Bushwick For Social Justice School in Brooklyn, NY
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 400 IRVING AVE
Brooklyn, NY 11237
- Telephone
- (718) 381-7100
(make sure to verify first before calling)
- Website
- http://www.bssj.net
- City-data.com school rating
- 6
- Students
- 383
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 34.0
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 245
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 3
- School district
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
- Charter school
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
ALL CITY LEADERSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOL (0.1 miles): | 99 |
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) (0.0 miles): | 60 |
ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING (0.0 miles): | 11 |
ACADEMY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP (0.0 miles): | 11 |
PS 106 EDWARD EVERETT HALE (0.2 miles): | 11 |
PS 151 LYNDON B JOHNSON (0.3 miles): | 9 |
PS 377 ALEJANDRINA B DE GAUTIER (0.3 miles): | 9 |
Bushwick For Social Justice School: | 6 |
JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES (0.2 miles): | 5 |
New York: | 50 |
Kings County: | 40 |
Brooklyn: | 40 |
Bushwick For Social Justice: | 6 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 404
Enrollment in 2014: 415
Enrollment in 2013: 421
Enrollment in 2012: 434
Enrollment in 2011: 420
Enrollment in 2010: 420
Enrollment in 2009: 423
Enrollment in 2008: 435
Enrollment in 2007: 441
Enrollment in 2006: 347
Enrollment in 2005: 246
Enrollment in 2004: 130
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | UG | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 85 | 109 | 86 | 95 | 8 | 383 |
Female students | 35 | 57 | 47 | 58 | 2 | 199 |
Male students | 50 | 52 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 184 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Asian students | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
Hispanic students | 63 | 78 | 71 | 72 | 6 | 290 |
Black students | 20 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 79 |
White students | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 |
Two or More Races students | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 109
11th grade enrollment: 86
12th grade enrollment: 95
Ungraded enrollment: 8
Bushwick For Social Justice School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
School: | 52.0% |
State: | 51.1% |
Here: | 48.0% |
New York: | 47.5% |
Bushwick For Social Justice School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
Here: | 0.3% |
State: | 0.2% |
Bushwick For Social Justice School: | 0.8% |
State: | 4.6% |
Here: | 75.7% |
New York: | 9.2% |
School: | 20.6% |
State: | 12.0% |
Here: | 2.3% |
New York: | 55.1% |
Bushwick For Social Justice School: | 0.3% |
New York: | 2.9% |
Bushwick For Social Justice School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
Bushwick For Social Justice School: | 64.8% |
State: | 52.7% |
Here: | 64.0% |
New York: | 45.4% |
Here: | 0.8% |
New York: | 4.8% |
Bushwick For Social Justice School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
- Grade 10 English: 27
- Grade 10 Mathematics: 26
- Grade 10 Science: 29
- Grade 10 Social Studies: 30
Teachers and support:
Student/Teacher Ratio
School: | 11.3 |
State: | 14.0 |
Number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience: 4
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 15
Total number of classes taught: 155
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 5
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 3
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 6
Bushwick For Social Justice School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
Statewide Student Assessments
New York State Alternate Assessment:
(State average from 77 schools)
ELA students tested with valid scores: 7
Secondary ELA Students scoring proficient and above: | 86% |
New York: | 88% |
Students scoring at Level 1: 0%
Students scoring at Level 2: 14%
Students scoring at Level 3: 86%
Students scoring at Level 4: 0%
Math students tested with valid scores: 7
Secondary Math Students scoring proficient and above: | 100% |
New York: | 89% |
Students scoring at Level 1: 0%
Students scoring at Level 2: 0%
Students scoring at Level 3: 100%
Students scoring at Level 4: 0%
Regents Examination:
(State average from 2,072 schools)
Bushwick For Social Justice School - % Scroring 55 and above in Regents Examination
Students tested with valid scores: 10
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 6 (60%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 3 (30%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 1 (10%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 40% |
New York: | 79% |
Integrated Algebra (Common Core):
- All70%
- Males66%
- Females75%
- Hispanic72%
- Black63%
- IDEA46%
Scoring 55 and above
(Integrated Algebra)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 68 (30%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 87 (38%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 72 (31%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 3 (1%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 70% |
New York: | 93% |
Comprehensive English (Common Core):
- All66%
- Males62%
- Females71%
- Hispanic64%
- Black82%
- IDEA57%
Scoring 55 and above
(Comprehensive English)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 55 (33%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 19 (11%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 34 (20%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 33 (20%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 25 (15%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 66% |
New York: | 89% |
Regents Competency Test:
(State average from 674 schools)
Students tested with valid scores: 11
Number of students tested failing: 10 (91%)
Number of students tested passing: 1 (9%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 9% |
State: | 44% |
The New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test:
(State average from 567 schools)
Bushwick For Social Justice School - % Scoring at Expanding Level or above in NYSESLAT
- All36%
- Males22%
- Females44%
- Hispanic32%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (9th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 36% |
