P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis
80 CATHERINE STREET, Manhattan, NY 10038
About this school
Zoned continuation school with K-8 service. Zoned entry does not always translate into an open middle-school seat for late movers.
K-8 zoned school. Elementary students generally continue through 8th grade.
While at P.S. 126/MAT, students will engage in a creative and rigorous curriculum that is geared towards fostering collaboration, inquiry, research, public speaking, and overall social-emotional development. Students will interact and incorporate technology in all of the core classes, with opportunities to learn coding, animation, and robotics. In eighth grade, all of our students will be offered the course work necessary to take the Earth Science and Algebra I Regents exams as well as the Spanish Proficiency exam. Our elective program allows students to major in fine arts, percussion, or band; providing students the necessary skills and preparation for high school auditions. Additionally, we have an extensive competitive sports program that offers 23 different sports for both male and female students.
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Student demographics
NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2024-10-31 · Source release: 2025 · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Source-reported for the stated period; retrieval does not establish present-day accuracy. Only the categories available in this record are shown; totals may be below 100%.
Academic measures
NYC School Quality Snapshot · Source release: 2025 release (measurement periods vary). Proficiency is the share of tested students meeting state standards, not a school rating.
- ELA proficiency
- 73%2025 NY State tests
- Math proficiency
- 79%2025 NY State tests
- Student attendance
- 93%September 2024-June 2025
Sources and data dates
- School listing
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- Stored rating
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- Enrollment
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- School description
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