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Ps 120 Carlos Tapia

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Ps 120 Carlos Tapia ranks 1383 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 120 Carlos Tapia is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with 291 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 541 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 120 Carlos Tapia has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1218 and 2168 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with ELA proficiency ranging from 37.14% to 66.67% across grades 3-5, compared to 62.27%-72.14% for the district and 54.07%-56.61% for the state. Math proficiency is more mixed, with 3rd grade performing above the district and state, but 4th and 5th grades falling behind. The school also struggles with Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom 25% and bottom 50% of schools, respectively.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as PS 297 Abraham Stockton and PS 257 John F Hylan outperform PS 120 Carlos Tapia across most academic metrics, with PS 297 Abraham Stockton ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools. The high-performing charter schools in the area, such as Brownsville Collegiate Charter School and Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2, also significantly outpace PS 120 Carlos Tapia in student achievement. While the school faces significant challenges, there are some signs of gradual improvement, and the school's strong support for English Language Learners and Hispanic students are positive indicators.

289

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,041

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18 Beaver St
Brooklyn, NY 11206-4598

(718) 455-1000

District: New York City Geographic District #14

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

African American:

25.3%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Science scores 11 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg62%

New York avg55%

1,383^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 19Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #14

541^st of 874New York City Geographic District #14 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	43.1	1383 of 2445	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1732 of 2445	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1830 of 2439	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2168 of 2434	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	1469 of 2201	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1887 of 2413	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1421 of 2395	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.1	1578 of 2386	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.6	1218 of 2366	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.8	1716 of 2352	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	1896 of 2345	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	2001 of 2325	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.2	1746 of 2320	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	1899 of 2286	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.7	1998 of 2263	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	1903 of 2257	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	1831 of 2227	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	2004 of 2219	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.2	2071 of 2206	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	271 of 1117	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	181 of 1066	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	38.2	592 of 1001	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	839 of 1027	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	802 of 860	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	782 of 938	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1523 of 2409	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1574 of 2413	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1662 of 2403	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2064 of 2401	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1797 of 2357	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1429 of 2338	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	675 of 1569	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	920 of 1531	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	978 of 1429	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1288 of 1503	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	778 of 1315	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	460 of 1392	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	221 of 792	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	276 of 766	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	178 of 637	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	40.4	355 of 622	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	468 of 570	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	391 of 730	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	978 of 2098	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.1	1896 of 2099	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	833 of 1678	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.1	1560 of 2032	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	943 of 2045	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	1211 of 2407	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1774 of 2411	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1916 of 2400	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	2204 of 2400	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1910 of 2358	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1370 of 2340	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	842 of 2134	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.9	2031 of 2110	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1813 of 2016	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1583 of 2031	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1333 of 1859	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1092 of 1941	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)72nd percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math54%-3 vs state

English Language Arts51%-4 vs state

Science34%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 120 Carlos Tapia	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	18 Beaver St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 455-1000	289	23	12.6	94.8%	12 (4.2%)	73 (25.3%)	195 (67.5%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	43.1	1383^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.4%		30.5	1732^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	29.2%	349	50.0	37.1	66.7	74.3	33.3	55.9	34.3	$38,041	$3,378	$34,664
Ps 257 John F Hylan	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Cook St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 384-7128	431	40	10.9	92.3%	8 (1.9%)	89 (20.6%)	325 (75.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	66.7	773^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.4%		36.1	1565^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.0%	792	51.1	84.2	76.7	56.5	94.9	78.3	20.0	$47,847	$4,382	$43,465
Ps 145 Andrew Jackson	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Noll St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4823	428	47	9.1	87.6%	15 (3.5%)	46 (10.7%)	359 (83.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	33	1685^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.1%		20.5	2044^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.4%	359	25.0	41.2	61.4	40.5	45.7	63.8	25.0	$51,350	$4,313	$47,037
Ps 147 Issac Remsen	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 497-0326	167	15	11.3	88.0%	9 (5.4%)	42 (25.1%)	99 (59.3%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	86.3	272^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.9%		37.2	1532^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%	1260	83.3	83.3	80.0	92.3	66.7	62.5	85.7	$45,370	$4,432	$40,938
Ps 59 The Dawn Best School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Throop Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-3600	265	33	8.1	95.1%	1 (0.4%)	120 (45.3%)	132 (49.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	17.3	2147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.2%		11	2317^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.2%	170	44.4	29.0	45.7	41.0	26.8	27.8	19.4	$38,523	$4,560	$33,962
Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Public, Charter	K-4	211 Throop Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1439	271			80.4%	3 (1.1%)	175 (64.6%)	73 (26.9%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	97.7	13^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.5%		87.3	268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.0%	255	100.0	98.2		100.0	100.0			$17,925	$00	$17,925
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-1	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 666-5939	142	1	142.0	96.5%	1 (0.7%)	66 (46.5%)	74 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$27,335	$4,129	$23,206
Brighter Choice Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Hart St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2378	200	19	10.5	68.5%	23 (11.5%)	84 (42.0%)	80 (40.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	25.8	1898^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.4%		16.6	2164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%	266	52.0	48.3	26.3	46.4	44.8	11.8	22.2	$41,638	$2,923	$38,715
Brownsville Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	140 Montrose Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Brownsville Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0370	202	21	9.6	87.1%	7 (3.5%)	90 (44.6%)	96 (47.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	96.2	49^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.0%		93.8	125^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.9%	76	93.3	85.2		100.0	100.0			$23,213	$1,031	$22,182
Ps 81 Thaddeus Stevens	Public	PK, KG-5	990 Dekalb Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2365	182	23	8.0	94.5%	4 (2.2%)	78 (42.9%)	90 (49.5%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	12.8	2245^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.2%		5.7	2417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.1%	172	72.7	11.1	13.6	53.9	18.2	9.1	4.6	$49,777	$5,274	$44,503

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 120 Carlos Tapia

How many students attend Ps 120 Carlos Tapia?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Ps 120 Carlos Tapia.

What district is Ps 120 Carlos Tapia in?

New York City Geographic District #14

What is the racial makeup of Ps 120 Carlos Tapia?

Students at Ps 120 Carlos Tapia are 67% Hispanic, 25% African American, 4% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Ps 120 Carlos Tapia a good school?

Ps 120 Carlos Tapia ranks 1383^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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