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Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 123 Mahalia Jackson is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the New York City Geographic District #5, with 391 students enrolled. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking, with proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects.

Despite relatively high per-student spending of $40,777 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.2 in the 2023-2024 school year, PS 123 Mahalia Jackson's academic performance remains poor compared to other schools in the district and state. The nearby schools, such as PS 200 James McCune Smith School, PS 194 Countee Cullen, and PS 92 Mary McLeod Bethune, generally perform better on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. The nearby charter schools, such as Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5 and Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem, significantly outperform PS 123 Mahalia Jackson and the surrounding district schools.

Addressing the root causes of the school's low performance, such as instructional quality, school leadership, and student and family engagement, may be necessary to improve academic outcomes for the students at PS 123 Mahalia Jackson. The school serves a high-need student population, which may contribute to the academic challenges, but factors beyond just student demographics and funding appear to be driving the school's underperformance.

394

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,444

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 W 140th St
New York, NY 10030-1499

(212) 342-6200

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.4%

Hispanic:

46.4%

White:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (28% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Math scores 30 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg40%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,181^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,374^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 16Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5

701^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 5 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	15.5	2181 of 2445	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2088 of 2445	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2134 of 2439	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2324 of 2434	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2236 of 2413	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	2089 of 2395	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	2057 of 2386	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	2055 of 2366	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	2268 of 2352	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.4	2189 of 2345	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	2128 of 2325	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.9	2234 of 2320	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	2133 of 2286	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.7	2202 of 2263	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	2012 of 2257	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	2069 of 2227	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.3	2091 of 2219	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.9	2101 of 2206	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	606 of 928	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	656 of 927	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	543 of 857	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	703 of 936	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	722 of 891	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	709 of 948	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	691 of 1117	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	927 of 1066	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	875 of 1001	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	994 of 1027	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	420 of 860	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	696 of 938	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2271 of 2409	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	2022 of 2413	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2225 of 2403	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2298 of 2401	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	2226 of 2357	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	2054 of 2338	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1334 of 1569	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1021 of 1531	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1315 of 1503	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1141 of 1315	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1198 of 1392	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	465 of 792	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	395 of 766	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	276 of 637	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.9	489 of 622	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	470 of 570	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	465 of 730	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1633 of 2098	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.7	837 of 2078	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.2	1780 of 2041	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1963 of 2407	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	2034 of 2411	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1928 of 2400	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	2255 of 2400	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2108 of 2358	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	2017 of 2340	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1182 of 2134	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1367 of 2110	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1226 of 2016	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1505 of 2031	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1617 of 1859	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1461 of 1941	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1374 of 1500	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1399 of 1504	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1407 of 1500	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1416 of 1479	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	826 of 1242	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1313 of 1439	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1136 of 1438	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	1310 of 1455	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	1325 of 1429	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	1338 of 1407	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	1338 of 1401	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	1263 of 1373	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	1287 of 1337	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	1178 of 1295	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	1102 of 1243	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	26.4	560 of 705	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	534 of 696	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	646 of 706	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	572 of 653	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	384 of 663	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	605 of 646	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	581 of 615	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	579 of 591	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	474 of 581	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	166 of 473	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	148 of 503	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1395 of 1457	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1333 of 1465	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1388 of 1463	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1414 of 1454	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1185 of 1370	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1021 of 1353	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	773 of 965	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	837 of 953	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	857 of 943	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	859 of 914	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	627 of 826	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	425 of 603	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	506 of 594	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	336 of 543	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	381 of 487	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	247 of 392	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	245 of 457	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	10.9	1244 of 1288	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1188 of 1306	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1204 of 1455	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1345 of 1464	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1345 of 1464	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1347 of 1455	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1289 of 1366	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1128 of 1352	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	817 of 1298	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	831 of 1303	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	943 of 1307	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	883 of 1283	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	790 of 1139	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	830 of 1170	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+34 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2024)21st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

Math25%-30 vs state

Science21%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (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 Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics 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 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
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 140th St-3rd Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 380-2580	733			81.9%	12 (1.6%)	473 (64.5%)	207 (28.2%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.8%)	95	83^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%	33	86.7	98.0		24.3		99.1	81.8	88.0	88.5	90.0	97.6		98.5	96.4	98.4	98.0	97.5		63.9		$18,738	$00	$18,738
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
Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-8	691 St Nicholas Ave	New York	10031	New York County	Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 701-7117	623			92.9%	11 (1.8%)	239 (38.4%)	342 (54.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	64.3	845^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.4%		64.5	792^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	67.6%	53			90.2		51.3	90.5	59.3	57.8	51.8	68.3	64.2	74.0	79.3	66.1	60.7	80.4	78.9	89.4	36.5		$32,328	$2,252	$30,075
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
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 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 192 Jacob H Schiff	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 138th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 775-9560	224	20	11.3	94.2%	6 (2.7%)	6 (2.7%)	209 (93.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.6	774^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%		75.9	514^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.0%	260							60.9	35.7	52.9				85.2	83.9	75.0				68.8		$44,204	$4,787	$39,417
Ps 153 Adam Clayton Powell	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-8611	387	29	13.5	89.1%	22 (5.7%)	77 (19.9%)	275 (71.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	18.2	2126^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%		37.2	1534^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%	592							23.3	31.7	19.4				46.8	39.6	42.9				27.9		$37,407	$3,085	$34,322
William Lynch School (The)	Public	PK, KG-6	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 862-9940	315	29	10.6	68.3%	61 (19.4%)	65 (20.6%)	177 (56.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	47.5	1257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.6%		59.2	921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	62.3%	336							52.5	41.9	50.0	28.6			70.7	39.4	71.9	45.2			59.4		$32,907	$2,776	$30,131

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Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson ranks in the bottom 10.8% of New York elementary schools.

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New York City Geographic District # 5

How many students attend Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson.

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Students at Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson are 46% African American, 46% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Asian.

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