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Ps 126 Jacob August Riis

Public Grades PK, KG-8
326th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 87% of New York elementary schools
Summary

PS 126 Jacob August Riis is a sizable elementary school serving grades PK-8 in New York City's District 2. With 566 students, the school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 15% of New York elementary schools in recent years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 126 outperforms the New York state average and its own district average on state assessments across multiple grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 81.4% of 4th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 77.56% in the district and 54.07% statewide. The school also excels in Regents exams, with 90.63% proficiency in Algebra I and 88% in Biology, significantly outpacing the district and state. Additionally, PS 126 ranks highly for various student subgroups, including male students, Asian students, English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as PS 130 Hernando De Soto, PS 1 Alfred E Smith, and PS 124 Yung Wing, PS 126 outperforms them on state assessments and Regents exams. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $32,672 and low student-teacher ratio of 11.7 suggest a focus on providing ample resources and personalized attention to students, which may contribute to its consistent academic success and ability to support a diverse student population.

575
Students ?
11.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$33,195
Per pupil spending ?
75.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 80 Catherine St
       New York, NY  10038-1397

(212) 962-2188

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
51.1%
Hispanic:
21.0%
African American:
14.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the New York average (78% vs 54% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 13% of New York elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school78%
District avg69%
New York avg54%
Elementary school
326th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 13%▲ up 29 pts since 2015
From top 43% (2015) to top 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
152nd of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From top 3% (2015) to top 10% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
22nd of 35Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2
352nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 2 among New York districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.2326 of 244586.7%★★★★☆
202483.1358 of 244585.4%★★★★☆
202386.4304 of 243987.5%★★★★☆
202282.1383 of 243484.3%★★★★☆
202183.2302 of 220186.3%★★★★☆
201974.9550 of 241377.2%★★★★☆
201874.1545 of 239577.2%★★★★☆
201765.8769 of 238667.8%★★★☆☆
201664.7785 of 236666.8%★★★☆☆
201556.01004 of 235257.3%★★★☆☆
201458.6929 of 234560.4%★★★☆☆
201357.9900 of 232561.3%★★★☆☆
201261.1989 of 232057.4%★★★☆☆
201167.1779 of 228665.9%★★★☆☆
201063.3917 of 226359.5%★★★☆☆
200958.91131 of 225749.9%★★☆☆☆
200850.11360 of 222738.9%★★☆☆☆
200736.31619 of 221927.0%★☆☆☆☆
200649.41363 of 220638.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.9461 of 92850.3%★★★☆☆
202438.1554 of 92740.2%★★☆☆☆
201948.5383 of 89157.0%★★★☆☆
201846.3456 of 94851.9%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202569.8203 of 69670.8%★★★★☆
202470.8188 of 66271.6%★★★★☆
202372.7158 of 60573.9%★★★★☆
202269.0215 of 67168.0%★★★☆☆
202156.9218 of 43049.3%★★☆☆☆
201959.6258 of 54852.9%★★★☆☆
201857.2302 of 60149.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202565.7228 of 111779.6%★★★★☆
202476.4115 of 106689.2%★★★★☆
202394.826 of 100197.4%★★★★★
202283.879 of 102792.3%★★★★★
201968.9120 of 86086.0%★★★★☆
201873.5106 of 93888.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.2362 of 240985.0%★★★★☆
202479.3430 of 241382.2%★★★★☆
202382.1377 of 240384.3%★★★★☆
202281.4364 of 240184.8%★★★★☆
202185.4175 of 195591.0%★★★★★
201973.9538 of 235777.2%★★★★☆
201875.5480 of 233879.5%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.9569 of 156963.7%★★★☆☆
202473.2290 of 153181.1%★★★★☆
202376.7228 of 142984.0%★★★★☆
202262.2474 of 150368.5%★★★☆☆
201962.9374 of 131571.6%★★★★☆
201846.5724 of 139248.0%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202567.6176 of 79277.8%★★★★☆
202494.630 of 76696.1%★★★★★
202395.122 of 63796.5%★★★★★
202294.821 of 62296.6%★★★★★
201988.824 of 57095.8%★★★★★
201884.372 of 73090.1%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202585.8199 of 209890.5%★★★★★
202488.2152 of 207892.7%★★★★★
202389.6153 of 204192.5%★★★★★
202288.0156 of 209992.6%★★★★★
202193.256 of 167896.7%★★★★★
201990.5129 of 203293.7%★★★★★
