School district (part of a supervisory union) · New York

New York City Geographic District # 5

New York City Geographic District # 5 in New York: 28 public schools with 7,761 students and 9.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year.

Schools: 28
Students: 7,761
Students per teacher: 9.8; NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: —; NY $34.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 790
Counselors (FTE): 37.4
Students per counselor: 207; NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 15.0; Librarians (FTE): 1.2

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

44%proficient

+6.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in New York

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

2,807 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

39%proficient

+5.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 82% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

2,638 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

The Census Bureau publishes no finances for this agency.

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 16Middle schools: 3High schools: 9

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
PS 123 Mahalia JacksonFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	394	8.3	35%	25%	New York
PS 125 Ralph BuncheFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	260	10.6	82%	80%	New York
PS 129 John H FinleyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	229	11.1	38%	29%	New York
PS 133 Fred R MooreFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	225	8.7	59%	56%	New York
PS 154 Harriet TubmanFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	182	9.1	43%	49%	New York
PS 161 Pedro Albizu CamposFree meals for all	K–8	527	9.5	46%	41%	New York
PS 175 Henry H GarnetFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	291	13.0	34%	43%	New York
PS 194 Countee CullenFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	144	8.5	27%	26%	New York
PS 197 John B RusswurmFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	224	9.5	44%	32%	New York
PS 200 James Mccune Smith School (the)Free meals for all	Pre-K–5	274	10.2	39%	33%	New York
PS 30 Hernandez/HughesFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	218	10.8	65%	40%	New York
PS 36 Margaret DouglasFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	272	8.0	46%	43%	New York
PS 46 Arthur TappanFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	363	9.6	43%	49%	New York
PS 92 Mary Mcleod BethuneFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	165	9.2	50%	64%	New York
Teachers College Community SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	295	10.3	63%	67%	New York
Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	134	11.4	59%	41%	New York
New Design Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	92	5.0	30%	3.3%	New York
Seed Harlem	6–8	66	4.4	26%	10%	New York
Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders	6–8	84	6.2	43%	39%	New York
Columbia Secondary School	6–12	714	12.5	84%	77%	New York
Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem	6–12	228	9.3	23%	19%	New York
Frederick Douglass AcademyFree meals for all	6–12	619	10.9	41%	26%	New York
Harlem Renaissance High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	165	9.7	—	—	New York
High School Mathematics Science and Engineering at CcnyFree meals for all	9–12	576	18.2	—	—	New York
Mott Hall High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	277	9.3	—	—	New York
Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning & Social ChangeFree meals for all	6–12	408	8.4	48%	50%	New York
Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce (the)Career and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	157	7.4	—	—	New York
Urban Assembly School for the Performing ArtsFree meals for all	9–12	178	7.8	—	—	New York

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 425 W 123RD St, New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212)769-7500

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.