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PS 188 Island School (The)
442 East Houston St
New York NY, 10002, New York County
Phone: 212-677-5710
Ranking: (2,951 out of 3,424, bottom 14%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 37 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 500 | 467 | 389 | 401 | 387 | 406 | 415 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 29 | 5.8% | 33 | 7.1% | 21 | 5.4% | 32 | 8.0% | 32 | 8.3% | 27 | 6.7% | 32 | 7.7% |
Kindergarten: | 51 | 10.2% | 38 | 8.1% | 35 | 9.0% | 29 | 7.2% | 29 | 7.5% | 38 | 9.4% | 28 | 6.7% |
Grade 1: | 41 | 8.2% | 41 | 8.8% | 29 | 7.5% | 30 | 7.5% | 30 | 7.8% | 35 | 8.6% | 35 | 8.4% |
Grade 2: | 45 | 9.0% | 41 | 8.8% | 42 | 10.8% | 34 | 8.5% | 25 | 6.5% | 35 | 8.6% | 29 | 7.0% |
Grade 3: | 49 | 9.8% | 48 | 10.3% | 32 | 8.2% | 34 | 8.5% | 27 | 7.0% | 39 | 9.6% | 23 | 5.5% |
Grade 4: | 51 | 10.2% | 44 | 9.4% | 26 | 6.7% | 31 | 7.7% | 37 | 9.6% | 22 | 5.4% | 23 | 5.5% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 9.2% | 34 | 7.3% | 35 | 9.0% | 48 | 12.0% | 21 | 5.4% | 26 | 6.4% | 31 | 7.5% |
Grade 6: | 48 | 9.6% | 64 | 13.7% | 62 | 15.9% | 51 | 12.7% | 38 | 9.8% | 31 | 7.6% | 52 | 12.5% |
Grade 7: | 72 | 14.4% | 63 | 13.5% | 53 | 13.6% | 58 | 14.5% | 27 | 7.0% | 44 | 10.8% | 51 | 12.3% |
Grade 8: | 67 | 13.4% | 61 | 13.1% | 51 | 13.1% | 51 | 12.7% | 44 | 11.4% | 49 | 12.1% | 47 | 11.3% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 77 | 19.9% | 60 | 14.8% | 64 | 15.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 267 | 53.4% | 259 | 55.5% | 211 | 54.2% | 211 | 52.6% | 182 | 47.0% | 181 | 44.6% | 213 | 51.3% |
Female: | 233 | 46.6% | 208 | 44.5% | 178 | 45.8% | 190 | 47.4% | 197 | 50.9% | 217 | 53.4% | 198 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 11 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.2% | 9 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.4% |
Hispanic: | 323 | 64.6% | 311 | 66.6% | 256 | 65.8% | 258 | 64.3% | 255 | 65.9% | 269 | 66.3% | 269 | 64.8% |
Black: | 144 | 28.8% | 126 | 27.0% | 104 | 26.7% | 121 | 30.2% | 116 | 30.0% | 128 | 31.5% | 133 | 32.0% |
White: | 21 | 4.2% | 21 | 4.5% | 19 | 4.9% | 17 | 4.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 470 | 94.0% | 421 | 90.1% | 355 | 91.3% | 356 | 88.8% | NA | NA | 366 | 90.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.52 | 15.31 | 11.44 | 11.64 | 12.09 | 11.60 | 11.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 62% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 60% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 62% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 71% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4% | 51% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 51% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 2.2% | 34.3% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 74% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 84% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 87% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 92% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 60% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 61% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 42% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 55% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 47% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 54% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 5.1% | 34.5% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 70% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 62% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 41.3% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 71% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 70% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 71% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 75% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 81% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 86% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 52% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 59% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 46% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 53% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 56% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 3% | 30.5% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 57% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 69% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 60% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 65% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 32.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 66% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 55% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 74% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 75% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 74% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 52% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 51% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 53% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 43% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 49% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 22% | 50% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.6% | 33.5% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 59% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 57% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 62% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 37.9% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 45% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 64% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 72% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 49% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 43% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 50% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 4.7% | 30.7% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 47% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 61% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 65% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 64% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 33.2% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 35% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 46% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 46% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 61% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 43% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 40% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 43% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 33.8% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 40% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 49% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 62% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 46% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 54% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 35.6% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 49% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 49% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 49% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 49% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 53% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 58% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 25% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 34% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 39% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 48% | 69% |
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* PS 188 Island School (The) was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.