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Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 132 Garrett A Morgan is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 366 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 and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, PS 132 Garrett A Morgan consistently performs below the district and state averages on the New York State Assessments, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. The school's performance varies among different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing better compared to their peers, while female, male, Hispanic, and special education students consistently underperform. Nearby schools, such as PS 63 Author's Academy, PS 53 Basheer Quisim, and PS 55 Benjamin Franklin, generally perform better than PS 132 Garrett A Morgan on the state assessments.

The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, coupled with its consistently low ranking and 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by PS 132 Garrett A Morgan. While the school's performance has fluctuated over the years, the overall trend remains one of persistent underperformance, highlighting the importance of finding effective strategies to improve student achievement and ensure that all students at the school have the opportunity to succeed.

353

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,499

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1245 Washington Ave
Bronx, NY 10456

(718) 681-6455

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Students who attend Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan usually attend:

Middle:

Is 219 New Venture School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.7%

African American:

45.6%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2021 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (30% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2021) to 9th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

2,227^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	13.6	2227 of 2445	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	2297 of 2445	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1968 of 2439	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1849 of 2434	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	1361 of 2201	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1897 of 2413	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	2239 of 2395	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	2330 of 2386	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	2340 of 2366	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	2249 of 2352	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	2269 of 2345	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	2288 of 2325	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	2252 of 2320	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	2246 of 2286	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	2147 of 2263	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.5	2222 of 2257	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.4	2160 of 2227	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	2148 of 2219	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.6	2173 of 2206	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	665 of 927	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	422 of 936	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	510 of 891	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	627 of 948	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	657 of 1117	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	541 of 1001	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	438 of 1027	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	549 of 860	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	644 of 938	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	2160 of 2409	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2204 of 2413	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1943 of 2403	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1762 of 2401	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1869 of 2357	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	2187 of 2338	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1201 of 1569	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1253 of 1531	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	826 of 1429	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	940 of 1315	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1232 of 1392	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	740 of 792	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	615 of 766	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	397 of 637	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	285 of 622	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	252 of 570	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	511 of 730	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	43.4	945 of 1678	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1518 of 2032	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1891 of 2045	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2200 of 2407	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	2250 of 2411	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1899 of 2400	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1878 of 2400	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1872 of 2358	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	2197 of 2340	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	1104 of 2134	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1391 of 2110	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	852 of 2016	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	842 of 2031	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	925 of 1859	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	1359 of 1941	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)44th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+32 vs school

African American (2024)28th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-20 vs state

Math29%-28 vs state

Science16%-29 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 132 Garrett A Morgan	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Washington Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6455	353	30	11.6	94.3%	6 (1.7%)	161 (45.6%)	179 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	13.6	2227^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.9%		12	2297^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%	70							24.5	37.3	45.2				26.9	28.6	32.6				16.3		$38,499	$3,808	$34,691
Harriet Tubman Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3565 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 537-9912	494	34	14.8	89.5%	6 (1.2%)	285 (57.7%)	190 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	71.3	653^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	73.3%		63.8	806^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.0%	153							51.2	77.3	89.5	55.6	78.9	64.3	61.2	88.6	63.2	66.7	83.0	48.2	50.0	59.3	$25,655	$1,551	$24,105
South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	518	30	17.2	97.3%	5 (1.0%)	279 (53.9%)	213 (41.1%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	96.2	50^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.7	23^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	99.1%	27			89.7		100.0		95.9	92.3	98.0	90.2	98.0	97.4	100.0	100.0	95.9	97.6	100.0	100.0	66.0		$18,471	$2,111	$16,359
Wildflower New York Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1332 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Wildflower New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(718) 635-0474	62	1	71.2	79.0%	3 (4.8%)	22 (35.5%)	32 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)							91.7						100.0								$18,755	$1,046	$17,709
Ps 53 Basheer Quisim	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	360 E 168th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 681-7276	600	56	10.6	96.2%	8 (1.3%)	149 (24.8%)	430 (71.7%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28.1	1830^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%		20.9	2037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.7%	207							50.6	42.5	38.1				57.3	42.7	37.1				22.1		$37,836	$3,376	$34,460
Ps 63 Author's Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Franklin Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-3058	381	29	13.1	97.4%	7 (1.8%)	112 (29.4%)	248 (65.1%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	35.2	1612^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.1%		36.6	1549^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.6%	63							49.2	55.6	51.8				69.4	41.1	24.1				20.7		$34,806	$3,466	$31,340
Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin	Public	PK, KG-5	450 St Paul's Pl	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6227	495	41	12.2	97.6%	7 (1.4%)	203 (41.0%)	277 (56.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9	2321^st of 2445 public elementary schools	5.1%		12.7	2275^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%	46							26.8	24.6	31.5				37.9	25.7	18.7				16.0		$36,270	$3,701	$32,569
Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Public, Charter	K-8	450 St Paul's Pl-5th Fl	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 286-7965	904			89.3%	18 (2.0%)	552 (61.1%)	292 (32.3%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	23 (2.5%)	98.2	5^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.8%		92.9	149^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.9%	144	78.3	100.0		24.2		100.0	99.0	98.2	98.2	100.0	91.4		100.0	99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0		94.6		$16,808	$00	$16,808
Ps 110 Theodore Schoenfeld	Public	PK, KG-5	580 Crotona Park S	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-0759	274	23	11.9	99.3%	14 (5.1%)	90 (32.8%)	167 (60.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20.4	2063^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.6%		24	1941^st of 2445 public elementary schools	20.6%	122							37.9	44.2	37.3				54.8	39.5	25.0				21.2		$38,518	$3,940	$34,577
Nyc Autism Charter School Bronx	Public, Charter	K-5	1180 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Nyc Autism Charter School Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-1340	33	7	4.7	87.9%	0 (0.0%)	14 (42.4%)	18 (54.5%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$101,994	$00	$101,994

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan

How many students attend Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan?

Students at Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan are 51% Hispanic, 46% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan attend?

Students who attend Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 219 New Venture School

Is Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan a good school?

Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan ranks in the bottom 8.9% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

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