M.S. 131 (02M131) is a public school in District 2, Chinatown, Manhattan, serving grades 6–8. In 2026, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 52% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 229 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading proficiency is 30%, lower than most NYC middle schools, including those with similar economic need; down 9 points from 2025 — 41% of students here are in special education; general education students scored 41% in reading (2026).
Also worth knowing: Family satisfaction (2026) is 97%, higher than most middle schools in the district and citywide.
98%
of parents trust the principal
97%
trust their child's teachers
97%
satisfied with the education overall
NYC School Survey 2026. 76% of families answered.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.48 · 50th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
30%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
210 students tested
89 students tested
121 students tested
Mathematics
52%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
186 students tested
79 students tested
107 students tested
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 43% | 61% |
| 2019 | 49% | 64% |
| 2022 | 49% | 39% |
| 2023 | 45% | 50% |
| 2024 | 45% | 60% |
| 2025 | 40% | 54% |
| 2026 | 30% | 52% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 26%1.4 mi away
Economic need index: 20%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 44%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 42%1.3 mi away
Economic need index: 19%1.5 mi away
Economic need index: 74%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 40%1.3 mi away
Economic need index: 74%1.3 mi away
Economic need index: 88%
Economic need index: 20%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 44%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 26%1.4 mi away
Economic need index: 19%1.5 mi away
Economic need index: 74%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 42%1.3 mi away
Economic need index: 88%
Economic need index: 40%1.3 mi away
Economic need index: 74%1.3 mi away
| Measure | M.S. 131 | P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 30% (-9 points vs 2025) | 68% (-4 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 52% (-2 points vs 2025) | 79% (+3 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 229 | 539 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 6.3 | 10.8 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 97% | 95% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 98% | 96% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 97% | 97% |
| Leadership (2026) | 98% | 97% |
| Distance between schools | 0.4 mi | |
M.S. 131 has lower reading proficiency than P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis (30% vs 68%) and lower math proficiency (52% vs 79%); 2026 reading is lower than most NYC middle schools with similar economic need; 2026 math is higher than most NYC middle schools with similar economic need.
Enrollment
229 students
6–8 · about the same over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
6.3
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
31%
was 30% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
91% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 88% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
41%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 3% White, 33% Hispanic, 49% Asian, 13% Black, 2% multiracial, 44% female, 56% male.
Economic need index: 88% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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100 HESTER STREET
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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