Struggling Schools Identified in Misconduct or Incompetence Decisions 
 
Struggling schools identified in misconduct (red) or incompetence (blue) decisions. Status as of 
September 2018. Focus schools are non-improving schools in low-achieving districts. Priority 
schools are the lowest performers in New York. Some Renewal schools are also Focus or Priority. 
 
 
Closed/Will Close 

District 

PS/MS 42X Robert Vernam 

27 

PS 64X Pura Belpre 

9 

PS 385X Performance School 

7 

IS166K Gershwin 

9 

Automotive HS 

14 

Bread & Roses Integrated Arts HS (2) 

5 

Gateway School for Env Research 

8 

HS Graphic Communication Arts 

2 

Jane Addams HS 

8 

Performance Conservatory 

12 

Urban Science Academy HS 

9 

 

 

Renewal 

 

PS/IS 328K Wheatley (Rise) 

19 

IS 339X 

8 

MS 424X Hunts Point 

8 

August Martin HS 

27 

John Adams HS (Rise) (2) 

27 

Martin van Buren HS 

24 

Multicultural HS 

32 

Richmond Hill HS (2) 

27 

 

 

State Rating: Focus/Priority 

 

PS 5 Ronald McNair (Priority) 

16 

PS 67X Mohegan 

12 

PS 70X Max Schoenfeld 

9 

 PS 109K Segdwick 

22 

PS 202K Jenkyns 

19 

PS 208M Alain Locke 

3 

PS 214X Lorraine Hansberry Academy 

12 

MS 72Q Basie 

28 

JHS 78K Mann 

22 

MS 226Q Grissom 

27 

MS 287X Forward School (Priority) 

11 

Clara Barton HS 

17 

Frederick Douglass Academy VII HS 

23 

HS of Arts & Technology (2) 

3 

Leadership and Public Service HS 

2 

Marta Valle HS 

1 

 

*Two teachers faced disciplinary action at Bread & Roses Integrated Arts High School, one for 
misconduct and one for incompetence. 
 
Source: NYS Education Department, NYC Department of Education