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P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis

02M126

PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08 - Manhattan, District 2

80 CATHERINE STREET (get directions)

PTA $ not reported

539 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $3,008,666 ($5,582/student)

Attendance: 93.3%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99.7%

Math Course Pass Rate: 99.7%

Overview

P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis is a k-8 school (grades PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08) in Manhattan, Community School District 2.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	841
2014-15	811
2015-16	759
2016-17	791
2017-18	784
2018-19	712
2019-20	714
2020-21	677
2021-22	600
2022-23	578
2023-24	569
2024-25	573
2025-26	539

% female: 49.7% (2025-26)

% poverty: 74.6% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 23.6% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 7.8% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 51.2% (2025-26)

Black: 14.3% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 20.6% (2025-26)

White: 9.6% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 3.9% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.4% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.74 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 93.3%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99.7%

Math Course Pass Rate: 99.7%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	93.3%
2024	ELA course pass rate	99.7%
2024	Math course pass rate	99.7%
2023	Attendance	94.1%
2023	ELA course pass rate	98.2%
2023	Math course pass rate	99.1%
2022	Attendance	95.5%
2022	ELA course pass rate	100%
2022	Math course pass rate	100%
2021	Attendance	95.4%
2021	ELA course pass rate	100%
2021	Math course pass rate	98.7%
2020	Attendance	96.7%
2020	ELA course pass rate	93%
2020	Math course pass rate	91%
2019	Attendance	97.1%
2019	ELA course pass rate	99.4%
2019	Math course pass rate	97.9%
2018	Attendance	96.9%
2018	ELA course pass rate	100%
2018	Math course pass rate	99.7%
2017	ELA course pass rate	99.4%
2017	Math course pass rate	99.1%
2016	ELA course pass rate	99.7%
2016	Math course pass rate	98.2%
2015	ELA course pass rate	100%
2015	Math course pass rate	99.7%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	3	ELA	449	46.7%	30
2026	3	Math	468	75%	28
2026	4	ELA	456	59.5%	42
2026	4	Math	470	78.6%	42
2026	5	ELA	454	66.7%	48
2026	5	Math	466	75%	48
2026	5	Science	457	62.5%	48
2026	6	ELA	455	67.3%	113
2026	6	Math	470	78.1%	114
2026	7	ELA	463	74.3%	105
2026	7	Math	482	84%	106
2026	8	ELA	462	72.5%	109
2025	3	ELA	461	63.9%	36
2025	3	Math	473	86.5%	37
2025	4	ELA	461	78.3%	46
2025	4	Math	471	76.1%	46
2025	5	ELA	457	67.4%	46
2025	5	Math	462	66%	47
2025	5	Science	457	63.8%	47
2025	6	ELA	457	73.4%	109
2025	6	Math	469	73%	111
2025	7	ELA	455	66.7%	108
2025	7	Math	482	81.8%	110
2025	8	ELA	462	77.4%	106
2024	3	ELA	464	81.1%	37
2024	3	Math	469	76.9%	39
2024	4	ELA	457	68.2%	44
2024	4	Math	466	70.2%	47
2024	5	ELA	451	55%	40
2024	5	Math	461	70.7%	41
2024	5	Science	442	37.8%	45
2024	6	ELA	455	64.9%	111
2024	6	Math	468	76.6%	111
2024	7	ELA	467	86.3%	102
2024	7	Math	485	88.6%	105
2024	8	ELA	461	72.4%	105
2023	3	ELA	452	50%	44
2023	3	Math	461	68.9%	45
2023	4	ELA	461	76.7%	43
2023	4	Math	463	72.1%	43
2023	5	ELA	462	70.8%	48
2023	5	Math	464	72.5%	51
2023	6	ELA	461	78%	109
2023	6	Math	470	75.5%	110
2023	7	ELA	465	78.8%	104
2023	7	Math	481	83.8%	105
2023	8	ELA	471	85.7%	98
2022	3	ELA	599	40.9%	44
2022	3	Math	598	56.8%	44
2022	4	ELA	608	68.9%	45
2022	4	Math	609	75.6%	45
2022	5	ELA	611	58%	50
2022	5	Math	606	62%	50
2022	6	ELA	612	74.3%	101
2022	6	Math	611	74.5%	102
2022	7	ELA	620	85.6%	97
2022	7	Math	616	79.4%	97
2022	8	ELA	618	85.9%	99
2019	3	ELA	595	34%	53
2019	3	Math	600	54.7%	53
2019	4	ELA	602	54.4%	57
2019	4	Math	609	64.9%	57
2019	5	ELA	605	52.7%	55
2019	5	Math	609	64.3%	56
2019	6	ELA	614	82%	111
2019	6	Math	617	81.1%	111
2019	7	ELA	621	83%	112
2019	7	Math	623	83.9%	112
2019	8	ELA	613	81.4%	97
2018	3	ELA	597	42.2%	64
2018	3	Math	599	50.8%	63
2018	4	ELA	604	54%	63
2018	4	Math	606	58.7%	63
2018	5	ELA	605	45.6%	79
2018	5	Math	612	74.4%	78
2018	6	ELA	613	79.7%	118
2018	6	Math	618	79%	119
2018	7	ELA	613	71.8%	103
2018	7	Math	617	80.6%	103
2018	8	ELA	616	82.2%	107

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	114	81	16	14%
2024	114	75	19	16.7%
2023	102	78	31	30.4%
2022	112	72	20	17.9%

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$3,008,666	not reported	$5,582
FY 2026	$2,399,687	not reported	$4,452

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$431,887
RS Pre-K SCIS Expansion Shared	$358,260
3K for All	$311,316
Pre-K SCIS Classes	$310,257
3K SCIS Classes	$310,257
School Support Supplement	$211,920
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,353
4K for All	$166,909
Contract for Excellence FY 09 Pre-K	$144,407
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$125,795
IDEA RS IEP Para	$78,731
C4E Class Size Transition	$77,314
AIDP STH School and Site Based Shared	$72,947
Title I SWP STH	$71,376
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$67,397
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$39,019
Title IIA Supplemental	$29,309
High Need Support for Title I	$12,475
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$4,319
Title I SWP Translation Services	$2,356
High Need Support for Title I STH	$2,062

PTA funding (LL171)

PTA $ not reported

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.