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Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1845^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 479 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #9, which is ranked 750 out of 874 districts in the state.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $37,428 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 to 1, PS 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on the New York State Assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were significantly lower than the district and state across all grade levels. The school's performance has also been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1306 out of 2201 elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1845 out of 2445 in 2024-2025.

While the school's African American and Hispanic students perform better than the overall school average, the performance of English Language Learners and students with disabilities is significantly lower. Interestingly, some nearby schools, such as KIPP NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School and Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School, have significantly higher academic performance despite serving a similar student population. This suggests that PS 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional strategies to better support student learning and achievement.

499

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,657

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

175 W 166th St
Bronx, NY 10452

(718) 681-6120

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Students who attend Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar usually attend:

Middle:

Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

African American:

24.8%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

1,845^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 29Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9

750^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 9 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	27.6	1845 of 2445	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1827 of 2445	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2098 of 2439	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1985 of 2434	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	1306 of 2201	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1994 of 2413	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1649 of 2395	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.4	1837 of 2386	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.5	1984 of 2366	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.8	2180 of 2352	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	2056 of 2345	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.6	2240 of 2325	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	2049 of 2320	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.8	2000 of 2286	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.6	2080 of 2263	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	2085 of 2257	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	2090 of 2227	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.4	1986 of 2219	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	2135 of 2206	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	578 of 927	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	582 of 857	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	468 of 891	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	561 of 1117	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	396 of 1066	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	643 of 1001	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	543 of 1027	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	642 of 860	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	639 of 938	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1459 of 2409	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1682 of 2413	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	2067 of 2403	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1967 of 2401	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1809 of 2357	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1315 of 2338	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	846 of 1569	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	798 of 1531	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1036 of 1429	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1077 of 1503	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	989 of 1315	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	671 of 1392	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	348 of 792	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	320 of 766	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.5	517 of 637	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	476 of 622	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	331 of 570	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	284 of 730	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	1641 of 2041	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1652 of 2099	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.7	643 of 1678	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	2088 of 2407	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1908 of 2411	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2022 of 2400	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1906 of 2400	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	2099 of 2358	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1910 of 2340	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1092 of 2134	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1146 of 2110	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	674 of 2016	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	1314 of 2031	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1644 of 1859	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1003 of 1941	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2024)38th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math49%-8 vs state

English Language Arts40%-15 vs state

Science16%-29 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, March 11, 2010

this school is my favorite. the teachers are really nice and some respectful!!!!!!
the bathrooms are not so clean but they know they can do better> X-D this school is a 555555 star school!!!!!!!!!!!!! Close Quote

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Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar	Public	PK, KG-5	175 W 166th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6120	499	53	9.3	97.2%	12 (2.4%)	124 (24.8%)	351 (70.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	27.6	1845^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.5%		27.4	1827^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.3%	18				32.7	46.3	41.1				46.3	54.2	48.0				16.4		$37,657	$3,476	$34,181
Ps 73 Bronx	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Anderson Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6776	283	21	13.7	95.1%	3 (1.1%)	64 (22.6%)	214 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	2191^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.4%		19.6	2070^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.3%	121				23.8	27.6	32.1				25.6	44.8	45.2				24.1		$41,640	$4,299	$37,341
Ps 11 Highbridge	Public	PK, KG-5	1257 Ogden Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7553	386	36	10.7	94.0%	8 (2.1%)	103 (26.7%)	273 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13	2243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.6	2255^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.8%	12				25.0	24.5	40.0				41.3	29.6	30.2				18.9		$40,119	$4,094	$36,025
Ps 114 Luis Llorens Torres School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Cromwell Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7507	458	37	12.2	97.8%	7 (1.5%)	86 (18.8%)	338 (73.8%)	18 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	7.4	2355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.7%		13.8	2248^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%	107				25.3	30.4	21.1				34.6	28.1	11.5				11.5		$39,582	$4,068	$35,513
Dream Charter School Highbridge	Public, Charter	K-6	1162 River Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Dream Charter School Highbridge	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 722-0232	363	25	14.5	94.5%	2 (0.6%)	126 (34.7%)	225 (62.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)							59.8						65.1					$24,966	$24,966	$00
Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School	Public	K-8	1220 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-7230	807	79	10.2	97.0%	9 (1.1%)	38 (4.7%)	738 (91.4%)	7 (0.9%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	21.7	2032^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.9%		19.4	2077^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%	45		73.2	59.3	33.0	21.4	29.1	54.4	36.0	51.0	47.3	20.8	24.4	42.6	49.0	43.3	22.1		$32,294	$3,845	$28,449
KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	21 Jumel Pl-Rm D109	New York	10032	New York County	KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2620	790	41	19.2	93.3%	8 (1.0%)	78 (9.9%)	679 (85.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	52.6	1142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	53.3%		54.7	1037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.6%	105		68.3		47.9	68.5	60.9	40.6	66.0	56.6	57.7	74.5	52.1	50.0	77.9		40.0	56.1	$21,598	$21,598	$00
Ps 8 Luis Belliard	Public	PK, KG-5	465 W 167th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-4157	354	24	14.8	92.9%	15 (4.2%)	15 (4.2%)	315 (89.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	16.2	2166^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.4%		25	1901^st of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%	265				33.3	19.1	37.0				42.6	19.2	41.7				27.7		$35,293	$2,740	$32,553
Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1349 Inwood Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-6950	601			97.3%	6 (1.0%)	181 (30.1%)	385 (64.1%)	11 (1.8%)	12 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	60.1	937^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.7%		56.3	995^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.3%	58	0.0	31.2		69.5	49.1	74.6	56.6	76.1	63.1	64.9	42.4	69.4	54.0	73.2	84.6	47.0	32.8	$24,187	$2,917	$21,270
Ps 46 Arthur Tappan	Public	PK, KG-8	2987 Frederick Douglas Blvd	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-1519	363	38	9.6	95.9%	10 (2.8%)	158 (43.5%)	188 (51.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26.1	1892^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.6%		27	1842^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.7%	50				42.4	42.3	35.7	37.9	44.0	49.0	50.0	44.8	31.0	46.7	65.4	52.8	17.2	45.3	$42,267	$4,338	$37,930

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What schools do graduates of Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar attend?

Students who attend Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar usually go on to attend:

Middle : Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School

Is Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar a good school?

Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar ranks in the bottom 24.5% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar.

What district is Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

What is the racial makeup of Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar?

Students at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar are 70% Hispanic, 25% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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