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P.S. 036 Margaret Douglas

05M036

PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05 - Manhattan, District 5

123 MORNINGSIDE DRIVE (get directions)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

237 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $2,992,780 ($12,628/student)

Attendance: 85.6%

Overview

P.S. 036 Margaret Douglas is a elementary school (grades PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05) in Manhattan, Community School District 5.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	528
2014-15	537
2015-16	447
2016-17	427
2017-18	391
2018-19	355
2019-20	374
2020-21	312
2021-22	290
2022-23	274
2023-24	279
2024-25	276
2025-26	237

% female: 45.1% (2025-26)

% poverty: 88.6% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 33.8% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 12.7% (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: 3.8% (2025-26)

Black: 32.5% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 54.9% (2025-26)

White: 4.2% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 4.2% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.4% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.89 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 85.6%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	85.6%
2023	Attendance	85.1%
2022	Attendance	86.3%
2021	Attendance	83.5%
2020	Attendance	85.6%
2019	Attendance	90.2%
2018	Attendance	90.6%

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	436	24.1%	29
2026	3	Math	447	36.7%	30
2026	4	ELA	441	33.3%	30
2026	4	Math	463	67.7%	31
2026	5	ELA	437	34.6%	26
2026	5	Math	444	26.9%	26
2026	5	Science	436	23.1%	26
2025	3	ELA	445	50%	32
2025	3	Math	453	51.5%	33
2025	4	ELA	440	35.5%	31
2025	4	Math	443	31.4%	35
2025	5	ELA	451	57.7%	26
2025	5	Math	444	42.9%	28
2025	5	Science	438	25%	28
2024	3	ELA	443	44.4%	27
2024	3	Math	444	50%	32
2024	4	ELA	437	29.2%	24
2024	4	Math	439	29.6%	27
2024	5	ELA	438	36.4%	33
2024	5	Math	442	30.3%	33
2024	5	Science	437	27%	37
2023	3	ELA	439	29.6%	27
2023	3	Math	434	7.4%	27
2023	4	ELA	444	42.4%	33
2023	4	Math	439	24.2%	33
2023	5	ELA	443	21.9%	32
2023	5	Math	448	42.9%	35
2022	3	ELA	592	31.4%	35
2022	3	Math	586	22.9%	35
2022	4	ELA	597	44.8%	29
2022	4	Math	587	25.9%	27
2022	5	ELA	601	28%	25
2022	5	Math	589	16%	25
2019	3	ELA	598	46.7%	45
2019	3	Math	590	36.2%	47
2019	4	ELA	593	34.9%	43
2019	4	Math	591	32.6%	43
2019	5	ELA	593	27.3%	33
2019	5	Math	585	21.2%	33
2018	3	ELA	595	42.6%	54
2018	3	Math	594	37%	54
2018	4	ELA	588	20.5%	44
2018	4	Math	586	21.3%	47
2018	5	ELA	602	40%	45
2018	5	Math	598	39.1%	46

Specialized high school offers

No SHSAT feeder-school row is published for this school. DOE reports this for middle schools whose 8th graders entered high-school admissions.

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	$2,992,780	not reported	$12,628
FY 2026	$2,808,157	not reported	$11,849

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
4K for All	$624,512
3K for All	$624,512
School Support Supplement	$609,170
Title I SWP	$202,032
Class Size Reduction Planning	$200,996
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$123,411
AIDP STH School and Site Based Shared	$107,666
IDEA RS IEP Para	$91,853
Title IIA Supplemental	$84,383
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$82,435
C4E Class Size Transition	$61,350
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$53,481
Title I SWP STH	$49,600
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$30,962
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$20,440
Title III LEP	$12,465
High Need Support for Title I	$5,836
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$2,020
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,743
High Need Support for Title I STH	$1,433

PTA funding (LL171)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

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	$0	$0	$0	$0

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.