James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson rated 67/100 in Manhattan, District 4. ELA proficiency: 38%. Math proficiency: 28%. 1,141 students enrolled in grades PK-8. View ratings, test scores, parent reviews, and commute times.

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2026 NYC School Survey · Separate from academic ratings and neighborhood safety

K–12 survey · 2026

Family experience

James Weldon Johnson

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses243

Response rate57%

Published topics12 / 12

A starting point for your school visit

Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate is among the highest published topics (100/100). Parent Involvement in School sits lower (89/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Family Satisfaction with Child's Education
96 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 94 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Outreach to Parents
97 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 95 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Parent-Teacher Trust
99 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 97 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 12 topics and source details
James Weldon Johnson · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate10090–100 · Higher end
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher10090–100 · Higher end
Conflict Resolution9690–100 · Higher end
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education9690–100 · Higher end
IEP Service Satisfaction9390–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Leadership9890–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents9790–100 · Higher end
Parent Involvement in School8970–89 · Middle band
Parent-Principal Trust9890–100 · Higher end
Parent-Teacher Trust9990–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services9390–100 · Higher end
Strong Relationships10090–100 · Higher end

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 04M057

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: a53cfece9c20be0123c592679e8a5b3985b4e5ec10f03575d1911bf528b37885

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Student experience

James Weldon Johnson

New 2026 baseline: the student questionnaire changed substantially. Do not compare these scores with previous years.

Responses183

Response rate92%

Published topics11 / 11

A starting point for your school visit

Safety is among the highest published topics (81/100). Academic Press sits lower (51/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Safety
81 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 82 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Student-Teacher Trust
73 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 73 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Personal Attention and Support
57 / 100

0–69 · Lower end

2026 reporting-record median: 61 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 11 topics and source details
James Weldon Johnson · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press510–69 · Lower end
Course Clarity580–69 · Lower end
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction610–69 · Lower end
Guidance670–69 · Lower end
Inclusive Learning Environment610–69 · Lower end
Personal Attention and Support570–69 · Lower end
Preventing Bullying7470–89 · Middle band
Safety8170–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services560–69 · Lower end
Social-Emotional550–69 · Lower end
Student-Teacher Trust7370–89 · Middle band

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 04M057

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 3185e1e7e4ba9c0de4fd7b7c9e91b7c11f15f6f8ecaac14cd199a582efdadf8e

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Teaching & leadership

James Weldon Johnson

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses45

Response rate82%

Published topics22 / 27

A starting point for your school visit

Outreach to Parents is among the highest published topics (98/100). Preventing Bullying sits lower (47/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Instructional Leadership
87 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 92 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Peer Collaboration
87 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 90 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Academic Press
88 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 89 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 27 topics and source details
James Weldon Johnson · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press8870–89 · Middle band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary AdvocateNot reportedNot reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary TeacherNot reportedNot reported
Classroom Behavior560–69 · Lower end
Conflict Resolution7670–89 · Middle band
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction8770–89 · Middle band
Early Childhood InstructionNot reportedNot reported
Guidance9490–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Learning Environment9790–100 · Higher end
Innovation and Collective Responsibility7270–89 · Middle band
Instructional Leadership8770–89 · Middle band
Outreach to Parents9890–100 · Higher end
Peer Collaboration8770–89 · Middle band
Preventing Bullying470–69 · Lower end
Program Coherence8270–89 · Middle band
Quality of Professional Development7270–89 · Middle band
Quality of Student Discussion550–69 · Lower end
Safety7770–89 · Middle band
School Commitment680–69 · Lower end
School Facilities and Services7370–89 · Middle band
Social-Emotional8170–89 · Middle band
Strong Core Instruction8070–89 · Middle band
Strong RelationshipsNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Influence510–69 · Lower end
Teacher-Principal Trust8270–89 · Middle band
Teacher-Teacher Trust7770–89 · Middle band
Two-Way CommunicationNot reportedNot reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 04M057

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 205cdbbcff8c323f2b07345fea70a4740b58a10d1a0fc2f390b42eea35808a29

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

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