Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5·NCES 360008102455
PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON
301 W 140TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10030 · (212) 342-6200 · New York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
383 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
35.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON
PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON this school | 394 | 97.2% | 27.5% |
| ROSALYN YALOW CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 401 | 95.5% | 54.5% |
| PS 46 ARTHUR TAPPAN NEW YORK | 363 | 95.9% | 40.0% |
| PS 132 GARRETT A MORGAN BRONX | 353 | 94.3% | 25.1% |
| ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 343 | 95.3% | 83.5% |
| SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL IV BRONX | 385 | 91.2% | 91.9% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #2,093 of 2,335 | #144 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #2,184 of 2,342 ▲ 8 | #144 of 151 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,977 of 2,343 ▼ 226 | #132 of 151 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #1,394 of 2,585 | #70 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #88 of 2,338 | #9 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #902 of 2,388 | #66 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #80 of 2,534 | #14 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #731 of 1,757 | #81 of 114 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-45% since 2010-11, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 47.2 | 8.3:1 | 97% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 38 | 10.3:1 | 96% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 37.3 | 10.7:1 | 96% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 39 | 10.5:1 | 97% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 45 | 10.6:1 | 95% (455) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 45 | 12.5:1 | 88% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 64% (454) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON.
About PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON
PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON is a medium-sized elementary school found in NEW YORK, New York. The school counts 394 students across pre-K through 8.
Besides PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5 runs 27 other schools. The district enrolls 7,761 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON, with 46% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 46% Black and 4% White. Among all residents of New York County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. By the diversity index, PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON comes in at 57%.
PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON employs 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 8.3:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 97% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in New York County.
The allk12 Grade for PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON is C-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.2%.
PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON is located in New York County, where median household income is about $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON is one of 358 public schools in New York County, which together enroll about 152,104 students.
The closest other public school is SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON's average proficiency of 27.5% compares with 60.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 409 in 2020-21 and 394 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.3:1) than in 2020-21 (10.5:1).
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMY NORTH CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 394
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- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF HARLEM0.2 mi · 228
- HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT CCNY0.3 mi · 576
- NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM0.3 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSONHow large is PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON?
PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-08.
Is PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON have?
PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON?
At PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON, the student body is approximately 4% White, 46% Hispanic, 46% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON public or private?
PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.