Is Ps 18 Park Terrace a good school?

Ps 18 Park Terrace ranks in the bottom 15.8% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 18 Park Terrace?

In the 2023-24 school year, 220 students attended Ps 18 Park Terrace.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 18 Park Terrace?

Students at Ps 18 Park Terrace are 94% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 18 Park Terrace attend?

Students who attend Ps 18 Park Terrace usually go on to attend: Middle : Harold O Levy School

Ps 18 Park Terrace

Summary:

PS 18 Park Terrace is an elementary school located in New York, NY, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 234 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #6, which is ranked 609 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 18 Park Terrace consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,588 and 2,142 out of over 2,300 schools over the past decade. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly for female, male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. However, the school performs slightly better for special education and homeless students. Despite having a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 92% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school has seen a steady increase in per-student spending, rising from $17,543 in 2019-2020 to $28,710 in 2022-2023, which has not translated into improved academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Washington Heights Academy and Paula Hedbavny School, significantly outperform PS 18 Park Terrace on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be contributing to the poor performance of PS 18 Park Terrace, and a more comprehensive and targeted approach to school improvement is needed to address these issues.

Detail:

Public K-8

4124 9th Ave
New York, NY 10034

(917) 521-2220

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

SchoolDigger Rank:
2059^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $28,710

Students who attend Ps 18 Park Terrace usually attend:

Middle:

Harold O Levy School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.6

Number of students: 220

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

African American:

4.5%

Two or more races:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 18 Park Terrace ranks worse than 84.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 23^rd among 25 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.99. (See more...)

Compare Details Ps 18 Park Terrace ranks worse than 69.3% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.72. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.6%), African American (4.5%), two or more races (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 18 Park Terrace is 7.6, which is the lowest among 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6! (See more...)

Compare Ps 18 Park Terrace employs 28.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 18 Park Terrace is $28,710, which is the 5^th highest among 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 18 Park Terrace:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 18 Park Terrace 2059^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 18 Park Terrace in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Ps 18 Park Terrace 1043^rd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Ps 18 Park Terrace in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 6:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 6 609^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 18 Park Terrace

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	6.47	2136^th	2206	3.2%
2007	2.24	2200^th	2219	0.9%
2008	3.13	2190^th	2227	1.7%
2009	12.47	2098^th	2257	7.0%
2010	9.93	2113^th	2263	6.6%
2011	14.51	2048^th	2286	10.4%
2012	17.63	2004^th	2320	13.6%
2013	13.15	2145^th	2325	7.7%
2014	13.42	2133^rd	2345	9.0%
2015	13.47	2142^nd	2352	8.9%
2016	17.53	2052^nd	2366	13.3%
2017	27.00	1824^th	2386	23.6%
2018	35.98	1588^th	2395	33.7%
2019	24.55	1867^th	2413	22.6%
2023	32.19	1682^nd	2439	31.0%
2024	19.99	2059^th	2445	15.8%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.52	497^th	938	47.0%
2019	27.97	720^th	860	16.3%
2023	37.92	598^th	1001	40.3%
2024	32.38	784^th	1066	26.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.96	815^th	1941	58.0%
2019	31.56	1284^th	1859	30.9%
2023	26.83	1578^th	2016	21.7%
2024	34.87	1342^nd	2110	36.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	36.86	1295^th	2078	37.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.40	255^th	730	65.1%
2019	45.05	305^th	570	46.5%
2023	43.07	329^th	637	48.4%
2024	44.14	384^th	766	49.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.43	1601^st	2338	31.5%
2019	21.38	1971^st	2357	16.4%
2023	31.93	1677^th	2403	30.2%
2024	20.40	2055^th	2413	14.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.20	1527^th	2340	34.7%
2019	30.12	1711^th	2358	27.4%
2023	31.04	1692^nd	2400	29.5%
2024	24.15	1938^th	2411	19.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.32	876^th	1429	38.7%
2024	27.74	1187^th	1531	22.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	5.90	1039^th	1095	5.1%
2007	5.95	1064^th	1123	5.3%
2008	6.61	1118^th	1185	5.7%
2009	17.47	1048^th	1224	14.4%
2010	15.92	1046^th	1243	15.8%
2011	26.76	992^nd	1295	23.4%
2012	28.43	1005^th	1337	24.8%
2013	25.66	1040^th	1373	24.3%
2014	25.31	1060^th	1401	24.3%
2015	23.29	1102^nd	1407	21.7%
2016	31.94	989^th	1429	30.8%
2017	19.72	1243^rd	1455	14.6%
2018	20.96	1204^th	1438	16.3%
2019	19.39	1226^th	1439	14.8%
2023	40.15	917^th	1500	38.9%
2024	33.72	1043^rd	1504	30.7%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.78	362^nd	503	28.0%
2019	30.59	377^th	473	20.3%
2023	52.37	179^th	591	69.7%
2024	36.69	391^st	615	36.4%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.30	646^th	1170	44.8%
2019	38.33	649^th	1139	43.0%
2023	35.25	854^th	1307	34.7%
2024	52.85	450^th	1303	65.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	50.39	577^th	1296	55.5%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.67	355^th	457	22.3%
2019	35.90	268^th	392	31.6%
2023	63.99	134^th	543	75.3%
2024	64.76	139^th	594	76.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.03	1107^th	1353	18.2%
2019	18.27	1206^th	1370	12.0%
2023	36.21	977^th	1463	33.2%
2024	30.44	1084^th	1465	26.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.28	1195^th	1352	11.6%
2019	22.78	1112^th	1366	18.6%
2023	45.36	778^th	1464	46.9%
2024	39.05	901^st	1464	38.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ps 18 Park Terrace

