in English. Inquiry and Social Justice’s scores on the state English exam for this group are more than double the citywide average.

The school does a good job serving students with disabilities, who scored higher than the citywide average on state math and ELA tests in 2019. Roughly half of the teachers have less than three years teaching experience, which is below the citywide average.

In addition to sports teams, activities include art, dance, music, computer coding and Mock Trial, in which teens act out a real trial in a pretend courtroom. The school has a partnership with the Sports and Arts Foundation, which provides a summer program for incoming and current students, according to the SCEP.

ADMISSIONS: Open to District 8. Students admitted by lottery. (Laura Zingmond, web reports, August 2017; photo from school’s website; updated with web reports, 2022 )

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Is this school safe and well-run?

From the 2020-21 NYC School Survey

How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
77%
78% Citywide Average
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
60%
58% Citywide Average
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
74%
84% Citywide Average

From the 2019-20 NY State Report Card

How many students were suspended?
0%
4% Citywide Average

From this school's most recent Quality Review Report

Are teachers effective?

From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide

How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
80%
79% Citywide Average
Years of principal experience at this school
3.1

How do students perform academically?

From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database

How many middle school students scored 3-4 on the state math exam?
41%
46% Citywide Average
How many middle school students scored 3-4 on the state reading exam?
43%
51% Citywide Average

From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide

How many 8th-graders earn high school credit?
20%
39% Citywide Average

Who does this school serve?

From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Enrollment
407
Asian
4%
Black
16%
Hispanic
77%
White
1%
Other
2%
Free or reduced priced lunch
85%
Students with disabilities
21%
English language learners
22%

From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide

Average daily attendance
90%
90% Citywide Average
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
40%
38% Citywide Average

From the 2020 School Directories

Uniforms required?
No

How does this school serve special populations?

From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database

How many English language learners scored 3-4 on the state math exam?
13%
15% Citywide Average


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Contact & Location

Location

Soundview (District 8)
Trains: 6 Line to Morrison-Soundview Ave
Buses: Bx27, Bx4, Bx4A, Bx5

Contact

Principal
Tara Joye
Parent Coordinator
Ivette Geraldo

Other Details

Shared campus?
Yes
This school shares a building with JHS 123
Uniforms required?
No
Metal detectors?
No

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