kɹˈuːʃəl tə ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən tə klˈoʊz ðə skˈuːl wʌzðə dˌiːˌoʊˈiːz ɐsˈɜːʃən ðætðə skˈuːl wʌz ˌʌndɚpɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ, ˈɜːnɪŋ ɐn ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl dˈiː ˌɔn ɪts tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn dˈæʃ tˈɛn pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ɹᵻpˈoːɹt, wɪð ɐn ˈɛf ɡɹˈeɪd fɔːɹ stˈuːdənt pɚfˈoːɹməns.
Crucial to the decision to close the school was the DOE's assertion that the school was underperforming, earning an overall D on its 2009-10 progress report, with an F grade for student performance.