Is Ps 182 Samantha Smith a good school?

Ps 182 Samantha Smith ranks in the bottom 21.1% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 182 Samantha Smith?

In the 2022-23 school year, 638 students attended Ps 182 Samantha Smith.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 182 Samantha Smith?

Students at Ps 182 Samantha Smith are 53% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 13% African American, 4% American Indian, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 182 Samantha Smith attend?

Students who attend Ps 182 Samantha Smith usually go on to attend: Middle : Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck High : Hillcrest High School

Ps 182 Samantha Smith

Summary:

PS 182 Samantha Smith is an elementary school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 638 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 429 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The analysis of PS 182 Samantha Smith's data reveals several areas of concern. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency, with only 26.37% of 3rd graders, 42.05% of 4th graders, and 42.7% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA, and 21.74% of 3rd graders, 28.57% of 4th graders, and 31.73% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math. The school's performance across different student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Homeless students, is also concerning, ranking in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools.

When comparing PS 182 Samantha Smith to nearby schools, the performance gap is evident. For example, PS 117 J Keld/Briarwood School and PS 86 outperformed PS 182 Samantha Smith in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. Additionally, the Queens School for Leadership and Excellence, a public magnet school located near PS 182 Samantha Smith, also outperformed the school in both ELA and Math proficiency, despite serving a similar student population. Interestingly, PS 131 Abigail Adams, a school in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #29, outperformed PS 182 Samantha Smith across all grade levels and subject areas, despite both schools serving a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

153-27 88th Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432

(718) 298-7700

District: New York City Geographic District #28

SchoolDigger Rank:
1928^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,680

Students who attend Ps 182 Samantha Smith usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck
High:	Hillcrest High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.8

Number of students: 638

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.8%

Asian:

25.9%

African American:

13.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 182 Samantha Smith ranks worse than 78.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 27 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #28. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.35. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 182 Samantha Smith is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.8%), Asian (25.9%), African American (13%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 182 Samantha Smith is 9.8, which is the lowest among 27 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #28! (See more...)

Compare Ps 182 Samantha Smith employs 65 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 182 Samantha Smith is $22,680, which is the highest among 27 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #28!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Ps 182 Samantha Smith 1928^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 182 Samantha Smith in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #28:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #28 429^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Ps 182 Samantha Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2013	29.72	1724^th	2325	25.8%
2014	28.55	1745^th	2345	25.6%
2015	20.55	1926^th	2352	18.1%
2016	25.67	1834^th	2366	22.5%
2017	27.51	1811^th	2386	24.1%
2018	28.92	1784^th	2395	25.5%
2019	27.87	1779^th	2413	26.3%
2021	44.66	1225^th	2201	44.3%
2022	32.28	1707^th	2434	29.9%
2023	26.60	1856^th	2439	23.9%
2024	24.35	1928^th	2445	21.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 182 Samantha Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.33	457^th	938	51.3%
2019	36.47	534^th	860	37.9%
2021	50.20	187^th	454	58.8%
2022	38.70	600^th	1027	41.6%
2023	31.21	753^rd	1001	24.8%
2024	34.28	739^th	1066	30.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 182 Samantha Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.53	1348^th	1941	30.6%
2019	29.83	1355^th	1859	27.1%
2022	36.16	1266^th	2031	37.7%
2023	28.31	1532^nd	2016	24.0%
2024	41.14	1107^th	2110	47.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 182 Samantha Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	46.78	1001^st	2099	52.3%
2023	42.48	1109^th	2041	45.7%
2024	33.75	1394^th	2078	32.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 182 Samantha Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.22	441^st	730	39.6%
2019	55.80	195^th	570	65.8%
2022	43.22	327^th	622	47.4%
2023	37.56	388^th	637	39.1%
2024	20.19	690^th	766	9.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 182 Samantha Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.49	1798^th	2338	23.1%
2019	25.48	1835^th	2357	22.1%
2021	43.24	1126^th	1955	42.4%
2022	35.39	1603^rd	2401	33.2%
2023	25.36	1877^th	2403	21.9%
2024	25.14	1900^th	2413	21.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 182 Samantha Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.73	1741^st	2340	25.6%
2019	32.08	1654^th	2358	29.9%
2021	42.05	1163^rd	1961	40.7%
2022	31.44	1711^th	2400	28.7%
2023	29.63	1747^th	2400	27.2%
2024	25.35	1894^th	2411	21.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 182 Samantha Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.63	505^th	601	16.0%
2019	24.34	464^th	548	15.3%
2021	19.61	382^nd	430	11.2%
2022	32.37	505^th	671	24.7%
2023	25.05	498^th	605	17.7%
2024	33.04	487^th	662	26.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 182 Samantha Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.87	675^th	948	28.8%
2019	32.34	600^th	891	32.7%
2024	19.93	816^th	927	12.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 182 Samantha Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.58	985^th	1392	29.2%
2019	29.30	966^th	1315	26.5%
2021	43.82	445^th	818	45.6%
2022	31.84	1094^th	1503	27.2%
2023	34.18	960^th	1429	32.8%
2024	31.00	1103^rd	1531	28.0%

