Is Ps 18 John G Whittier a good school?

Ps 18 John G Whittier ranks in the bottom 6.2% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 18 John G Whittier?

In the 2023-24 school year, 340 students attended Ps 18 John G Whittier.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 18 John G Whittier?

Students at Ps 18 John G Whittier are 51% Hispanic, 39% African American, 6% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 18 John G Whittier attend?

Students who attend Ps 18 John G Whittier usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 27 Anning S Prall High : Susan E Wagner High School

Ps 18 John G Whittier

Summary:

Ps 18 John G Whittier is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 364 students. Despite being part of the New York City Geographic District #31, which is ranked 410 out of 865 districts in New York, Ps 18 John G Whittier has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 2294 out of 2445 schools and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 18 John G Whittier consistently underperforms compared to its district and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 11.76% of 3rd graders, 9.09% of 4th graders, and 34% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 54.56%, 61.16%, and 51.02%, respectively. The school's student subgroups, such as female, male, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, all perform significantly below their peers in the state. Additionally, Ps 18 John G Whittier has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.87% to 92.58% over the past three school years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Ps 18 John G Whittier to nearby schools within the same district, such as Ps 30 Westerleigh, Port Richmond School For Visionary Learning, and Ps 29 Bardwell, the performance gap is quite significant, with these nearby schools consistently outperforming Ps 18 John G Whittier in both ELA and Math proficiency. Despite the increased spending per student at Ps 18 John G Whittier, the school has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past 10 years, suggesting the need for a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to address the unique challenges faced by high-poverty schools and support the academic and social-emotional needs of its students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

221 Broadway
Staten Island, NY 10310-1395

(718) 442-0216

District: New York City Geographic District #31

SchoolDigger Rank:
2294^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $29,802

Students who attend Ps 18 John G Whittier usually attend:

Middle:	Is 27 Anning S Prall
High:	Susan E Wagner High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 340

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

African American:

39.4%

White:

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 18 John G Whittier ranks worse than 93.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 47^th among 49 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.06. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.9%), African American (39.4%), White (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.4% 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 John G Whittier is 10.9, which is the 14^th best among 49 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31. (See more...)

Compare Ps 18 John G Whittier employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 18 John G Whittier is $29,802, which is the 4^th highest among 49 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 18 John G Whittier:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 18 John G Whittier 2294^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 18 John G Whittier in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #31:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #31 410^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 18 John G Whittier

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Rank History for all students at Ps 18 John G Whittier

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	3.20	2177^th	2206	1.3%
2007	10.48	2048^th	2219	7.7%
2008	16.95	1972^nd	2227	11.5%
2009	28.39	1843^rd	2257	18.3%
2010	24.25	1861^st	2263	17.8%
2011	22.65	1886^th	2286	17.5%
2012	24.01	1884^th	2320	18.8%
2013	24.65	1864^th	2325	19.8%
2014	25.30	1844^th	2345	21.4%
2015	19.50	1959^th	2352	16.7%
2016	30.80	1709^th	2366	27.8%
2017	40.59	1429^th	2386	40.1%
2018	30.77	1731^st	2395	27.7%
2019	26.69	1808^th	2413	25.1%
2021	16.40	1930^th	2201	12.3%
2022	14.80	2199^th	2434	9.7%
2023	14.22	2206^th	2439	9.6%
2024	12.06	2294^th	2445	6.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 18 John G Whittier

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	35.68	553^rd	860	35.7%
2022	33.60	683^rd	1027	33.5%
2023	28.59	809^th	1001	19.2%
2024	26.21	932^nd	1066	12.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 18 John G Whittier

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.25	645^th	1941	66.8%
2019	53.36	599^th	1859	67.8%
2021	35.30	684^th	1044	34.5%
2022	26.60	1685^th	2031	17.0%
2023	27.45	1557^th	2016	22.8%
2024	24.56	1783^rd	2110	15.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 18 John G Whittier

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.56	1157^th	2045	43.4%
2019	32.09	1409^th	2032	30.7%
2022	20.62	1856^th	2099	11.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 18 John G Whittier

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.52	216^th	730	70.4%
2019	51.72	231^st	570	59.5%
2022	31.00	467^th	622	24.9%
2023	23.22	546^th	637	14.3%
2024	32.39	534^th	766	30.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 18 John G Whittier

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.00	1814^th	2338	22.4%
2019	23.89	1882^nd	2357	20.2%
2021	21.69	1629^th	1955	16.7%
2022	19.76	2051^st	2401	14.6%
2023	17.76	2105^th	2403	12.4%
2024	12.20	2286^th	2413	5.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 18 John G Whittier

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.80	1599^th	2340	31.7%
2019	31.14	1689^th	2358	28.4%
2021	10.73	1838^th	1961	6.3%
2022	11.90	2256^th	2400	6.0%
2023	12.71	2238^th	2400	6.8%
2024	13.75	2227^th	2411	7.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 18 John G Whittier

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.33	490^th	948	48.3%
2019	42.59	460^th	891	48.4%
2021	46.31	213^th	427	50.1%
2022	33.68	632^nd	936	32.5%
2024	30.00	660^th	927	28.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 18 John G Whittier