New York: | 50% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 8%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 40%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 16%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 36%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 0%
10th Grade:
- All34%
- Males33%
- Females38%
- IDEA50%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (10th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 34% |
State: | 61% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 7%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 34%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 24%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 34%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 0%
11th Grade:
- All40%
- Males50%
- Females27%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (11th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 40% |
New York: | 64% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 3%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 30%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 27%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 35%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 5%
12th Grade:
- All53%
- Males66%
- Females38%
- Hispanic53%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (12th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 53% |
New York: | 62% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 6%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 41%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 35%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 18%
Outcomes
High School Completers:
Regents Diploma - Requires a student pass a minimum of 5 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Regents with Advanced Designation - Requires a student pass a minimum of 8 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Local Diploma - Can only be obtained by students with disabilities with an individualized education program or section 504 Accommodation Plan.
Bushwick For Social Justice School - High School Completers
- All75%
- Males71%
- Females78%
- Hispanic72%
- IDEA50%
Graduation Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 74
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 71
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 56 (79% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 1 (1% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 15 (21% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a commencement credential: 3 (4% of Completers)
- All76%
- Males70%
- Females80%
- Hispanic74%
- IDEA63%
Graduation Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 60
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 60
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 52 (87% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 1 (2% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 8 (13% of Graduates)
- All63%
- Males54%
- Females72%
- Hispanic59%
- IDEA45%
Graduation Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 14
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 11
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 4 (36% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 7 (64% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a commencement credential: 3 (21% of Completers)
High School Non-completers:
(State average from 1,468 schools)
Bushwick For Social Justice School - High School Non-completers
- All17%
- Males18%
- Females16%
- Hispanic19%
- IDEA19%
Dropout Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 384
Number of non-completers: 23
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 18
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 5
Percent of non-completers: | 6.0% |
State: | 5.4% |
- All14%
- Males19%
- Females10%
- Hispanic14%
- IDEA21%
Dropout Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 302
Number of non-completers: 17
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 12
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 5
Percent of non-completers: | 6.0% |
State: | 6.5% |
- All8%
- Males15%
- Females0%
- Hispanic7%
- IDEA5%
Dropout Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 82
Number of non-completers: 6
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 6
Percent of non-completers: | 7.0% |
State: | 10.1% |
Post-graduation Plans of Completers:
Bushwick For Social Justice School - Post-graduation Plans of Completers
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 74
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 21 (28%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 33 (45%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 3 (4%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 12 (16%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 5 (7%)
General Education:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 60
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 19 (32%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 27 (45%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 11 (18%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 3 (5%)
Students with Disabilities:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 14
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 2 (14%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 6 (43%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 3 (21%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 1 (7%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 2 (14%)
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 1,294 schools)
- All77
- Males76
- Females77
- Hispanic77
High School Math - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 99
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 98%
Performance Index (PI): | 77 |
New York: | 126 |
Safe harbor target: 104
High School ELA:
- All105
- Males102
- Females108
- Hispanic103
High School ELA - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: No
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 189
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 93%
Performance Index (PI): | 105 |
New York: | 151 |
Safe harbor target: 124
5-Year Graduation Rate:
- All75%
- Males71%
- Females78%
- Hispanic72%
5-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 96
Graduation Rate: | 75% |
State: | 78% |
Safe harbor target: 77
4-Year Graduation Rate:
- All73%
- Males64%
- Females78%
- Hispanic71%
4-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: Yes
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 99
Graduation Rate: | 73% |
State: | 76% |
Safe harbor target: 70
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