Is Ps 98 Shorac Kappock a good school?

Ps 98 Shorac Kappock ranks in the bottom 17.0% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 98 Shorac Kappock?

In the 2022-23 school year, 292 students attended Ps 98 Shorac Kappock.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 98 Shorac Kappock?

Students at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock are 91% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 98 Shorac Kappock attend?

Students who attend Ps 98 Shorac Kappock usually go on to attend: Middle : Harold O Levy School

Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

Summary:

PS 98 Shorac Kappock is an elementary school located in New York, NY, serving grades PK-5 with 292 students. It 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 98 Shorac Kappock consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a statewide rank between 1,453 and 2,270 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in science, where only 3.7% of 5th graders were proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 29.26% for the district and 35% for the state. The school's rankings for student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, are also consistently in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools.

In contrast, the nearby schools, such as PS 5 Ellen Lurie, Washington Heights Academy, Amistad Dual Language School, Muscota, and PS 18 Park Terrace, generally perform better than PS 98 Shorac Kappock on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Washington Heights Academy, in particular, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 10% of New York elementary schools and significantly outperforming the district and state on state assessments.

Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

512 W 212th St
New York, NY 10034

(212) 927-7870

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

SchoolDigger Rank:
2029^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $28,583

Students who attend Ps 98 Shorac Kappock usually attend:

Middle:

Harold O Levy School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 292

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

African American:

4.5%

White:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 98 Shorac Kappock ranks worse than 83% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 21^st 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 21.19. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.8%), African American (4.5%), White (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock is 14.1, which is the highest among 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6! (See more...)

Compare Ps 98 Shorac Kappock employs 20.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock is $28,583, which is the 7^th highest among 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 98 Shorac Kappock:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 98 Shorac Kappock 2029^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 98 Shorac Kappock 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 98 Shorac Kappock

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Rank History for all students at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	28.25	1754^th	2206	20.5%
2007	12.36	2013^th	2219	9.3%
2008	10.07	2089^th	2227	6.2%
2009	7.40	2178^th	2257	3.5%
2010	8.34	2151^st	2263	4.9%
2011	8.84	2156^th	2286	5.7%
2012	13.65	2090^th	2320	9.9%
2013	25.88	1830^th	2325	21.3%
2014	19.60	1965^th	2345	16.2%
2015	14.96	2094^th	2352	11.0%
2016	11.58	2204^th	2366	6.8%
2017	9.66	2270^th	2386	4.9%
2018	17.15	2100^th	2395	12.3%
2019	22.79	1916^th	2413	20.6%
2022	23.83	1944^th	2434	20.1%
2023	39.72	1453^rd	2439	40.4%
2024	21.19	2029^th	2445	17.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.21	805^th	938	14.2%
2019	32.07	629^th	860	26.9%
2022	42.99	489^th	1027	52.4%
2023	31.58	747^th	1001	25.4%
2024	37.58	651^st	1066	38.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.65	1798^th	1941	7.4%
2019	31.84	1267^th	1859	31.8%
2022	61.16	508^th	2031	75.0%
2024	29.50	1558^th	2110	26.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.04	1779^th	2045	13.0%
2019	36.64	1295^th	2032	36.3%
2022	40.85	1193^rd	2099	43.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.67	488^th	730	33.2%
2019	24.11	508^th	570	10.9%
2022	40.37	356^th	622	42.8%
2023	34.86	411^th	637	35.5%
2024	28.60	581^st	766	24.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.39	1834^th	2338	21.6%
2019	32.16	1653^rd	2357	29.9%
2022	27.72	1827^th	2401	23.9%
2023	43.79	1333^rd	2403	44.5%
2024	26.75	1854^th	2413	23.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.98	2161^st	2340	7.6%
2019	18.81	2016^th	2358	14.5%
2022	19.32	2064^th	2400	14.0%
2023	32.75	1640^th	2400	31.7%
2024	18.37	2116^th	2411	12.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.00	1121^st	1392	19.5%
2019	39.27	784^th	1315	40.4%
2022	43.50	815^th	1503	45.8%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

