« District 4

James Weldon Johnson

04M057

PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08 - Manhattan, District 4

176 EAST 115 STREET (get directions)

PTA $ not reported

426 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $3,391,160 ($7,960/student)

Attendance: 86.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 98.5%

Math Course Pass Rate: 99%

Overview

James Weldon Johnson is a k-8 school (grades PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08) in Manhattan, Community School District 4.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	843
2014-15	856
2015-16	851
2016-17	833
2017-18	818
2018-19	805
2019-20	697
2020-21	617
2021-22	558
2022-23	527
2023-24	578
2024-25	515
2025-26	426

% female: 50.7% (2025-26)

% poverty: 93.4% (2023-24)

% students with disabilities: 25.8% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 21.8% (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: 1.9% (2025-26)

Black: 19.5% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 74.9% (2025-26)

White: 2.6% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.2% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.9% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.95 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 86.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 98.5%

Math Course Pass Rate: 99%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	86.8%
2024	ELA course pass rate	98.5%
2024	Math course pass rate	99%
2023	Attendance	87%
2023	ELA course pass rate	98%
2023	Math course pass rate	97.5%
2022	Attendance	86.7%
2022	ELA course pass rate	95.7%
2022	Math course pass rate	99.5%
2021	Attendance	87.1%
2021	ELA course pass rate	98.6%
2021	Math course pass rate	98.6%
2020	Attendance	92%
2020	ELA course pass rate	99.6%
2020	Math course pass rate	97.9%
2019	Attendance	92.6%
2019	ELA course pass rate	99.6%
2019	Math course pass rate	98.8%
2018	Attendance	90.7%
2018	ELA course pass rate	86.2%
2018	Math course pass rate	76.9%
2017	ELA course pass rate	84.1%
2017	Math course pass rate	76.2%
2016	ELA course pass rate	79.2%
2016	Math course pass rate	81%
2015	ELA course pass rate	81.9%
2015	Math course pass rate	70.7%

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	433	20%	30
2026	3	Math	447	51.7%	29
2026	4	ELA	445	46.4%	28
2026	4	Math	450	46.4%	28
2026	5	ELA	436	22%	41
2026	5	Math	431	14.6%	41
2026	5	Science	437	19.5%	41
2026	6	ELA	435	30.2%	53
2026	6	Math	443	38.2%	55
2026	7	ELA	439	28.8%	66
2026	7	Math	443	34.3%	67
2026	8	ELA	438	37.7%	69
2026	8	Math	434	18.8%	69
2026	8	Science	444	31.9%	69
2025	3	ELA	444	40%	30
2025	3	Math	451	50%	32
2025	4	ELA	440	34.1%	41
2025	4	Math	434	21.3%	47
2025	5	ELA	445	50%	46
2025	5	Math	441	28%	50
2025	5	Science	440	32.7%	52
2025	6	ELA	436	30.6%	72
2025	6	Math	433	21.9%	73
2025	7	ELA	438	33.8%	65
2025	7	Math	440	27.4%	73
2025	8	ELA	446	41.4%	58
2025	8	Math	440	28.1%	64
2025	8	Science	445	41.9%	62
2024	3	ELA	427	17%	47
2024	3	Math	428	23.1%	52
2024	4	ELA	436	32.5%	40
2024	4	Math	434	24.5%	53
2024	5	ELA	438	30.8%	52
2024	5	Math	435	27.5%	51
2024	5	Science	430	10.8%	65
2024	6	ELA	431	29.6%	54
2024	6	Math	437	27.7%	65
2024	7	ELA	445	43.4%	53
2024	7	Math	438	24.2%	62
2024	8	ELA	436	30.3%	66
2024	8	Math	426	8.5%	59
2024	8	Science	430	9.1%	77
2023	3	ELA	439	39.5%	38
2023	3	Math	439	30.6%	49
2023	4	ELA	444	35.8%	53
2023	4	Math	431	18.8%	64
2023	5	ELA	439	34%	53
2023	5	Math	436	35.8%	67
2023	6	ELA	442	31.6%	57
2023	6	Math	434	20.3%	69
2023	7	ELA	435	23.1%	65
2023	7	Math	430	8.9%	79
2023	8	ELA	446	43.9%	57
2023	8	Math	425	16.3%	49
2022	3	ELA	596	40.7%	54
2022	3	Math	591	35.2%	54
2022	4	ELA	587	33.3%	51
2022	4	Math	585	15.7%	51
2022	5	ELA	596	25.5%	51
2022	5	Math	592	34.7%	49
2022	6	ELA	593	32.8%	67
2022	6	Math	585	14.5%	69
2022	7	ELA	594	27.4%	62
2022	7	Math	584	6.3%	63
2022	8	ELA	594	31.2%	77
2022	8	Math	582	0%	56
2019	3	ELA	593	33.8%	71
2019	3	Math	590	38.9%	72
2019	4	ELA	591	28.4%	88
2019	4	Math	586	17.2%	87
2019	5	ELA	590	23.5%	81
2019	5	Math	591	27.2%	81
2019	6	ELA	587	28.9%	76
2019	6	Math	588	29.7%	74
2019	7	ELA	596	30.1%	83
2019	7	Math	591	14.5%	83
2019	8	ELA	597	38.5%	91
2019	8	Math	590	15.2%	92
2018	3	ELA	595	37.5%	80
2018	3	Math	591	30%	80
2018	4	ELA	590	26.8%	82
2018	4	Math	592	24.4%	82
2018	5	ELA	593	30.5%	82
2018	5	Math	589	17.7%	79
2018	6	ELA	591	30.7%	88
2018	6	Math	586	6.7%	89
2018	7	ELA	599	25.8%	89
2018	7	Math	592	17.2%	87
2018	8	ELA	596	37.3%	83
2018	8	Math	593	17.3%	81

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	68	26	0-5	not reported
2024	78	24	0-5	not reported
2023	73	12	0-5	not reported
2022	84	28	0-5	not reported

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	$3,391,160	not reported	$7,960
FY 2026	$3,098,739	not reported	$7,274

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
4K for All	$551,889
3K for All	$551,889
Title I SWP	$474,229
School Support Supplement	$336,167
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$333,519
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$259,098
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$238,474
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$176,914
C4E Class Size Transition	$127,704
Title I SWP STH	$118,557
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$64,449
Title IIA Supplemental	$46,425
IDEA RS IEP Para	$39,366
Class Size Reduction Planning	$24,334
Rollover Title IV Community Coordinator	$18,292
High Need Support for Title I	$13,698
Rollover Misc Fed 533 - Project REACH	$5,408
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$4,742
High Need Support for Title I STH	$3,425
Title I SWP Translation Services	$2,131
Private Grnt 36-URBAN ADV MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTRY	$450

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.