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M.S. 131

02M131

06,07,08 - Manhattan, District 2

100 HESTER STREET (get directions)

$32.89/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

229 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $1,449,591 ($6,330/student)

Attendance: 92.6%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99.2%

Math Course Pass Rate: 97.6%

Overview

M.S. 131 is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Manhattan, Community School District 2.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	445
2014-15	406
2015-16	420
2016-17	457
2017-18	436
2018-19	401
2019-20	304
2020-21	252
2021-22	226
2022-23	234
2023-24	291
2024-25	261
2025-26	229

% female: 46.7% (2025-26)

% poverty: 90.8% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 41.5% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 31.4% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 43.7% (2025-26)

Black: 15.7% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 35.4% (2025-26)

White: 3.1% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 1.7% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.4% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.88 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 92.6%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99.2%

Math Course Pass Rate: 97.6%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	92.6%
2024	ELA course pass rate	99.2%
2024	Math course pass rate	97.6%
2023	Attendance	91.1%
2023	ELA course pass rate	99.2%
2023	Math course pass rate	97.7%
2022	Attendance	92.3%
2022	ELA course pass rate	98.2%
2022	Math course pass rate	97.8%
2021	Attendance	93.4%
2021	ELA course pass rate	98.2%
2021	Math course pass rate	98.2%
2020	Attendance	91.5%
2020	ELA course pass rate	100%
2020	Math course pass rate	99.2%
2019	Attendance	96.5%
2019	ELA course pass rate	100%
2019	Math course pass rate	100%
2018	Attendance	97.3%
2018	ELA course pass rate	99.2%
2018	Math course pass rate	97.4%
2017	ELA course pass rate	95%
2017	Math course pass rate	93.1%
2016	ELA course pass rate	94.5%
2016	Math course pass rate	88.8%
2015	ELA course pass rate	95.5%
2015	Math course pass rate	89.7%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	428	15.1%	53
2026	6	Math	442	41.8%	55
2026	7	ELA	437	28.8%	73
2026	7	Math	458	62.8%	78
2026	8	ELA	443	41.7%	84
2026	8	Math	448	45.3%	53
2026	8	Science	455	59.3%	81
2025	6	ELA	436	30.4%	69
2025	6	Math	450	51.4%	72
2025	7	ELA	443	41%	83
2025	7	Math	455	55.7%	88
2025	8	ELA	445	46.2%	91
2025	8	Science	453	62.1%	95
2024	6	ELA	438	38.1%	63
2024	6	Math	449	45.8%	72
2024	7	ELA	445	47.1%	70
2024	7	Math	464	72.8%	81
2024	8	ELA	444	49.3%	67
2024	8	Science	447	42.5%	80
2023	6	ELA	444	40.9%	66
2023	6	Math	451	48%	75
2023	7	ELA	446	51.8%	56
2023	7	Math	454	52.2%	69
2023	8	ELA	442	41.7%	60
2022	6	ELA	600	55.9%	59
2022	6	Math	601	44.1%	59
2022	7	ELA	597	39.3%	61
2022	7	Math	595	33.9%	62
2022	8	ELA	596	52.2%	67
2019	6	ELA	595	42.6%	94
2019	6	Math	605	54.1%	98
2019	7	ELA	600	44.5%	119
2019	7	Math	608	60.5%	124
2019	8	ELA	602	57.2%	145
2019	8	Math	616	72.5%	153
2018	6	ELA	592	37.5%	120
2018	6	Math	601	48.8%	127
2018	7	ELA	598	40.1%	147
2018	7	Math	608	61.6%	151
2018	8	ELA	599	52.8%	108
2018	8	Math	621	72.4%	116

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	100	45	0-5	not reported
2024	96	63	0-5	not reported
2023	80	61	0-5	not reported
2022	73	62	0-5	not reported

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$1,449,591	not reported	$6,330
FY 2026	$1,622,062	not reported	$7,083

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$243,163
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$229,254
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,353
IDEA RS IEP Para	$157,463
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$141,877
Class Size Reduction Planning	$141,554
C4E Class Size Transition	$65,979
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$57,516
Title I SWP STH	$54,440
TL C4E FSF	$46,266
TL 09 C4E ICT	$42,649
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$33,298
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$21,982
Title III LEP	$12,465
High Need Support for Title I	$7,023
TL Bilingual Revital PS	$4,000
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$2,432
TL Bilingual Revital OTPS	$2,000
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,824
High Need Support for Title I STH	$1,573

PTA funding (LL171)

$32.89/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$7,550	$8,584	$8,685	$7,450

Sources & methodology

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