Is Ps 149 Sojourner Truth a good school?

Ps 149 Sojourner Truth ranks in the bottom 18.2% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 149 Sojourner Truth?

In the 2023-24 school year, 260 students attended Ps 149 Sojourner Truth.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 149 Sojourner Truth?

Students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth are 49% African American, 43% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian.

Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Summary:

PS 149 Sojourner Truth is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, with 277 students. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, PS 149 Sojourner Truth struggles significantly compared to district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA and Math ranged from just 5.26% to 57.14% across grade levels, far below the 42.6% to 58.03% state averages. The school performs particularly poorly for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Despite spending $28,087 per student in 2022-2023, which is significantly more than the state average, the school's academic outcomes do not reflect this higher level of funding.

Interestingly, the nearby public schools, such as PS 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy and The Locke School of Arts and Engineering, also struggle academically but perform slightly better than PS 149 Sojourner Truth on state assessments. In contrast, the nearby Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem and Harlem Village Academy West 2 Charter School significantly outperform PS 149 Sojourner Truth and the district/state averages on academic measures, despite spending less per student.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

41 W 117th St
New York, NY 10026-1901

(646) 672-9020

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

SchoolDigger Rank:
2001^st of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $28,087

Student/teacher ratio: 7.2

Number of students: 260

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.8%

Hispanic:

42.7%

White:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 149 Sojourner Truth ranks worse than 81.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 18^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.04. (See more...)

Compare Details Ps 149 Sojourner Truth ranks worse than 87.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.13. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (48.8%), Hispanic (42.7%), White (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth is 7.2, which is the 2^nd best among 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3. (See more...)

Compare Ps 149 Sojourner Truth employs 35.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth is $28,087, which is the 4^th highest among 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 149 Sojourner Truth:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 149 Sojourner Truth 2001^st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 149 Sojourner Truth in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Ps 149 Sojourner Truth 1316^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Ps 149 Sojourner Truth in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 3:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 3 494^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	7.56	2122^nd	2206	3.8%
2007	10.10	2061^st	2219	7.1%
2008	11.56	2059^th	2227	7.5%
2009	35.79	1711^th	2257	24.2%
2010	13.54	2060^th	2263	9.0%
2011	9.57	2144^th	2286	6.2%
2012	3.14	2269^th	2320	2.2%
2013	12.29	2182^nd	2325	6.2%
2014	9.66	2246^th	2345	4.2%
2015	9.93	2242^nd	2352	4.7%
2016	9.06	2259^th	2366	4.5%
2017	8.54	2296^th	2386	3.8%
2018	5.56	2359^th	2395	1.5%
2019	13.46	2199^th	2413	8.9%
2022	9.82	2323^rd	2434	4.6%
2023	24.65	1905^th	2439	21.9%
2024	22.04	2001^st	2445	18.2%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.51	914^th	938	2.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.91	1876^th	1941	3.3%
2019	26.87	1492^nd	1859	19.7%
2022	29.61	1563^rd	2031	23.0%
2023	37.65	1165^th	2016	42.2%
2024	21.21	1917^th	2110	9.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	8.98	2010^th	2045	1.7%
2019	18.10	1845^th	2032	9.2%
2022	5.66	2089^th	2099	0.5%
2023	54.45	797^th	2041	61.0%
2024	20.52	1812^th	2078	12.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	38.31	373^rd	570	34.6%
2022	33.29	443^rd	622	28.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.07	2305^th	2338	1.4%
2019	16.19	2102^nd	2357	10.8%
2022	11.34	2269^th	2401	5.5%
2023	21.90	1987^th	2403	17.3%
2024	19.71	2078^th	2413	13.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	8.60	2278^th	2340	2.6%
2019	16.47	2084^th	2358	11.6%
2022	10.65	2280^th	2400	5.0%
2023	28.44	1775^th	2400	26.0%
2024	27.50	1825^th	2411	24.3%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.86	909^th	948	4.1%
2019	26.29	694^th	891	22.1%
2022	25.99	731^st	936	21.9%
2023	9.20	843^rd	857	1.6%
2024	37.70	566^th	927	38.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	10.71	1456^th	1503	3.1%
2023	43.93	784^th	1429	45.1%
2024	26.55	1212^th	1531	20.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	4.24	1064^th	1095	2.8%
2007	3.49	1089^th	1123	3.0%
2008	2.85	1156^th	1185	2.4%
2009	18.48	1037^th	1224	15.3%
2010	18.60	1017^th	1243	18.2%
2011	16.26	1092^nd	1295	15.7%
2012	4.56	1296^th	1337	3.1%
2013	14.68	1211^th	1373	11.8%
2014	14.43	1262^nd	1401	9.9%
2015	10.39	1358^th	1407	3.5%
2016	8.94	1394^th	1429	2.4%
2017	13.68	1343^rd	1455	7.7%
2018	15.66	1293^rd	1438	10.1%
2019	23.54	1144^th	1439	20.5%
2022	11.45	1398^th	1479	5.5%
2023	22.05	1255^th	1500	16.3%
2024	19.13	1316^th	1504	12.5%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.18	356^th	503	29.2%
2019	39.23	243^rd	473	48.6%
2023	42.76	280^th	591	52.6%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.75	1103^rd	1170	5.7%
2022	35.07	851^st	1283	33.7%
2023	51.40	491^st	1307	62.4%
2024	27.52	1034^th	1303	20.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	23.80	1061^st	1245	14.8%
2019	38.14	731^st	1241	41.1%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.45	382^nd	457	16.4%
2019	48.37	167^th	392	57.4%
2022	34.89	341^st	487	30.0%
2023	43.77	295^th	543	45.7%
2024	56.34	193^rd	594	67.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.33	1269^th	1353	6.2%
2019	16.45	1233^rd	1370	10.0%
2022	11.60	1376^th	1454	5.4%
2023	25.02	1187^th	1463	18.9%
2024	17.52	1317^th	1465	10.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.94	1164^th	1352	13.9%
2019	32.47	920^th	1366	32.7%
2022	12.85	1376^th	1455	5.4%
2023	20.68	1266^th	1464	13.5%
2024	23.64	1212^th	1464	17.2%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.87	493^rd	663	25.6%
2019	37.79	375^th	653	42.6%
2022	23.82	583^rd	706	17.4%
2023	34.69	466^th	696	33.0%
2024	43.37	377^th	705	46.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.14	677^th	810	16.4%
2019	33.51	551^st	826	33.3%
2024	18.47	864^th	953	9.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	0	205	0	130	0	n/a	n/a	0	335
1990	0	233	0	81	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
1991	0	195	0	87	0	n/a	n/a	22	304
1992	0	220	0	98	1	n/a	n/a	0	319
1993	1	230	0	84	2	n/a	n/a	0	317
1994	0	231	0	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
1995	3	219	3	90	2	n/a	n/a	0	317
1996	3	219	3	90	2	n/a	n/a	0	317
1997	2	199	5	74	6	n/a	n/a	0	286
1998	3	210	8	134	5	n/a	n/a	0	360
1999	1	201	5	93	3	n/a	n/a	0	303
2000	1	168	3	55	2	n/a	n/a	0	229
2001	1	204	3	59	1	n/a	n/a	0	268
2002	7	417	5	135	4	n/a	n/a	0	568
2003	7	417	5	135	4	n/a	n/a	0	568
2004	5	448	2	115	4	n/a	n/a	0	574
2005	6	430	4	119	3	n/a	n/a	0	562
2006	3	385	4	114	3	n/a	n/a	0	509
2007	1	377	6	103	1	n/a	n/a	0	488
2008	5	367	7	96	2	n/a	n/a	0	477
2009	3	313	10	86	0	n/a	n/a	0	412
2010	3	324	10	89	1	n/a	n/a	0	427
2011	3	300	10	91	27	0	0	0	431
2012	3	239	4	98	38	1	0	0	383
2013	4	242	7	103	21	2	0	0	379
2014	3	198	10	108	17	0	0	0	336
2015	5	195	8	70	14	0	1	0	293
2016	7	180	8	78	11	0	0	0	284
2017	11	159	5	73	9	0	0	0	257
2018	12	146	5	70	5	0	0	0	238
2019	11	141	9	74	5	0	0	0	240
2020	9	115	14	73	6	0	0	0	217
2021	5	110	13	65	4	0	2	0	199
2022	11	146	11	96	1	0	1	0	266
2023	8	139	13	113	2	0	2	0	277
2024	10	127	9	111	1	0	2	0	260