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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 182 Samantha Smith

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	28	214	111	402	0	n/a	n/a	0	755
1990	24	203	141	448	3	n/a	n/a	0	819
1991	32	227	169	427	0	n/a	n/a	71	926
1992	30	238	166	462	6	n/a	n/a	0	902
1993	12	224	176	440	0	n/a	n/a	0	852
1994	8	183	211	448	1	n/a	n/a	0	851
1995	11	180	209	474	2	n/a	n/a	0	876
1996	11	180	209	474	2	n/a	n/a	0	876
1997	12	172	214	485	1	n/a	n/a	0	884
1998	11	184	221	496	1	n/a	n/a	0	913
1999	12	175	222	450	0	n/a	n/a	0	859
2000	13	159	251	440	1	n/a	n/a	0	864
2001	13	167	327	492	0	n/a	n/a	0	999
2002	9	140	354	517	0	n/a	n/a	0	1020
2003	9	140	354	517	0	n/a	n/a	0	1020
2004	7	145	335	472	1	n/a	n/a	0	960
2005	22	150	301	466	0	n/a	n/a	0	939
2006	26	153	299	453	0	n/a	n/a	0	931
2007	42	150	271	428	0	n/a	n/a	0	891
2008	38	118	285	431	1	n/a	n/a	0	873
2009	26	90	331	403	0	n/a	n/a	0	850
2010	28	101	340	396	0	n/a	n/a	0	865
2011	23	106	364	381	7	0	0	0	881
2012	20	125	303	372	8	7	0	0	835
2013	11	137	240	444	14	7	7	0	860
2014	10	151	248	511	17	0	11	0	948
2015	11	133	256	503	20	0	11	0	934
2016	14	130	248	480	19	0	10	0	901
2017	10	112	212	437	15	5	7	0	798
2018	8	98	206	422	15	3	7	0	759
2019	11	85	206	389	17	2	4	0	714
2020	13	76	183	388	13	5	6	0	684
2021	9	72	174	352	13	5	8	0	633
2022	8	65	171	322	23	6	7	0	602
2023	13	83	165	337	24	8	8	0	638

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 182 Samantha Smith

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	755	40.0	18.8	n/a
1990	819	43.0	19.0	n/a
1991	926	47.1	19.6	n/a
1992	902	49.1	18.3	n/a
1993	852	50.1	17.0	n/a
1994	851	43.2	19.7	n/a
1995	876	45.3	19.3	n/a
1996	876	45.3	19.3	n/a
1997	884	49.1	18.0	85.4
1998	913	51.4	17.8	77.3
1999	859	52.4	16.4	81.8
2000	864	50.4	17.1	80.7
2001	999	56.2	17.8	85.9
2002	1020	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1020	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	960	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	939	58.7	16.0	0
2006	931	59.0	15.8	87
2007	891	63.0	14.1	91.8
2008	873	59.0	14.8	93.8
2009	850	58.0	14.7	94.8
2010	865	53.9	16.0	n/a
2011	881	57.3	15.3	95.5
2012	835	58.0	14.3	89.9
2013	860	57.0	15.0	95.7
2014	948	57.0	16.6	94.8
2015	934	57.0	16.3	95.7
2016	901	61.0	14.7	94.7
2017	798	53.7	14.8	94.7
2018	759	53.0	14.3	96.7
2019	714	48.0	14.8	94.8
2020	684	49.0	13.9	94.7
2021	633	52.0	12.1	93.2
2022	602	54.8	10.9	89.7
2023	638	65.0	9.8	89.7

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 182 Samantha Smith

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	755	40.0	18.8	n/a
1990	819	43.0	19.0	n/a
1991	926	47.1	19.6	n/a
1992	902	49.1	18.3	n/a
1993	852	50.1	17.0	n/a
1994	851	43.2	19.7	n/a
1995	876	45.3	19.3	n/a
1996	876	45.3	19.3	n/a
1997	884	49.1	18.0	85.4
1998	913	51.4	17.8	77.3
1999	859	52.4	16.4	81.8
2000	864	50.4	17.1	80.7
2001	999	56.2	17.8	85.9
2002	1020	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1020	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	960	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	939	58.7	16.0	0
2006	931	59.0	15.8	87
2007	891	63.0	14.1	91.8
2008	873	59.0	14.8	93.8
2009	850	58.0	14.7	94.8
2010	865	53.9	16.0	n/a
2011	881	57.3	15.3	95.5
2012	835	58.0	14.3	89.9
2013	860	57.0	15.0	95.7
2014	948	57.0	16.6	94.8
2015	934	57.0	16.3	95.7
2016	901	61.0	14.7	94.7
2017	798	53.7	14.8	94.7
2018	759	53.0	14.3	96.7
2019	714	48.0	14.8	94.8
2020	684	49.0	13.9	94.7
2021	633	52.0	12.1	93.2
2022	602	54.8	10.9	89.7
2023	638	65.0	9.8	89.7

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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