as of the 2006–2007 school year, 302 students attended tiza. the majority were black (83%), with asian (14%) and white (2%) being the other major ethnic groups. seventy-seven percent of students qualify for free and reduced price lunch, an indicator of poverty, and the majority (81%) have had limited english proficiency. four percent of students qualify for special education. the school's math proficiency was 23 percentage points higher than the state average and the school's reading proficiency was 3 percentage points higher than the state average, at 67 percent. principal asad zaman estimates that 80 to 90 percent of students are muslim.