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	335	12.1	27.6	n/a
1990	314	11.1	28.2	n/a
1991	304	11.0	27.6	n/a
1992	319	12.4	25.7	n/a
1993	317	12.0	26.4	n/a
1994	306	12.0	25.5	n/a
1995	317	14.0	22.6	n/a
1996	317	14.0	22.6	n/a
1997	286	13.0	22.0	91.3
1998	360	15.0	24.0	84.4
1999	303	13.0	23.3	84.5
2000	229	8.0	28.6	86
2001	268	13.0	20.6	95.5
2002	568	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	568	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	574	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	562	46.3	12.1	0
2006	509	43.0	11.8	70.5
2007	488	46.3	10.5	80.5
2008	477	40.0	11.9	0
2009	412	39.0	10.6	65
2010	427	33.3	12.8	n/a
2011	431	32.0	13.4	81.4
2012	383	31.0	12.3	79.6
2013	379	26.6	14.2	87.3
2014	336	23.0	14.5	77.1
2015	293	24.0	12.2	86.7
2016	284	26.0	10.9	91.2
2017	257	22.7	11.3	96.1
2018	238	22.0	10.8	97.5
2019	240	19.0	12.6	98.3
2020	217	23.0	9.4	96.8
2021	199	24.0	8.2	92
2022	266	26.3	10.1	93.6
2023	277	28.6	9.6	92.4
2024	260	35.6	7.2	90.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 149 Sojourner Truth

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	335	12.1	27.6	n/a
1990	314	11.1	28.2	n/a
1991	304	11.0	27.6	n/a
1992	319	12.4	25.7	n/a
1993	317	12.0	26.4	n/a
1994	306	12.0	25.5	n/a
1995	317	14.0	22.6	n/a
1996	317	14.0	22.6	n/a
1997	286	13.0	22.0	91.3
1998	360	15.0	24.0	84.4
1999	303	13.0	23.3	84.5
2000	229	8.0	28.6	86
2001	268	13.0	20.6	95.5
2002	568	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	568	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	574	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	562	46.3	12.1	0
2006	509	43.0	11.8	70.5
2007	488	46.3	10.5	80.5
2008	477	40.0	11.9	0
2009	412	39.0	10.6	65
2010	427	33.3	12.8	n/a
2011	431	32.0	13.4	81.4
2012	383	31.0	12.3	79.6
2013	379	26.6	14.2	87.3
2014	336	23.0	14.5	77.1
2015	293	24.0	12.2	86.7
2016	284	26.0	10.9	91.2
2017	257	22.7	11.3	96.1
2018	238	22.0	10.8	97.5
2019	240	19.0	12.6	98.3
2020	217	23.0	9.4	96.8
2021	199	24.0	8.2	92
2022	266	26.3	10.1	93.6
2023	277	28.6	9.6	92.4
2024	260	35.6	7.2	90.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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