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.37	658^th	1392	52.7%
2019	45.29	665^th	1315	49.4%
2021	27.65	636^th	818	22.2%
2022	23.23	1277^th	1503	15.0%
2023	29.89	1062^nd	1429	25.7%
2024	21.76	1320^th	1531	13.8%

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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

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Enrollment information for Ps 18 John G Whittier

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	14	218	2	78	0	n/a	n/a	312
1990	10	234	3	105	0	n/a	n/a	352
1991	15	276	10	114	0	n/a	n/a	415
1992	24	325	7	145	0	n/a	n/a	501
1993	28	373	5	158	0	n/a	n/a	564
1994	27	367	5	170	2	n/a	n/a	571
1995	32	424	9	201	4	n/a	n/a	670
1996	32	424	9	201	4	n/a	n/a	670
1997	40	446	7	198	4	n/a	n/a	695
1998	40	462	9	192	4	n/a	n/a	707
1999	37	429	6	215	2	n/a	n/a	689
2000	30	402	11	196	2	n/a	n/a	641
2001	35	361	7	191	2	n/a	n/a	596
2002	36	305	4	204	1	n/a	n/a	550
2003	36	305	4	204	1	n/a	n/a	550
2004	34	298	4	212	1	n/a	n/a	549
2005	35	255	5	218	5	n/a	n/a	518
2006	44	246	12	214	1	n/a	n/a	517
2007	21	257	13	239	2	n/a	n/a	532
2008	24	259	6	249	3	n/a	n/a	541
2009	36	255	10	267	4	n/a	n/a	572
2010	48	251	15	276	3	n/a	n/a	593
2011	65	278	14	283	3	0	0	643
2012	69	244	15	290	1	1	1	621
2013	47	255	14	288	2	0	4	610
2014	41	261	20	294	2	0	7	625
2015	35	290	19	292	4	0	6	646
2016	35	271	22	285	5	0	6	624
2017	22	251	20	263	6	1	8	571
2018	20	257	25	251	8	0	7	568
2019	19	221	24	212	5	0	7	488
2020	26	203	16	206	4	0	7	462
2021	25	173	10	208	5	1	7	429
2022	35	178	10	199	6	0	6	434
2023	27	150	4	172	5	0	6	364
2024	20	134	5	173	4	0	4	340

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 18 John G Whittier

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	312	20.9	14.9	n/a
1990	352	21.9	16.0	n/a
1991	415	24.9	16.6	n/a
1992	501	29.9	16.7	n/a
1993	564	34.0	16.6	n/a
1994	571	36.0	15.9	n/a
1995	670	42.5	15.8	n/a
1996	670	42.5	15.8	n/a
1997	695	43.1	16.1	95
1998	707	51.2	13.8	94.6
1999	689	52.0	13.3	94.3
2000	641	50.5	12.7	92.8
2001	596	51.9	11.5	90.8
2002	550	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	550	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	549	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	518	46.0	11.3	0
2006	517	53.0	9.8	86.8
2007	532	53.0	10.0	84.2
2008	541	53.5	10.1	84.1
2009	572	56.0	10.2	84.4
2010	593	52.0	11.4	n/a
2011	643	49.8	12.8	85.4
2012	621	49.0	12.6	85.3
2013	610	41.0	14.8	86.9
2014	625	47.0	13.2	91.4
2015	646	46.0	14.0	81.4
2016	624	52.0	12.0	83.3
2017	571	46.2	12.3	84.9
2018	568	52.0	10.9	90
2019	488	42.0	11.6	90.8
2020	462	37.0	12.4	90
2021	429	41.0	10.4	91.6
2022	434	39.1	11.0	86.9
2023	364	34.9	10.4	92.6
2024	340	31.0	10.9	94.4

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 John G Whittier

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	312	20.9	14.9	n/a
1990	352	21.9	16.0	n/a
1991	415	24.9	16.6	n/a
1992	501	29.9	16.7	n/a
1993	564	34.0	16.6	n/a
1994	571	36.0	15.9	n/a
1995	670	42.5	15.8	n/a
1996	670	42.5	15.8	n/a
1997	695	43.1	16.1	95
1998	707	51.2	13.8	94.6
1999	689	52.0	13.3	94.3
2000	641	50.5	12.7	92.8
2001	596	51.9	11.5	90.8
2002	550	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	550	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	549	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	518	46.0	11.3	0
2006	517	53.0	9.8	86.8
2007	532	53.0	10.0	84.2
2008	541	53.5	10.1	84.1
2009	572	56.0	10.2	84.4
2010	593	52.0	11.4	n/a
2011	643	49.8	12.8	85.4
2012	621	49.0	12.6	85.3
2013	610	41.0	14.8	86.9
2014	625	47.0	13.2	91.4
2015	646	46.0	14.0	81.4
2016	624	52.0	12.0	83.3
2017	571	46.2	12.3	84.9
2018	568	52.0	10.9	90
2019	488	42.0	11.6	90.8
2020	462	37.0	12.4	90
2021	429	41.0	10.4	91.6
2022	434	39.1	11.0	86.9
2023	364	34.9	10.4	92.6
2024	340	31.0	10.9	94.4

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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