Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change (05M670) is a public school in District 5, Harlem, Manhattan, serving grades 6–12. In 2026, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 49% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 389 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading (43%) and math (49%) proficiency are both about typical for NYC middle schools and higher than most of those with similar economic need.
Also worth knowing: In 2026, students in special education scored 19% in reading (32 tested), compared with 43% schoolwide.
96%
of parents trust the principal
94%
trust their child's teachers
93%
satisfied with the education overall
NYC School Survey 2026. 80% of families answered.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.52 · 69th 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
43%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
116 students tested
32 students tested
84 students tested
Mathematics
49%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
108 students tested
35 students tested
78 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 | 32% | 21% |
| 2019 | 33% | 11% |
| 2022 | 36% | 7% |
| 2023 | 33% | 28% |
| 2024 | 43% | 49% |
| 2025 | 48% | 50% |
| 2026 | 43% | 49% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 80%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 90%
Economic need index: 93%0.5 mi away
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Economic need index: 80%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 90%
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Economic need index: >95%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.4 mi away
| Measure | Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change | Mott Hall High School |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 389 | 292 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 9.7 | 9.6 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 93% | 93% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 96% | 95% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 94% | 92% |
| Leadership (2026) | 96% | 95% |
| 4-year graduation rate (2025) | 84% | 86% |
| Regents diploma rate (2025) | 63% | 60% |
| Distance between schools | 0.2 mi | |
Enrollment
389 students
6–12 · down 122 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
9.7
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
3%
was 4% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
92% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 90% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
26%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 2% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 68% Black, 1% multiracial, 46% female, 54% male.
Economic need index: 90% — 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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200-214 W 135th St, New York, NY 10030, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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