Is Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar a good school?

Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar ranks in the bottom 14.0% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar?

In the 2022-23 school year, 506 students attended Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar?

Students at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar are 76% Hispanic, 21% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar attend?

Students who attend Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar usually go on to attend: Middle : Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School

Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

Summary:

Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 506 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #9, which is ranked 755 out of 866 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools over the past several years. The school has a much higher percentage of Hispanic (76.28%) and African American (21.34%) students compared to the state average, and its performance on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math is significantly below the state and district averages. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American students and English Language Learners performing better than Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of around $21,000, which is higher than the state average, Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar continues to struggle academically. Nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 73 Bronx, Ps 11 Highbridge, and Ps 114 Luis Llorens Torres School, have similar demographic profiles and academic performance, suggesting that the challenges faced by Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar are not unique but rather systemic within the district. In contrast, some nearby charter schools, such as KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School and Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School, have significantly higher academic performance, indicating that the school model and instructional approach used by these charter schools may be more effective in supporting student learning.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

175 W 166th St
Bronx, NY 10452

(718) 681-6120

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

SchoolDigger Rank:
2098^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,174

Students who attend Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar usually attend:

Middle:

Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 506

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

African American:

21.3%

White:

1.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar ranks worse than 86% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 18^th among 29 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.92. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.3%), African American (21.3%), White (1.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar is 12.9. 20 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar employs 39 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar is $21,174. 26 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar 2098^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District # 9:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 9 755^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

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Rank History for all students at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	6.48	2135^th	2206	3.2%
2007	13.39	1986^th	2219	10.5%
2008	10.06	2090^th	2227	6.2%
2009	13.62	2085^th	2257	7.6%
2010	12.60	2080^th	2263	8.1%
2011	16.81	2000^th	2286	12.5%
2012	15.77	2049^th	2320	11.7%
2013	9.61	2240^th	2325	3.7%
2014	16.08	2056^th	2345	12.3%
2015	11.75	2180^th	2352	7.3%
2016	20.51	1984^th	2366	16.1%
2017	26.44	1837^th	2386	23.0%
2018	33.76	1649^th	2395	31.1%
2019	19.99	1994^th	2413	17.4%
2021	42.16	1306^th	2201	40.7%
2022	22.16	1985^th	2434	18.4%
2023	17.92	2098^th	2439	14.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.81	639^th	938	31.9%
2019	31.52	642^nd	860	25.3%
2022	41.05	543^rd	1027	47.1%
2023	35.72	643^rd	1001	35.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.91	1003^rd	1941	48.3%
2019	23.29	1644^th	1859	11.6%
2022	34.99	1314^th	2031	35.3%
2023	53.80	674^th	2016	66.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	55.74	643^rd	1678	61.7%
2022	27.06	1652^nd	2099	21.3%
2023	25.21	1641^st	2041	19.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.75	284^th	730	61.1%
2019	41.79	331^st	570	41.9%
2022	30.37	476^th	622	23.5%
2023	25.53	517^th	637	18.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.78	1315^th	2338	43.8%
2019	26.27	1809^th	2357	23.2%
2022	22.62	1967^th	2401	18.1%
2023	19.23	2067^th	2403	14.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.39	1910^th	2340	18.4%
2019	16.02	2099^th	2358	11.0%
2022	24.97	1906^th	2400	20.6%
2023	20.10	2022^nd	2400	15.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	42.13	468^th	891	47.5%
2023	31.96	582^nd	857	32.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.84	671^st	1392	51.8%
2019	28.31	989^th	1315	24.8%
2022	32.52	1077^th	1503	28.3%
2023	31.09	1036^th	1429	27.5%

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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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by a student
Thursday, March 11, 2010

