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P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia

14K120

PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05 - Brooklyn, District 14

18 BEAVER STREET (get directions)

$6.08/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

267 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $2,543,287 ($9,525/student)

Attendance: 89%

Overview

P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia is a elementary school (grades PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05) in Brooklyn, Community School District 14.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	467
2014-15	470
2015-16	429
2016-17	450
2017-18	415
2018-19	381
2019-20	368
2020-21	347
2021-22	332
2022-23	305
2023-24	299
2024-25	294
2025-26	267

% female: 47.9% (2025-26)

% poverty: 93.3% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 28.1% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 25.8% (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: 21.7% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 70.8% (2025-26)

White: 4.1% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.7% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.7% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.93 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 89%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	89%
2023	Attendance	89.2%
2022	Attendance	88.4%
2021	Attendance	87.3%
2020	Attendance	87.1%
2019	Attendance	92.2%
2018	Attendance	91.4%

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	453	57.7%	26
2026	3	Math	461	61.5%	26
2026	4	ELA	438	30%	40
2026	4	Math	447	50%	40
2026	5	ELA	442	37.2%	43
2026	5	Math	452	48.8%	43
2026	5	Science	440	30.2%	43
2025	3	ELA	449	51.3%	39
2025	3	Math	452	67.5%	40
2025	4	ELA	445	33.3%	42
2025	4	Math	443	32.6%	43
2025	5	ELA	448	57.1%	42
2025	5	Math	448	46.5%	43
2025	5	Science	437	29.5%	44
2024	3	ELA	443	42.4%	33
2024	3	Math	457	58.3%	36
2024	4	ELA	440	36.1%	36
2024	4	Math	442	36.1%	36
2024	5	ELA	438	27.8%	36
2024	5	Math	436	26.3%	38
2024	5	Science	434	14%	43
2023	3	ELA	437	21.2%	33
2023	3	Math	447	45.5%	33
2023	4	ELA	438	26.8%	41
2023	4	Math	437	24.4%	41
2023	5	ELA	447	36.4%	33
2023	5	Math	454	54.5%	33
2022	3	ELA	588	17.5%	40
2022	3	Math	587	19.5%	41
2022	4	ELA	584	22.5%	40
2022	4	Math	578	12.2%	41
2022	5	ELA	597	25%	44
2022	5	Math	589	17.8%	45
2019	3	ELA	593	35.7%	56
2019	3	Math	587	22.8%	57
2019	4	ELA	593	38.6%	57
2019	4	Math	596	35.7%	56
2019	5	ELA	594	31.1%	45
2019	5	Math	593	26.7%	45
2018	3	ELA	598	49.1%	53
2018	3	Math	598	49.1%	53
2018	4	ELA	596	39.6%	48
2018	4	Math	597	42%	50
2018	5	ELA	598	36.7%	49
2018	5	Math	597	34.6%	52

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	$2,543,287	not reported	$9,525
FY 2026	$2,365,524	not reported	$8,860

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
4K for All	$580,420
3K for All	$580,420
Title I SWP	$270,642
School Support Supplement	$230,054
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,354
TL CB School Staff	$126,086
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$120,447
Title I SWP STH	$91,094
IDEA RS IEP Para	$78,731
C4E Class Size Transition	$65,761
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$57,326
TL C4E FSF	$46,113
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$33,188
Title IIA Supplemental	$31,977
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$21,910
Title III LEP	$12,465
High Need Support for Title I	$6,961
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$2,706
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480
High Need Support for Title I STH	$2,343
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,809

PTA funding (LL171)

$6.08/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	$1,528	$1,789	$2,287	$1,031

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.