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PS 154 Harriet Tubman is an elementary school in New York City's District 5, serving 204 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 1855 out of 2445 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
PS 154 faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 98.04% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's student population is diverse, with a significant proportion of African American and Hispanic students, as well as a high percentage of English Language Learners and students with special needs, its academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is consistently below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 28.57% to 41.94%, compared to the state averages of 42.6% to 47.05%, and in mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 30.43% to 42.86%, compared to the state averages of 48.93% to 58.03%.
Interestingly, while PS 154 struggles overall, its African American and English Language Learner students perform relatively better compared to their peers in other New York elementary schools. However, the nearby schools, such as Teachers College Community School, PS 129 John H Finley, and PS 92 Mary McLeod Bethune, generally perform better than PS 154 on state assessments, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond student demographics, such as school leadership, instructional practices, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the performance gap between PS 154 and its neighbors.
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