this school is my favorite. the teachers are really nice and some respectful!!!!!!
the bathrooms are not so clean but they know they can do better> X-D this school is a 555555 star school!!!!!!!!!!!!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	3	523	10	358	2	n/a	n/a	896
1990	3	546	4	393	1	n/a	n/a	947
1991	2	552	4	387	0	n/a	n/a	945
1992	1	514	3	479	0	n/a	n/a	997
1993	1	543	11	483	2	n/a	n/a	1040
1994	1	461	57	530	1	n/a	n/a	1050
1995	1	484	8	607	5	n/a	n/a	1105
1996	1	484	8	607	5	n/a	n/a	1105
1997	4	478	2	651	5	n/a	n/a	1140
1998	4	467	2	707	7	n/a	n/a	1187
1999	4	473	2	721	3	n/a	n/a	1203
2000	4	436	3	694	3	n/a	n/a	1140
2001	4	385	5	637	4	n/a	n/a	1035
2002	5	381	5	641	4	n/a	n/a	1036
2003	5	381	5	641	4	n/a	n/a	1036
2004	4	375	3	631	3	n/a	n/a	1016
2005	2	321	4	546	2	n/a	n/a	875
2006	2	275	3	534	1	n/a	n/a	815
2007	2	258	3	523	1	n/a	n/a	787
2008	2	244	1	565	4	n/a	n/a	816
2009	6	244	0	549	4	n/a	n/a	803
2010	3	217	0	552	1	n/a	n/a	773
2011	2	199	1	539	0	0	0	741
2012	4	202	0	529	0	0	0	735
2013	7	214	0	539	2	1	1	764
2014	8	187	0	496	2	0	0	693
2015	9	205	4	505	2	0	0	725
2016	11	188	4	489	3	0	0	695
2017	12	147	4	471	1	0	1	636
2018	10	127	5	427	1	0	1	571
2019	8	136	4	429	1	0	0	578
2020	11	121	5	440	0	0	0	577
2021	10	114	1	412	0	0	0	537
2022	8	128	2	379	0	0	1	518
2023	9	108	1	386	1	0	1	506

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 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	896	49.8	17.9	n/a
1990	947	45.9	20.6	n/a
1991	945	58.9	16.0	n/a
1992	997	51.9	19.2	n/a
1993	1040	59.0	17.6	n/a
1994	1050	59.7	17.6	n/a
1995	1105	45.2	24.4	n/a
1996	1105	45.2	24.4	n/a
1997	1140	45.0	25.3	86.3
1998	1187	39.1	30.4	82.9
1999	1203	33.0	36.5	81.8
2000	1140	67.3	16.9	86.3
2001	1035	55.1	18.8	95.1
2002	1036	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1036	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1016	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	875	n/a	n/a	0
2006	815	63.0	12.9	98
2007	787	62.0	12.7	96.7
2008	816	67.0	12.2	96.2
2009	803	63.0	12.7	96.3
2010	773	60.0	12.8	n/a
2011	741	48.1	15.3	94.5
2012	735	52.0	14.1	95.8
2013	764	53.0	14.4	93.8
2014	693	48.0	14.4	92.4
2015	725	54.0	13.4	96.8
2016	695	38.0	18.2	95.1
2017	636	48.4	13.1	97.8
2018	571	46.0	12.4	96.8
2019	578	48.0	12.0	93.9
2020	577	38.0	15.1	94.5
2021	537	43.8	12.2	92.9
2022	518	44.2	11.7	96.1
2023	506	39.0	12.9	96.6

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 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	896	49.8	17.9	n/a
1990	947	45.9	20.6	n/a
1991	945	58.9	16.0	n/a
1992	997	51.9	19.2	n/a
1993	1040	59.0	17.6	n/a
1994	1050	59.7	17.6	n/a
1995	1105	45.2	24.4	n/a
1996	1105	45.2	24.4	n/a
1997	1140	45.0	25.3	86.3
1998	1187	39.1	30.4	82.9
1999	1203	33.0	36.5	81.8
2000	1140	67.3	16.9	86.3
2001	1035	55.1	18.8	95.1
2002	1036	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1036	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1016	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	875	n/a	n/a	0
2006	815	63.0	12.9	98
2007	787	62.0	12.7	96.7
2008	816	67.0	12.2	96.2
2009	803	63.0	12.7	96.3
2010	773	60.0	12.8	n/a
2011	741	48.1	15.3	94.5
2012	735	52.0	14.1	95.8
2013	764	53.0	14.4	93.8
2014	693	48.0	14.4	92.4
2015	725	54.0	13.4	96.8
2016	695	38.0	18.2	95.1
2017	636	48.4	13.1	97.8
2018	571	46.0	12.4	96.8
2019	578	48.0	12.0	93.9
2020	577	38.0	15.1	94.5
2021	537	43.8	12.2	92.9
2022	518	44.2	11.7	96.1
2023	506	39.0	12.9	96.6

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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