Wadleigh Secondary School For The Performing & Visual Arts (03M415) is a public school in District 3, Harlem, Manhattan, serving grades 6–12. In 2026, 60% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 296 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading proficiency is 60%, higher than most NYC middle schools, including those with similar economic need; up 23 points from 2025; with only 35 students tested, scores can swing from year to year.
89%
of parents trust the principal
89%
trust their child's teachers
87%
satisfied with the education overall
NYC School Survey 2026. 46% of families answered — treat as a partial picture.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.41 · 27th 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
60%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
40 students tested
Mathematics
21%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
28 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 | 30% | 18% |
| 2019 | 37% | 26% |
| 2022 | 46% | 21% |
| 2023 | 37% | 26% |
| 2024 | 49% | 25% |
| 2025 | 37% | 22% |
| 2026 | 60% | 21% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 30%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 90%
Economic need index: 58%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 82%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 86%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 92%<0.01 mi away
Economic need index: 93%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 78%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 92%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 30%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 58%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 93%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 86%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 78%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 92%<0.01 mi away
Economic need index: 82%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 92%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 90%
| Measure | Wadleigh Secondary School For The Performing & Visual Arts | Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 60% (+23 points vs 2025) | 41% (+9 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 21% (0 points vs 2025) | 33% (+9 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 296 | 267 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 87% | 90% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 89% | 90% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 89% | 93% |
| Leadership (2026) | 85% | 95% |
| Distance between schools | <0.01 mi | |
Wadleigh Secondary School For The Performing & Visual Arts has higher reading proficiency than Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School (60% vs 41%) and lower trust in teachers (2026) (89% vs 93%).
Enrollment
296 students
6–12 · down 46 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
8.4
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
1%
was 2% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
90% 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
30%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 3% White, 55% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 36% Black, 3% multiracial, 75% female, 25% 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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215 W 114th St, New York, NY 10026, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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