Tag Young Scholars (04M012) is a public school in District 4, East Harlem South, Manhattan, serving grades K–8. In 2026, 94% of tested students were proficient in reading and 94% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 581 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE). The average K–5 class size was 27.8 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading (94%) and math (94%) proficiency are both higher than most NYC elementary schools, including those with similar economic need.
Also worth knowing: Average class size (2025–26) is 27.8, larger than most elementary schools in the district and citywide.
Students here gain more than at most schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.71 · 85th 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
94%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
415 students tested
30 students tested
385 students tested
Mathematics
94%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
359 students tested
Grade 8 math not reported by the DOE.
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 | 96% | 98% |
| 2019 | 95% | 97% |
| 2022 | 97% | — |
| 2023 | 99% | 97% |
| 2024 | 97% | 97% |
| 2025 | 98% | 97% |
| 2026 | 94% | 94% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 35%
Economic need index: 93%0.06 mi away
Economic need index: 93%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 94%0.06 mi away
Economic need index: 94%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.04 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 35%
Economic need index: 93%0.06 mi away
Economic need index: 94%0.06 mi away
Economic need index: 94%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 93%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.04 mi away
| Measure | Tag Young Scholars | Esperanza Preparatory Magnet School - 04M372 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 94% (-4 points vs 2025) | 26% (-4 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 94% (-3 points vs 2025) | 14% (-14 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 581 | 493 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 18.1 | 8.1 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 92% | 92% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 91% | 96% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 95% | 96% |
| Leadership (2026) | 92% | 97% |
| Distance between schools | 0.04 mi | |
Tag Young Scholars has higher math proficiency than Esperanza Preparatory Magnet School - 04M372 (94% vs 14%) and higher reading proficiency (94% vs 26%).
Enrollment
581 students
K–8 · about the same over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Class size
27.8
children in the average K–5 class; about 18.1 students per teacher (2025–26)
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
2%
was 1% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
28% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 35% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
7%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 17% White, 17% Hispanic, 47% Asian, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 47% female, 53% male.
Economic need index: 35% — 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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240 EAST 109 STREET
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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