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	35.14	540^th	810	33.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps 18 Park Terrace

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1994	9	11	1	303	1	n/a	n/a	325
1995	13	19	5	370	0	n/a	n/a	407
1996	13	19	5	370	0	n/a	n/a	407
1997	19	21	3	383	0	n/a	n/a	426
1998	16	20	3	350	0	n/a	n/a	389
1999	20	19	7	354	1	n/a	n/a	401
2000	19	17	4	369	0	n/a	n/a	409
2001	13	12	2	320	1	n/a	n/a	348
2002	12	14	4	384	1	n/a	n/a	415
2003	12	14	4	384	1	n/a	n/a	415
2004	8	12	4	367	0	n/a	n/a	391
2005	10	17	6	436	2	n/a	n/a	471
2006	4	12	5	432	1	n/a	n/a	454
2007	4	8	6	422	1	n/a	n/a	441
2008	3	3	4	427	1	n/a	n/a	438
2009	3	2	2	384	1	n/a	n/a	392
2010	3	5	2	391	1	n/a	n/a	402
2011	2	2	2	396	0	0	0	402
2012	0	2	2	416	0	0	0	420
2013	1	0	2	414	0	0	0	417
2014	2	3	2	423	0	0	0	430
2015	4	2	1	397	0	0	0	404
2016	6	5	1	383	1	0	0	396
2017	4	6	3	349	0	0	0	362
2018	3	6	1	339	0	0	0	349
2019	4	7	1	338	0	0	0	350
2020	5	9	1	330	0	0	0	345
2021	5	7	1	303	0	0	1	317
2022	5	6	1	263	0	0	2	277
2023	1	3	1	227	0	0	2	234
2024	1	10	0	206	0	0	3	220

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 18 Park Terrace

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	325	20.0	16.3	n/a
1995	407	23.0	17.7	n/a
1996	407	23.0	17.7	n/a
1997	426	26.0	16.4	93
1998	389	27.0	14.4	75.3
1999	401	28.5	14.1	73.1
2000	409	30.5	13.4	75.3
2001	348	27.8	12.5	86.5
2002	415	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	415	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	391	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	471	29.0	16.2	0
2006	454	31.0	14.6	94.1
2007	441	33.0	13.4	93.9
2008	438	33.0	13.3	94.3
2009	392	32.5	12.1	90.1
2010	402	31.0	12.9	n/a
2011	402	31.0	12.9	92.8
2012	420	30.0	14.0	92.9
2013	417	31.0	13.4	94.2
2014	430	30.0	14.3	99.3
2015	404	30.0	13.4	71.3
2016	396	28.0	14.1	74.7
2017	362	27.8	13.0	76.5
2018	349	28.5	12.2	92.6
2019	350	29.5	11.8	92.3
2020	345	29.0	11.8	90.7
2021	317	29.6	10.6	89.6
2022	277	28.0	9.8	88.4
2023	234	26.0	9.0	92.3
2024	220	28.7	7.6	96.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 18 Park Terrace

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	325	20.0	16.3	n/a
1995	407	23.0	17.7	n/a
1996	407	23.0	17.7	n/a
1997	426	26.0	16.4	93
1998	389	27.0	14.4	75.3
1999	401	28.5	14.1	73.1
2000	409	30.5	13.4	75.3
2001	348	27.8	12.5	86.5
2002	415	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	415	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	391	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	471	29.0	16.2	0
2006	454	31.0	14.6	94.1
2007	441	33.0	13.4	93.9
2008	438	33.0	13.3	94.3
2009	392	32.5	12.1	90.1
2010	402	31.0	12.9	n/a
2011	402	31.0	12.9	92.8
2012	420	30.0	14.0	92.9
2013	417	31.0	13.4	94.2
2014	430	30.0	14.3	99.3
2015	404	30.0	13.4	71.3
2016	396	28.0	14.1	74.7
2017	362	27.8	13.0	76.5
2018	349	28.5	12.2	92.6
2019	350	29.5	11.8	92.3
2020	345	29.0	11.8	90.7
2021	317	29.6	10.6	89.6
2022	277	28.0	9.8	88.4
2023	234	26.0	9.0	92.3
2024	220	28.7	7.6	96.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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