higher. The percentage of Community District 9 students excelling in math rose from 25% in 2000 to 49% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 32% to 35% during the same time period. Community District 9's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is higher than the rest of New York City. In Community District 9, 27% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, more than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 65% of public high school students in Community District 9 graduate in four years, less than the citywide average of 75%. Schools The New York City Department of Education operates the following public schools in Manhattanville as part of Community School District 5: New Design Middle School (grades 6-8) PS 129 John H Finley (grades PK-8) PS 161 Pedro Albizu Campos (grades K-8) Teachers College Community School (grades PK-6) The Mott Hall School (grades 6-8) Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders (grades 6-8) Urban Assembly for the Performing Arts (grades 9-12) Higher education Columbia University's Manhattanville campus is located in the neighborhood. The campus consists of the Forum, the Lenfest Center for the Arts (including the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery), and the Jerome L. Greene Science Center. In addition, the Henry R. Kravis Building and the Ronald O. Perelman Center are being built . Library The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates the George Bruce branch at 518 West 125th Street. It is named after the inventor George Bruce, whose daughter built the original George Bruce Library at 42nd Street in 1888. The current three-story structure, designed by Carrère and Hastings, was constructed in 1915 and renovated in 2001. References Notes Further reading Walsh, Kevin, Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis, HarperCollins, 2006 Washington, Eric K., Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem, Arcadia Publishing, Images of America series, 2002, CB9M 197-a Plan CB9M West Harlem Piers Master Plan External links Harlem Neighborhoods in Manhattan