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Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling

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Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling ranks 1396 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 139 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling has shown mixed academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in 3rd grade English Language Arts (77.27%) and Math (54.17%) compared to the district and state averages, but lower proficiency in 4th and 5th grade. The school's ranking among New York elementary schools has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 1396 to 1745. While female and male students have generally performed better than the state average, Hispanic students and English Language Learners have performed below the state average. However, the school has performed well for special education and homeless students.

Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling serves a student population with a very high percentage (97.12%) of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges. The school's high per-student spending suggests that additional resources are being directed towards supporting the needs of this student population. Compared to nearby schools, Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling performs better in 3rd grade but lower in higher grades, and the nearby Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School outperforms Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling across all grade levels.

133

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,676

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2315 Washington Ave
Bronx, NY 10458

(718) 584-6140

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.5%

African American:

12.8%

American Indian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2014 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #10

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Math scores 14 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

1,396^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 39Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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	42.7	1396 of 2445	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1997 of 2445	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1983 of 2439	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1818 of 2434	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1745 of 2413	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	1314 of 2395	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	1308 of 2386	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.6	1489 of 2366	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.1	1747 of 2352	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.9	1688 of 2345	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	1778 of 2325	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	2076 of 2320	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	1883 of 2286	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.1	1582 of 2263	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	1340 of 2257	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.7	1645 of 2227	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	1750 of 2219	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.6	1605 of 2206	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	521 of 1117	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.1	1019 of 1066	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	735 of 1001	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	569 of 1027	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	291 of 860	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	153 of 938	83.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	1069 of 2409	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.3	2059 of 2413	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1861 of 2403	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1709 of 2401	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1642 of 2357	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	1221 of 2338	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	1297 of 1531	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	677 of 1315	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	156 of 792	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	33.0	526 of 766	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	399 of 637	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	361 of 570	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	18.8	1861 of 2078	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	1058 of 2407	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	1363 of 2411	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1667 of 2400	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1715 of 2400	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1815 of 2358	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1492 of 2340	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	461 of 2134	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	35.0	1148 of 1859	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	721 of 1941	62.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)80th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)15th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Math43%-14 vs state

Science42%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling	Public	K-5	2315 Washington Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6140	133	14	9.8	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.8%)	115 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.7	1396^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%		22.1	1997^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.3%	601		77.3	55.0	42.1				54.2	52.4	20.0				42.1		$41,676	$3,598	$38,077
Ps 59 Community School Of Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2185 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4730	352	33	10.7	98.3%	5 (1.4%)	104 (29.5%)	238 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5.2	2400^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.8%		11.2	2307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.6%	93		24.0	16.7	26.4				24.0	23.4	12.5				10.7		$44,708	$4,181	$40,527
Ps 23 New Children's School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2151 Washington Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3992	332	30	11.2	92.8%	2 (0.6%)	80 (24.1%)	241 (72.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.1	2339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%		15	2218^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%	121		17.3	35.0	34.2				12.7	11.9	10.0				28.2		$52,922	$4,219	$48,703
Ps 209	Public	PK, KG-2	313 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 364-0085	167	14	11.9	99.4%	6 (3.6%)	24 (14.4%)	131 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)																$42,562	$4,130	$38,432
Ps 85 Great Expectations	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Marion Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5275	653	59	10.9	96.3%	5 (0.8%)	190 (29.1%)	445 (68.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	26.4	1879^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.1%		15.3	2212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.5%	333		40.0	40.6	50.0				49.5	44.7	39.6				20.8		$39,254	$3,758	$35,496
Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3291	472	41	11.6	95.1%	12 (2.5%)	72 (15.3%)	381 (80.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31.8	1720^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.7%		13.8	2246^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%	526		54.7	61.4	38.2				47.5	56.3	28.8				15.1		$39,433	$4,043	$35,391
Ps 3 Raul Julia Micro Society	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Lafontaine Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1899	308	24	12.8	96.8%	3 (1.0%)	92 (29.9%)	208 (67.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.5	2142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%		23.1	1970^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.4%	172	87.5	42.3	13.0	52.9	28.9	62.5	63.3	42.3	17.4	47.1	15.2	70.7	0.0	29.4	57.1	$37,814	$3,356	$34,458
Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg	Public	PK, KG-5	2075 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3045	292	29	9.9	99.3%	1 (0.3%)	94 (32.2%)	193 (66.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24.4	1942^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	20.6%		14.2	2237^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.5%	295		63.6	33.3	27.8				60.5	36.2	25.6				18.0		$38,194	$3,633	$34,560
Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	685 E 182nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 708-0480	456	36	12.8	94.1%	6 (1.3%)	84 (18.4%)	348 (76.3%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	54.3	1073^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	56.1%		27.2	1833^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.0%	760		78.1	42.0	47.0				87.7	60.3	59.1				30.3		$22,499	$1,494	$21,005
Ps 32 Belmont	Public	PK, KG-5	690 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3645	527	53	9.9	96.4%	14 (2.7%)	96 (18.2%)	404 (76.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	14.1	2218^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%		12.6	2279^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.8%	61		43.3	32.2	34.2				52.2	23.9	7.1				10.7		$39,101	$3,642	$35,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling

What district is Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling in?

New York City Geographic District #10

What is the racial makeup of Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling?

Students at Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling are 86% Hispanic, 13% African American.

How many students attend Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling?

In the 2024-25 school year, 133 students attended Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling.

Is Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling a good school?

Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling ranks 1396^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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