P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson
District 5 · Manhattan · Grades K to 8 · 05M123
At a glance
- Address
- 301 WEST 140 STREET, MANHATTAN, NY 10030
- Subway
- 1 to 137th St-City College; 3 to Harlem-148th St; A, D to 145th St; B, C to 135th St
- Admissions
- Zone Priority
- Links
- School websiteMySchools page
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Tours and open houses
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Admissions
For fall 2027 entry · from MySchools, checked October 13
Mahalia Jackson (P.S./M.S. 123), M123L
Zone Priority — Students who live within a particular school zone are given priority for this program.
Clubs, arts and sports
- Music
- Chorus, Chorus, Exploring Music
- Visual & performing arts
- Art, Comic Book Club, Creative Writing, Dance, Fine Arts, Theater, Visual Arts
- STEM
- Coding, Coding, Web Design
- Sports & fitness
- Fitness, Mindfulness, Physical Education, Yoga, Yoga
- Academics
- Advisory, Living Environment, Math, Saturday Academy, Saturday Academy, Science
- Clubs & leadership
- Book Club, Book Club, Chess, Chess, Debate, Debate, Leadership, Peer Mediation, Yearbook, Yearbook
- Programs
- Community School, Free After School Program, Uniform, Weekend Program
About the school
We are a community school and our school vision is to "Empower lifelong learners and leaders."Our mission is to engage students, families and community members in multi-faceted academic and social/emotional learning opportunities.Students are actively engaged in learning tasks that develop critical thinking, teamwork and problem-solving skills needed to succeed in college and beyond. We take pride in getting to know all our students and families.We offer various partnerships that enrich the lives of students in the area of the arts, chess, academics and sports. We aim to make connections to real world content, offer mentorships and college and career opportunities to foster a love of learning and achievement. We are a technology-rich school providing online reading and math interventions tailored to the student's individual needs. We are proud of our wellness program which fosters advocacy, citizenship and social justice. Our students have a voice in our school and participate in share decision-making through student council, clubs of interest and our junior success mentorship program.We believe in buddying our older students with the younger grades to instilla sense of community.
From MySchools.