P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth

41 West 117 Street, Manhattan, NY 10026 · Manhattan · K-8

DBN: 03M149

K-8

Zoned: Elementary

SchoolDigger Elementary: 1706 (of 2445)

SchoolDigger Middle: 909 (of 1500)

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: 87.1%

47.9% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

38.6%(citywide avg: 41%)

ELA avg. rating

2.74 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.77 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

54.4%(citywide avg: 40.7%)

Math avg. rating

2.96 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.72 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

26.7%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

2.44 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

31.6%

Small sample (19 students) -- treat as directional.

Grade 3 Math

61.1%

Small sample (18 students) -- treat as directional.

Grade 4 ELA

33.3%

Small sample (15 students) -- treat as directional.

Grade 4 Math

73.3%

Small sample (15 students) -- treat as directional.

Grade 5 ELA

54.2%

Grade 5 Math

42.3%

Grade 6 ELA

9.5%

Grade 6 Math

13%

Grade 7 ELA

42.1%

Small sample (19 students) -- treat as directional.

Grade 7 Math

65%

Grade 8 ELA

47.6%

Grade 8 Math

68.9%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

28.6%(citywide avg: 31.5%)

English Language Learners -- Math

51.4%(citywide avg: 37.7%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

18.8%

Students with disabilities -- Math

33.3%

Black students -- ELA

32.7%(citywide avg: 35.4%)

Black students -- Math

49.1%(citywide avg: 33.7%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

45.1%(citywide avg: 44.1%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

56.6%(citywide avg: 41.3%)

"% 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

273 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 90.4%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

Black

55.3%

Hispanic or Latino

35.9%

White

Multiracial

0.4%

Native American

0.4%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

24.9%

English Language Learners

7.7%

Living in poverty

93%

Female

52%

Male

48%

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)

Kindergarten admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Zoned

20 seats

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. Students who live in the zone and have a sibling at the school.

~100% admitted

There were fewer than 5 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~20% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Other students who live in the zone.

~100% admitted

3. Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school.

No applicants

There were no applicants in this group.This group's offers alone accounted for ~0% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

4. Students who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school.

~100% admitted

5. Students who live in the district who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

No applicants

6. Students who live outside the district who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

~100% admitted

7. Other students who live in the district.

No applicants

8. Other students who live outside the district.

~100% admitted

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)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

D75 Special Education Inclusive Services

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

1. Open to students currently in or recommended for District 75 Special Education Inclusive Services.

No applicants

There were no applicants in this group.