The school is welcoming and the teachers communicate with me about my son. He is happy there and we are looking forward to my daughter starting pre-k there next year. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	24	45	6	1453	0	n/a	n/a	0	1528
1990	21	62	9	584	0	n/a	n/a	1000	1676
1991	18	45	6	1613	0	n/a	n/a	0	1682
1992	26	50	13	1624	3	n/a	n/a	0	1716
1993	30	52	11	1841	4	n/a	n/a	0	1938
1994	11	32	9	1115	2	n/a	n/a	0	1169
1995	18	28	14	1299	1	n/a	n/a	0	1360
1996	18	28	14	1299	1	n/a	n/a	0	1360
1997	16	19	11	1227	1	n/a	n/a	0	1274
1998	13	27	9	1310	2	n/a	n/a	0	1361
1999	9	22	9	1374	1	n/a	n/a	0	1415
2000	5	19	10	1292	2	n/a	n/a	0	1328
2001	11	17	12	1290	1	n/a	n/a	0	1331
2002	9	13	8	976	0	n/a	n/a	0	1006
2003	9	13	8	976	0	n/a	n/a	0	1006
2004	7	9	11	891	1	n/a	n/a	0	919
2005	4	8	3	770	0	n/a	n/a	0	785
2006	3	12	5	687	0	n/a	n/a	0	707
2007	5	12	4	611	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
2008	3	10	2	603	0	n/a	n/a	0	618
2009	6	10	6	591	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
2010	10	13	10	663	1	n/a	n/a	0	697
2011	14	16	10	628	0	0	0	0	668
2012	13	20	11	592	0	0	0	0	636
2013	14	18	7	576	0	0	1	0	616
2014	14	16	6	564	0	0	2	0	602
2015	21	13	5	586	0	0	2	0	627
2016	20	12	5	568	0	0	1	0	606
2017	17	14	1	509	0	0	2	0	543
2018	16	9	0	432	0	0	4	0	461
2019	18	5	0	387	0	0	3	0	413
2020	21	8	2	378	0	0	2	0	411
2021	13	8	1	343	0	0	2	0	367
2022	15	9	1	304	1	0	2	0	332
2023	10	13	1	265	0	0	3	0	292

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1528	83.9	18.2	n/a
1990	1676	76.8	21.8	n/a
1991	1682	77.2	21.7	n/a
1992	1716	95.4	17.9	n/a
1993	1938	104.7	18.5	n/a
1994	1169	72.5	16.1	n/a
1995	1360	72.7	18.7	n/a
1996	1360	72.7	18.7	n/a
1997	1274	73.0	17.5	94
1998	1361	81.2	16.8	78
1999	1415	83.2	17.0	88.3
2000	1328	84.2	15.8	97.3
2001	1331	84.4	15.8	94.6
2002	1006	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1006	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	919	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	785	55.0	14.3	0
2006	707	52.0	13.6	98.3
2007	632	47.0	13.4	99.5
2008	618	46.0	13.4	97.4
2009	613	49.0	12.5	97.9
2010	697	54.0	12.9	n/a
2011	668	47.0	14.1	96.9
2012	636	50.0	12.7	95.3
2013	616	49.0	12.5	87
2014	602	44.6	13.4	78.7
2015	627	45.0	13.9	91.1
2016	606	44.0	13.7	91.9
2017	543	37.4	14.5	89.7
2018	461	39.0	11.8	90.2
2019	413	32.0	12.9	87.2
2020	411	25.9	15.8	84.9
2021	367	25.9	14.1	86.6
2022	332	21.6	15.3	83.4
2023	292	20.6	14.1	89

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 98 Shorac Kappock

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1528	83.9	18.2	n/a
1990	1676	76.8	21.8	n/a
1991	1682	77.2	21.7	n/a
1992	1716	95.4	17.9	n/a
1993	1938	104.7	18.5	n/a
1994	1169	72.5	16.1	n/a
1995	1360	72.7	18.7	n/a
1996	1360	72.7	18.7	n/a
1997	1274	73.0	17.5	94
1998	1361	81.2	16.8	78
1999	1415	83.2	17.0	88.3
2000	1328	84.2	15.8	97.3
2001	1331	84.4	15.8	94.6
2002	1006	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1006	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	919	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	785	55.0	14.3	0
2006	707	52.0	13.6	98.3
2007	632	47.0	13.4	99.5
2008	618	46.0	13.4	97.4
2009	613	49.0	12.5	97.9
2010	697	54.0	12.9	n/a
2011	668	47.0	14.1	96.9
2012	636	50.0	12.7	95.3
2013	616	49.0	12.5	87
2014	602	44.6	13.4	78.7
2015	627	45.0	13.9	91.1
2016	606	44.0	13.7	91.9
2017	543	37.4	14.5	89.7
2018	461	39.0	11.8	90.2
2019	413	32.0	12.9	87.2
2020	411	25.9	15.8	84.9
2021	367	25.9	14.1	86.6
2022	332	21.6	15.3	83.4
2023	292	20.6	14.1	89

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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