201880.7252 of 204587.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.7296 of 240787.7%★★★★☆
202484.7292 of 241187.9%★★★★☆
202388.2216 of 240091.0%★★★★★
202279.8395 of 240083.5%★★★★☆
202186.5159 of 196191.9%★★★★★
201975.0505 of 235878.6%★★★★☆
201872.1567 of 234075.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202577.1303 of 213485.8%★★★★☆
202479.7248 of 211088.2%★★★★☆
202376.1271 of 201686.6%★★★★☆
202277.3249 of 203187.7%★★★★☆
201964.1379 of 185979.6%★★★★☆
201853.1681 of 194164.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202593.234 of 140297.6%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202587.9152 of 150089.9%★★★★☆
202491.1122 of 150491.9%★★★★★
202394.285 of 150094.3%★★★★★
202294.864 of 147995.7%★★★★★
202194.049 of 124296.1%★★★★★
201996.552 of 143996.4%★★★★★
201895.351 of 143896.5%★★★★★
201795.753 of 145596.4%★★★★★
201695.348 of 142996.6%★★★★★
201596.139 of 140797.2%★★★★★
201497.422 of 140198.4%★★★★★
201396.437 of 137397.3%★★★★★
201288.493 of 133793.0%★★★★★
201186.6123 of 129590.5%★★★★★
201079.1241 of 124380.6%★★★★☆
200974.4315 of 122474.3%★★★★☆
200863.6542 of 118554.3%★★★☆☆
200763.6481 of 112357.2%★★★☆☆
200664.0439 of 109559.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202545.8355 of 67647.5%★★☆☆☆
202432.7502 of 70528.8%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202572.6111 of 40672.7%★★★★☆
202478.775 of 39681.1%★★★★☆
202374.198 of 38874.7%★★★★☆
202278.267 of 38182.4%★★★★☆
202168.972 of 23669.5%★★★★☆
201984.143 of 36988.3%★★★★☆
201877.471 of 37481.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202563.0129 of 64680.0%★★★★☆
202477.640 of 61593.5%★★★★★
202391.410 of 59198.3%★★★★★
202259.2135 of 58176.8%★★★★☆
201988.48 of 47398.3%★★★★★
201864.681 of 50383.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.0181 of 145787.6%★★★★☆
202487.8143 of 146590.2%★★★★★
202393.083 of 146394.3%★★★★★
202290.690 of 145493.8%★★★★★
202193.338 of 106696.4%★★★★★
201995.053 of 137096.1%★★★★★
201892.866 of 135395.1%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.0354 of 96563.3%★★★☆☆
202480.2129 of 95386.5%★★★★☆
202383.5107 of 94388.7%★★★★☆
202272.4168 of 91481.6%★★★★☆
201951.2347 of 82658.0%★★★☆☆
201858.9290 of 81064.2%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202585.853 of 60391.2%★★★★★
202495.620 of 59496.6%★★★★★
202392.826 of 54395.2%★★★★★
202295.415 of 48796.9%★★★★★
201998.86 of 39298.5%★★★★★
201894.314 of 45796.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202589.995 of 128392.6%★★★★★
202492.769 of 129694.7%★★★★★
202395.351 of 128896.0%★★★★★
202295.551 of 130696.1%★★★★★
202197.320 of 93597.9%★★★★★
201997.837 of 124197.0%★★★★★
201896.142 of 124596.6%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202589.4133 of 145590.9%★★★★★
202492.394 of 146493.6%★★★★★
202393.876 of 146494.8%★★★★★
202296.450 of 145596.6%★★★★★
202193.251 of 107195.2%★★★★★
201996.745 of 136696.7%★★★★★
201895.848 of 135296.4%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.5120 of 129890.8%★★★★★
202491.163 of 130395.2%★★★★★
202392.755 of 130795.8%★★★★★
202293.635 of 128397.3%★★★★★
201992.939 of 113996.6%★★★★★
201884.771 of 117093.9%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202594.519 of 77597.5%★★★★★
201991.949 of 71693.2%★★★★★
201895.922 of 76397.1%★★★★★
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
White (2025)98th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)88th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school
Female (2025)85th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school
Homeless (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2025)71st percentile-16 vs school
Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-23 vs school
African American (2025)50th percentile-36 vs school
Middle school
White (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school
Homeless (2025)91st percentile~ school
Male (2025)91st percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school
Female (2025)88th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school
Asian (2025)73rd percentile-17 vs school
Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-27 vs school
African American (2025)47th percentile-42 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I91%+35 vs state
Life Science Biology88%+30 vs state
Math78%+22 vs state
English Language Arts73%+20 vs state
Science67%+22 vs state

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Students at Ps 126 Jacob August Riis are 51% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% White, 4% Two or more races.

Ps 126 Jacob August Riis ranks 326th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Ps 126 Jacob August Riis.


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