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James Weldon Johnson School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2064^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New York elementary schools

Summary

James Weldon Johnson School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in New York City's District 4, with 579 students. Despite the school's significant investment of resources, its academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 44.44% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 54.15% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for male students, English language learners, and students with low socioeconomic status in ELA and math. With an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.06% to 93.09% over the past few years, James Weldon Johnson School serves a high-need student population.

The data suggests that James Weldon Johnson School faces significant challenges in serving its students. While nearby schools in District 4, such as Tag Young Scholars, perform exceptionally well, James Weldon Johnson School has not shown meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past several years. Addressing the disparities and improving educational outcomes for all students at James Weldon Johnson School will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach that addresses the unique needs of the school and its community.

516

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,356

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

176 E 115th St
New York, NY 10029-2097

(212) 876-5522

District: New York City Geographic District # 4

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.1%

African American:

18.2%

American Indian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg45%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,064^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,279^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 17Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 4

669^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 4 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	2064 of 2445	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	2162 of 2445	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1967 of 2439	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1891 of 2434	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1500 of 2201	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	2015 of 2413	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1963 of 2395	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.0	1554 of 2386	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	1547 of 2366	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	1506 of 2352	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.1	1380 of 2345	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.5	1102 of 2325	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	1158 of 2320	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	1068 of 2286	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.0	1055 of 2263	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.1	1321 of 2257	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.5	1465 of 2227	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.3	1748 of 2219	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.9	1776 of 2206	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	23.9	785 of 948	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	795 of 1117	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1046 of 1066	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	708 of 1001	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	597 of 1027	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	427 of 860	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.3	865 of 938	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1829 of 2409	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1989 of 2413	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1817 of 2403	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1772 of 2401	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1527 of 1955	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1876 of 2357	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1859 of 2338	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1309 of 1569	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1315 of 1531	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	926 of 1429	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	929 of 1503	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.7	197 of 818	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	30.3	946 of 1315	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1006 of 1392	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	562 of 792	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	624 of 766	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	320 of 637	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	227 of 622	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	290 of 570	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	510 of 730	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1340 of 2098	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1693 of 2078	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1505 of 2041	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1565 of 2032	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1548 of 2045	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	2163 of 2407	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	2224 of 2411	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1985 of 2400	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1979 of 2400	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	1258 of 1961	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	2059 of 2358	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1987 of 2340	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	958 of 2134	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	1234 of 2110	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1442 of 2016	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1197 of 2031	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1243 of 1859	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1133 of 1941	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1279 of 1500	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1348 of 1504	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1379 of 1500	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1351 of 1479	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	863 of 1242	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1106 of 1439	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1129 of 1438	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	1005 of 1455	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.2	865 of 1429	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	744 of 1407	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.2	684 of 1401	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.5	679 of 1373	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.8	474 of 1337	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	611 of 1295	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	547 of 1243	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.9	775 of 1224	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.9	670 of 1185	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.5	764 of 1123	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.7	825 of 1095	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	28.7	487 of 653	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	538 of 663	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	520 of 646	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	612 of 615	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	563 of 591	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	307 of 581	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1188 of 1457	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1279 of 1465	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1332 of 1463	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1227 of 1454	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	819 of 1066	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	961 of 1370	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1225 of 1353	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	754 of 965	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	823 of 953	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	785 of 943	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	712 of 914	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	315 of 449	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	484 of 826	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	563 of 810	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	490 of 603	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	531 of 594	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	450 of 543	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	330 of 487	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	142 of 392	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.0	373 of 457	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	1192 of 1288	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1207 of 1306	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	871 of 1241	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	943 of 1245	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1291 of 1455	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1332 of 1464	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1343 of 1464	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1399 of 1455	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	681 of 1071	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1135 of 1366	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	878 of 1352	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	540 of 1298	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	676 of 1303	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	850 of 1307	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1101 of 1283	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	758 of 1139	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1002 of 1170	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2018)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2019)25th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-15 vs state

Science38%-7 vs state

Math27%-28 vs state

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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)
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James Weldon Johnson School	Public	PK, KG-8	176 E 115th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-5522	516	46	11.1	95.5%	3 (0.6%)	94 (18.2%)	403 (78.1%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20.4	2064^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.6%		16.6	2162^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.6%	98					44.4	33.3	48.8	31.9	35.0	41.8	55.2	22.2	25.0	21.4	25.4	27.9	34.0	40.7	$37,356	$3,306	$34,049
Mosaic Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	141 E 111th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-3109	206	22	9.4	96.1%	8 (3.9%)	70 (34.0%)	119 (57.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	10.7	2291^st of 2445 public elementary schools	6.3%		9.6	2339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%	48					19.4	13.0	47.8				37.5	13.8	16.0				24.0		$47,180	$3,333	$43,848
Ps 102 Jacques Cartier	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E 113th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5834	221	24	9.2	93.7%	8 (3.6%)	53 (24.0%)	147 (66.5%)	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	23.3	1976^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.2%		23.2	1968^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.5%	8					46.7	39.1	36.8				44.8	45.8	20.0				26.3		$51,375	$3,297	$48,078
Ps 7 Samuel Stern	Public	PK, KG-8	160 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5827	348	49	7.1	90.5%	9 (2.6%)	97 (27.9%)	230 (66.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	13.5	2229^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.8%		12.6	2277^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.9%	48				34.8	18.2	25.0	48.5	24.0	34.5	44.4	17.4	26.1	18.2	33.3	33.3	39.1	26.7		$49,471	$4,568	$44,903
Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta	Public	PK, KG-8	216 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5851	394	41	9.7	97.5%	14 (3.6%)	62 (15.7%)	309 (78.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5.8	2387^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.4%		11	2316^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.3%	71					19.4	20.0	23.1	21.2	27.8	18.6	18.9	9.5	15.2	26.3	20.5	19.6	0.0	12.0	$42,071	$3,894	$38,177
Bilingual Bicultural School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	219 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-6031	291	25	11.7	93.1%	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.1%)	273 (93.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.3	927^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.1%		45.6	1270^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.1%	343					25.9	66.7	68.6				43.3	69.8	70.5				54.6		$39,440	$3,574	$35,866
Ps 155 William Paca	Public	PK, KG-5	319 E 117th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5885	192	22	8.7	98.4%	3 (1.6%)	16 (8.3%)	157 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8.9	2323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.0%		12.5	2280^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.7%	43					33.3	38.9	25.0				16.7	29.2	11.1				19.4		$48,803	$4,037	$44,766
Ps 83 Luis Munoz Rivera	Public	PK, KG-5	219 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5847	306	29	10.7	94.1%	9 (2.9%)	42 (13.7%)	218 (71.2%)	25 (8.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	80.8	397^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.8%		72.2	593^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.7%	196					80.8	68.3	76.9				92.6	61.0	85.2				72.0		$40,952	$3,088	$37,864
Tag Young Scholars	Public, Magnet	K-8	240 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 860-6003	576	32	18.1	27.8%	101 (17.5%)	62 (10.8%)	96 (16.7%)	267 (46.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.5%)	98	8^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.9	5^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.8%	3	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.4	98.8	100.0	97.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	98.2	91.9	98.1		96.3		$25,497	$1,311	$24,186
Ps 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	1615 Madison Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5803	367	40	9.2	96.2%	7 (1.9%)	91 (24.8%)	254 (69.2%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	18.3	2123^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	13.2%		20.9	2039^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.6%	84	34.6				33.3	51.6	27.6	39.5	21.1	34.9	42.4	31.4	22.9	29.0	28.2	34.8	8.6	34.8	$42,686	$3,615	$39,071

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