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Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte

Public Grades K-5
1400th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 43% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte is an elementary school in New York, NY, serving 173 students in grades KG-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #6, which is ranked 642 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a current 2-star rating.

Academically, Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte has struggled compared to district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly below the district and state levels across all grade levels. For example, in 5th grade ELA, the school's proficiency rate was 26.67% compared to the district's 53.56% and the state's 56.61%. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and Special Education students performing relatively well, but Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds struggling.

Despite the school's high per-student spending of $48,601 in 2023-2024, which is significantly more than the district and state averages, the academic outcomes remain poor. Interestingly, nearby schools such as Professor Juan Bosch Public School, Dos Puentes Elementary School, and Ps 48 PO Michael J Buczek generally perform better than Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte, while the two local charter schools, Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights and Equity Project Charter School (The), significantly outperform the district and state averages.

197
Students ?
9.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$47,753
Per pupil spending ?
99.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 185 Wadsworth Ave
       New York, NY  10033

(212) 927-7857

District: New York City Geographic District # 6


Students who attend Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte usually attend:

Middle:    Junior High School 143 Eleanor Roosevelt
High:    Community Health Academy Of The Heights
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.9%
African American:
4.1%
White:
3.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 43rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2014
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Science scores 25 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg50%
New York avg55%
1,400th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 43%▲ up 34 pts since 2015
From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
13th of 25Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6
642nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 6 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.61400 of 244542.7%★★☆☆☆
202441.11412 of 244542.2%★★☆☆☆
202315.42164 of 243911.3%★☆☆☆☆
202214.02220 of 24348.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.62194 of 24139.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.42035 of 239515.0%★☆☆☆☆
201712.12215 of 23867.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.02191 of 23667.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.22152 of 23528.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201410.22229 of 23454.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.62218 of 23254.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20123.52265 of 23202.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.42226 of 22862.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.52206 of 22632.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20099.32150 of 22574.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20085.02163 of 22272.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20076.82121 of 22194.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200613.31998 of 22069.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202568.5190 of 111783.0%★★★★☆
202474.1128 of 106688.0%★★★★☆
202332.0734 of 100126.7%★☆☆☆☆
201931.5643 of 86025.2%★☆☆☆☆
201836.9607 of 93835.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.81140 of 240952.7%★★★☆☆
202443.21348 of 241344.1%★★☆☆☆
202319.02075 of 240313.6%★☆☆☆☆
201913.02193 of 23577.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.31972 of 233815.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202220.91323 of 150312.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202553.6299 of 79262.2%★★★☆☆
202447.1348 of 76654.6%★★★☆☆
202332.1442 of 63730.6%★★☆☆☆
201924.0511 of 57010.4%★☆☆☆☆
201836.3498 of 73031.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.0871 of 209858.5%★★★☆☆
201919.31802 of 203211.3%★☆☆☆☆
201828.81594 of 204522.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.01649 of 240731.5%★★☆☆☆
202439.51454 of 241139.7%★★☆☆☆
202316.42135 of 240011.0%★☆☆☆☆
201916.92070 of 235812.2%★☆☆☆☆
201824.11921 of 234017.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.9728 of 213465.9%★★★☆☆
202469.2399 of 211081.1%★★★★☆
201929.51364 of 185926.6%★☆☆☆☆
201839.81085 of 194144.1%★★☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+40 vs school
Special Education (2025)66th percentile+23 vs school
Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+16 vs school
Female (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school
Hispanic (2022)12th percentile+3 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math64%+6 vs state
English Language Arts46%-9 vs state
Science20%-25 vs state

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Students at Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte are 91% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte ranks 1400th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 197 students attended Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte.


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