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Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The)

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

2018^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The) is an elementary school located in New York City's District #3, serving 156 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. Despite its classification as a public magnet school, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on the New York State Assessments.

Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The) serves a high-needs student population, with 94.23% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.1 students per teacher, but its per-student spending of $40,300 in the 2023-2024 school year is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite these resources, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a ranking of 2018 out of 2445 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Harlem Village Academy West Charter School, Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The) performs significantly worse on academic measures. The school's underperformance across various student subgroups and its declining performance over time suggest that the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources to improve student outcomes.

145

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$48,798

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

134 W 122nd St
New York, NY 10027

(212) 678-2908

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.4%

African American:

31.7%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Math scores 26 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

2,018^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 19Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3

507^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 3 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	22.1	2018 of 2445	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1999 of 2445	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1727 of 2439	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	2136 of 2434	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2340 of 2413	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1990 of 2395	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	1966 of 2386	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	1992 of 2366	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	1814 of 2352	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	2116 of 2345	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	2172 of 2325	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	2262 of 2320	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.8	2024 of 2286	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	2139 of 2263	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.9	2182 of 2257	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.3	2187 of 2227	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	2109 of 2219	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	1941 of 2206	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	377 of 928	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	612 of 927	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	814 of 891	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	583 of 948	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	873 of 1117	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.8	347 of 1066	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	2026 of 2409	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1926 of 2413	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2302 of 2357	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1976 of 2338	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1272 of 1569	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1184 of 1531	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	523 of 792	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	562 of 766	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	581 of 730	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	1208 of 2078	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1875 of 2407	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1771 of 2411	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	2306 of 2358	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1916 of 2340	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	25.7	1669 of 1941	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)59th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)14th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+5 vs state

English Language Arts35%-20 vs state

Math31%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

painfully lacking in effective and approachable leadership. little encouragement in the areas of parent/teacher collaboration and community building. school safety agents are beyond unfriendly and rude. most teachers and staff are great but overall school environment is not welcoming. please do your research before placing your child into this school. Close Quote

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	134 W 122nd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 678-2908	145	17	8.5	94.5%	2 (1.4%)	46 (31.7%)	92 (63.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	22.1	2018^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.1	1999^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.2%	19			27.8	31.6	47.1				30.0	36.8	26.3				50.0		$48,798	$4,449	$44,349
Future Leaders Institute Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	134 W 122nd St	New York	10027	New York County	Future Leaders Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2868	252	21	12.0	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	173 (68.7%)	72 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	21.5	2039^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.6%		24.7	1915^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.7%	124	28.6		55.6	19.2	37.9	30.3	62.2	65.2	47.1	30.8	51.9	21.9	60.0	56.5	26.7	44.7	$27,018	$1,085	$25,933
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
Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	74 W 124th St	New York	10027	New York County	Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9700	446	18	24.7	89.0%	4 (0.9%)	318 (71.3%)	104 (23.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	96.8	34^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.6%		95.4	81^st of 2445 public elementary schools	96.7%	47			89.7	96.8					100.0	98.3							$31,757	$31,757	$00
Ps 149 Sojourner Truth	Public	PK, KG-8	41 W 117th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 672-9020	249	29	8.6	94.4%	8 (3.2%)	107 (43.0%)	121 (48.6%)	9 (3.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	32.2	1706^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.2%		22	2001^st of 2445 public elementary schools	18.2%	295			40.0	38.5	56.5	9.1	47.1	47.6	71.4	76.9	45.8	12.0	65.0	68.9	33.3	26.7	$40,696	$3,780	$36,916
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 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 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
Stem Institute Of Manhattan	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	240 W 113th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 678-2898	140	18	7.8	95.0%	3 (2.1%)	75 (53.6%)	55 (39.3%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	19.7	2090^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.5%		28.7	1780^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.2%	310			36.4	35.0	37.5				30.0	20.0	75.0				25.0		$53,505	$4,981	$48,524
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Public, Charter	K-7	240 W 113th St-3rd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 442-6500	391			83.4%	12 (3.1%)	191 (48.8%)	160 (40.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	94.8	87^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.4%		89.3	221^st of 2445 public elementary schools	91.0%	134			87.0	83.9	84.8	89.0	90.2		97.8	93.6	100.0	95.8	98.4		65.2		$23,882	$00	$23,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The)

How many students attend Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 145 students attended Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The).

What district is Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The) in?

New York City Geographic District # 3

What is the racial makeup of Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The)?

Students at Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The) are 63% Hispanic, 32% African American, 2% Asian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The) a good school?

Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The) ranks in the bottom 17.5% of New York elementary schools.

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