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Ps 36 Margaret Douglas

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Ps 36 Margaret Douglas ranks 1815 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 36 Margaret Douglas is an elementary school in New York, NY, serving 277 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #5, which is ranked 701 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite higher spending per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Ps 36 Margaret Douglas consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in English Language Arts and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 51.61%, compared to the district's 42.03% and the state's 54.15%. Similarly, the school's 5th grade Math proficiency was 41.67%, compared to the district's 34.82% and the state's 54.16%. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with some groups performing better than the overall school.

Interestingly, the nearby Ps 125 Ralph Bunche, which is also part of the New York City Geographic District #5, significantly outperforms Ps 36 Margaret Douglas in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. Additionally, the KIPP Star College Prep Charter School, located very close to Ps 36 Margaret Douglas, also outperforms the school across all grade levels and subject areas. Despite the higher spending per student at Ps 36 Margaret Douglas, the school's performance remains significantly lower than these nearby higher-performing schools, suggesting that increased funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

272

Students ?

7.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$46,929

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Morningside Dr
New York, NY 10027-6095

(212) 690-5807

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

African American:

34.2%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2014 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Science scores 24 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

New York avg55%

1,815^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 16Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5

701^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 5 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1815 of 2445	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1642 of 2445	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1974 of 2439	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1699 of 2434	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1853 of 2413	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1865 of 2395	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	1889 of 2386	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	1986 of 2366	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	2016 of 2352	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	1872 of 2345	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.4	1962 of 2325	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	1938 of 2320	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	1754 of 2286	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	489 of 928	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	574 of 1117	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	672 of 1066	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1807 of 2409	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1622 of 2413	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1960 of 2403	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1949 of 2401	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1936 of 2357	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1734 of 2338	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	938 of 1569	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	501 of 1531	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	763 of 1429	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	750 of 1503	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	714 of 1315	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	688 of 1392	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	456 of 792	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	428 of 637	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.3	200 of 622	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	422 of 570	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.6	342 of 730	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	36.8	1345 of 2045	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1759 of 2407	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1631 of 2411	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1884 of 2400	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	1349 of 2400	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1637 of 2358	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1949 of 2340	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	954 of 2134	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	1269 of 2110	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1203 of 2016	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1025 of 2031	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	900 of 1859	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	1016 of 1941	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)34th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-9 vs state

Math43%-14 vs state

Science21%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, June 22, 2017

The Special Education Program, in my opinion, is good at that school. My child improved in his reading and have jumped from a grade three reading level to an eighth -grade level in an academic year. Parents need to get involved in their children's education and don't rely heavily on the teachers to work miracles. Safety is also great at the school. I just need to see more resources pooled into music dance, visual arts, drama, technology etc. Close Quote

Schools Near Ps 36 Margaret Douglas

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 36 Margaret Douglas	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Morningside Dr	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5807	272	34	7.9	88.2%	8 (2.9%)	93 (34.2%)	152 (55.9%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	28.5	1815^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.8%		33.4	1642^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.8%	173					51.6	37.9	50.0				53.1	34.4	41.7				20.8		$46,929	$3,183	$43,747
Ps 125 Ralph Bunche	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 123rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-6400	260	24	10.6	58.8%	58 (22.3%)	75 (28.8%)	86 (33.1%)	22 (8.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	85	302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%		82.5	372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.8%	70					93.8	87.5	69.6				93.8	93.8	62.5				68.2		$40,185	$3,610	$36,575
KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	433 W 123rd St-4th Fl	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2650	748	40	18.7	86.9%	16 (2.1%)	408 (54.5%)	285 (38.1%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	75.1	553^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.4%		75.7	520^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.7%	33			73.7		93.7	86.3	69.7	52.1	69.2	72.6	98.4	96.0	52.1	61.1	86.8		50.6	66.7	$22,647	$22,647	$00
Ps 180 Hugo Newman	Public	PK, KG-8	370 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2849	344	36	9.5	79.4%	38 (11.0%)	167 (48.5%)	135 (39.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1283^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	47.5%		43.5	1339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%	56			10.0	0.0	50.0	64.0	64.3	44.4	36.4	42.1	55.0	46.2	42.9	33.3	36.4	35.0	46.4		$40,587	$4,009	$36,578
Teachers College Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	168 Morningside Ave	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 316-8080	295	29	10.2	75.3%	23 (7.8%)	129 (43.7%)	114 (38.6%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	16 (5.4%)	65.5	809^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.9%		62.8	827^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%	18	44.4	66.7	27.0		69.2	73.7	82.4	42.4	71.4	56.7	61.5	81.3	82.4	21.1	82.8		81.3	33.3	$32,179	$2,787	$29,392
New York French-American Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York French-American Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-4134	286	18	15.8	80.4%	14 (4.9%)	209 (73.1%)	48 (16.8%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	44.6	1347^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.9%		48	1215^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.3%	132					58.6	71.4	51.4	59.1	68.8	70.6	42.4	57.1	42.1	45.5	48.6	65.7	37.8	76.5	$20,657	$844	$19,813
Ps 129 John H Finley	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 130th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5932	229	21	11.0	97.4%	6 (2.6%)	90 (39.3%)	125 (54.6%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	16.6	2158^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.7%		27.4	1826^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.3%	332					21.7	38.7	51.9				16.0	31.3	38.5				14.3		$47,591	$3,812	$43,778
Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-5	71-111 Convent Ave	New York	10027	New York County	Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 663-8216	152	12	12.6	84.9%	1 (0.7%)	108 (71.1%)	34 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	72.6	626^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.4%		63.5	814^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.7%	188					66.7	61.1	80.0				71.4	50.0	68.0				70.8		$24,701	$595	$24,106
Ps 76 A Phillip Randolph	Public	PK, KG-8	220 W 121st St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2865	236	33	7.2	97.0%	25 (10.6%)	124 (52.5%)	83 (35.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	15.4	2184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.7%		23.1	1971^st of 2445 public elementary schools	19.4%	213			3.2		37.5	18.8	42.9	21.4	26.3	60.0	37.5	12.5	35.7	30.8	11.8		33.3	43.5	$41,328	$4,422	$36,906
Ps 154 Harriet Tubman	Public	PK, KG-5	250 W 127th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 864-2400	182	20	9.1	96.2%	5 (2.7%)	115 (63.2%)	59 (32.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	29	1803^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.7	1855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.1%	52					50.0	45.0	36.7				50.0	76.2	31.3				16.1		$50,960	$3,541	$47,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 36 Margaret Douglas

Is Ps 36 Margaret Douglas a good school?

Ps 36 Margaret Douglas ranks 1815^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 36 Margaret Douglas?

Students at Ps 36 Margaret Douglas are 56% Hispanic, 34% African American, 4% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 36 Margaret Douglas in?

New York City Geographic District # 5

How many students attend Ps 36 Margaret Douglas?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Ps 36 Margaret Douglas.

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