M.S. 131

100 HESTER STREET, MANHATTAN, NY 10002 · Manhattan · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

DBN: 02M131

Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

Zoned: Middle

SchoolDigger: 623 (of 1500)

Niche: 331 (of 1516)

Fed by these elementary schools

P.S. 124 Yung Wing Spruce Street School P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis The Peck Slip School P.S. 002 Meyer London P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 92.6%

73.7% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

40.2%(citywide avg: 46%)

ELA avg. rating

2.73 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.85 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

52.4%(citywide avg: 55.2%)

Math avg. rating

3.02 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.03 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

60%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

3.03 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 6 ELA

29.9%

Grade 6 Math

54.4%

Grade 7 ELA

41.3%

Grade 7 Math

55.3%

Grade 8 ELA

46.7%

Grade 8 Math

48.4%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

20.5%(citywide avg: 27.8%)

English Language Learners -- Math

63%(citywide avg: 61.1%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

23.7%

Students with disabilities -- Math

27.4%

Asian students -- ELA

52.9%(citywide avg: 54.5%)

Asian students -- Math

76%(citywide avg: 76.8%)

Black students -- ELA

21.9%(citywide avg: 28.3%)

Black students -- Math

15.6%(citywide avg: 21.7%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

27.4%(citywide avg: 34.7%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

28.9%(citywide avg: 32.8%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

226 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 88%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

61.1%

Black

14.2%

Hispanic or Latino

20.8%

White

Multiracial

Native American

Other groups

Students with disabilities

33.2%

English Language Learners

29.2%

Living in poverty

92.9%

Female

46.9%

Male

53.1%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

ASD/ACES Program

Not all seats filled last year

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Priority to students and residents of District 02

No applicants

There were no applicants in this group.

2. Then to New York City residents

No applicants

There were no applicants in this group.

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)