Elementary Schools in New York City Geographic District # 5

Summary:

The 16 elementary schools located in New York City Geographic District # 5 serve students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, with the majority being traditional elementary schools (PK-5). The district as a whole is ranked 701 out of 874 in New York state and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant room for improvement.

A few schools stand out as performing better than the district and state averages. PS 125 Ralph Bunche consistently outperforms the district and state in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency across all grade levels, ranking in the top 13% of elementary schools in New York. Teachers College Community School also demonstrates strong academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages. Additionally, PS 133 Fred R Moore and PS 92 Mary McLeod Bethune show promising results, particularly in Math.

However, the majority of the schools in the district perform well below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support to address the achievement gap. The high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 58% to 98%, indicate that these schools serve a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, which can present unique challenges. Additionally, the data does not show a clear correlation between higher per-student spending and better academic performance, highlighting the importance of effective resource allocation and instructional practices in driving student outcomes.

District Detail

425 W 123rd St
New York, NY 10027

(212) 769-7500

SchoolDigger Rank:
701^st of 874 New York districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,761

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 9
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)	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	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 30 Hernandez/Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	144-176 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-1825	218	20	10.7	98.6%	2 (0.9%)	89 (40.8%)	118 (54.1%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	41.1	1444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%		40.2	1442^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.0%	2				45.5	78.6	66.7				35.7	33.3	50.0				31.3		$51,712	$3,647	$48,065
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 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
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
Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson	Public	PK, KG-8	301 W 140th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6200	394	47	8.3	97.2%	16 (4.1%)	183 (46.4%)	183 (46.4%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15.5	2181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%		19.2	2088^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.6%	93				29.4	43.8	40.0	29.7	20.0	45.0	35.3	36.8	30.0	18.9	20.6	20.0	21.2	20.0	$41,444	$3,756	$37,688
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
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
Ps 133 Fred R Moore	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5936	225	26	8.7	93.8%	17 (7.6%)	111 (49.3%)	89 (39.6%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	49.3	1214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.3%		42.1	1380^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.6%	166				59.1	58.3	59.1				65.2	61.5	43.5				34.8		$56,554	$3,099	$53,455
Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos	Public	K-8	499 W 133rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5945	527	55	9.5	95.1%	10 (1.9%)	100 (19.0%)	405 (76.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37.7	1529^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.5%		15.6	2202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.9%	673			31.3	50.0	62.9	47.6	46.6	40.0	38.1	44.4	41.0	34.0	56.3	43.9	26.8	26.5	30.7	$39,652	$3,924	$35,728
Ps 194 Countee Cullen	Public	PK, KG-5	244 W 144th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5954	144	17	8.4	100.0%	3 (2.1%)	81 (56.3%)	55 (38.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	10.9	2288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.4%		22.6	1984^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%	304				14.3	38.1	27.3				40.9	31.8	8.3				20.8		$52,745	$3,011	$49,734
Ps 197 John B Russwurm	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5960	224	24	9.5	94.2%	12 (5.4%)	124 (55.4%)	84 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	22.2	2013^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.7%		22.8	1977^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.1%	36				47.4	55.0	33.3				58.3	22.7	17.2				17.9		$48,388	$4,317	$44,071
Ps 200 James McCune Smith School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2589 7th Ave	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 491-6636	274	27	10.1	95.6%	11 (4.0%)	152 (55.5%)	89 (32.5%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18.2	2125^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.1%		25.2	1893^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.6%	232				50.0	32.6	38.6				56.3	30.4	18.2				11.9		$49,150	$4,797	$44,353
Ps 175 Henry H Garnet	Public	PK, KG-5	175 W 134th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-0426	291	22	13.0	89.0%	21 (7.2%)	145 (49.8%)	108 (37.1%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	24.3	1945^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.4%		19.9	2064^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.6%	119				41.4	23.7	40.7				38.7	38.5	55.6				37.0		$35,159	$3,003	$32,157
Ps 92 Mary McLeod Bethune	Public	PK, KG-5	222 W 134th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5915	165	18	9.1	95.2%	7 (4.2%)	73 (44.2%)	76 (46.1%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	57.6	1000^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%		36.2	1556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.4%	556				13.3	55.0	73.7				40.0	76.2	68.4				57.9		$54,839	$4,345	$50,495
Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School	Public	K-5	276 W 151st St	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 368-8731	134	12	11.4	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	102 (76.1%)	27 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	36.2	1576^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.5%		27.2	1835^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%	259				46.4	68.4	65.2				34.5	57.9	34.8				17.4		$43,452	$3,742	$39,710
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	0.08 mi	1	694^th
Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School	0.14 mi	1
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2	0.18 mi	1	29^th
Nyc Special Schools - District 75	0.19 mi	61
Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	0.37 mi	1	18^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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