Ps 156 Waverly

Summary:

PS 156 Waverly is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the New York City Geographic District #23. The school has a high-poverty student population, with over 90% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and faces academic and ranking challenges compared to surrounding schools and district/state averages.

PS 156 Waverly has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (66.88%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 48.78% to 83.35% African American. Academically, the school's performance on state assessments is generally lower than the surrounding schools and the district/state averages. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 33.33% to 37.66%, compared to the district average of 32.88% to 42.04% and the state average of 44.89% to 48.79%. Similarly, the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranged from 38.46% to 48.48%, compared to the district average of 31.97% to 46.11% and the state average of 49.69% to 53.85%. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While PS 156 Waverly's performance is generally lower than the surrounding schools, there are some exceptions. For example, Riverdale Avenue Community School and PS 191 Paul Robeson, both within a half-mile of PS 156 Waverly, have higher academic performance and better school rankings. The high poverty rates, low school rankings, and relatively poor academic performance of PS 156 Waverly suggest that the school may face significant challenges, such as limited resources, high teacher turnover, or other socioeconomic factors that can impact student learning.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 104 Sutter Ave
       Brooklyn, NY  11212-3831


(718) 498-2811

District: New York City Geographic District #23

SchoolDigger Rank:
1646th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,560 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  465

Racial breakdown:

African American:
66.9%
Hispanic:
28.2%
White:
1.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.5% Help


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Compare Details Ps 156 Waverly ranks worse than 67.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 9th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #23. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.25. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (66.9%), Hispanic (28.2%), White (1.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 156 Waverly is 15, which is the highest among 15 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #23! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 156 Waverly is $23,560. 11 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #23 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 156 Waverly:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 156 Waverly 1646th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 156 Waverly in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #23:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #23 694th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ps 156 Waverly

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Rank History for all students at Ps 156 Waverly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 20.13 1883rd 2206 14.6%
2007 15.61 1945th 2219 12.3%
2008 14.09 2014th 2227 9.6%
2009 12.87 2092nd 2257 7.3%
2010 15.73 2018th 2263 10.8%
2011 18.47 1957th 2286 14.4%
2012 24.15 1879th 2320 19.0%
2013 30.07 1715th 2325 26.2%
2014 26.44 1812th 2345 22.7%
2015 19.59 1957th 2352 16.8%
2016 19.10 2019th 2366 14.7%
2017 20.44 1995th 2386 16.4%
2018 15.99 2120th 2395 11.5%
2019 22.37 1932nd 2413 19.9%
2021 14.89 1960th 2201 10.9%
2022 21.85 1992nd 2434 18.2%
2023 33.25 1646th 2439 32.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 156 Waverly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.39 1311th 1941 32.5%
2019 32.48 1248th 1859 32.9%
2022 22.62 1842nd 2031 9.3%
2023 34.45 1288th 2016 36.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 156 Waverly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.54 1746th 2045 14.6%
2019 30.87 1454th 2032 28.4%
2022 28.46 1613th 2099 23.2%
2023 38.26 1222nd 2041 40.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 156 Waverly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.72 459th 730 37.1%
2019 39.76 360th 570 36.8%
2022 25.98 519th 622 16.6%
2023 48.35 290th 637 54.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 156 Waverly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.16 2142nd 2338 8.4%
2019 23.07 1913th 2357 18.8%
2022 31.62 1720th 2401 28.4%
2023 45.92 1272nd 2403 47.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 156 Waverly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.01 2018th 2340 13.8%
2019 22.95 1896th 2358 19.6%
2021 21.13 1650th 1961 15.9%
2022 13.24 2222nd 2400 7.4%
2023 21.99 1966th 2400 18.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Ps 156 Waverly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.54 611th 948 35.5%
2019 45.39 419th 891 53.0%
2022 40.04 537th 936 42.6%
2023 54.05 342nd 857 60.1%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Ps 156 Waverly

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 0 786 3 224 1 n/a n/a 0 1014
1990 0 824 2 256 1 n/a n/a 0 1083
1991 69 846 0 227 0 n/a n/a 0 1142
1992 4 917 3 275 16 n/a n/a 0 1215
1993 13 943 0 244 1 n/a n/a 0 1201
1994 5 753 2 194 1 n/a n/a 0 955
1995 8 649 1 160 1 n/a n/a 0 819
1996 8 649 1 160 1 n/a n/a 0 819
1997 3 624 0 137 3 n/a n/a 0 767
1998 1 593 0 151 4 n/a n/a 0 749
1999 1 552 0 146 6 n/a n/a 0 705
2000 3 627 1 158 2 n/a n/a 0 791
2001 4 615 2 140 4 n/a n/a 0 765
2002 6 709 3 149 7 n/a n/a 0 874
2003 6 709 3 149 7 n/a n/a 0 874
2004 8 724 5 170 8 n/a n/a 0 915
2005 6 693 4 149 8 n/a n/a 0 860
2006 4 691 5 149 6 n/a n/a 0 855
2007 5 755 4 141 3 n/a n/a 0 908
2008 3 747 8 142 4 n/a n/a 0 904
2009 2 732 6 133 4 n/a n/a 0 877
2010 3 708 4 132 5 n/a n/a 0 852
2011 4 690 6 128 5 0 0 0 833
2012 5 659 5 136 3 0 0 0 808
2013 5 611 4 144 4 0 2 0 770
2014 9 609 1 151 5 0 6 0 781
2015 6 644 2 145 5 0 2 0 804
2016 5 579 6 137 5 0 7 0 739
2017 9 603 8 134 4 0 8 0 766
2018 5 565 6 121 3 0 6 0 706
2019 3 505 7 121 3 0 5 0 644
2020 2 453 6 108 4 0 6 0 579
2021 3 401 5 96 6 1 5 0 517
2022 6 347 5 109 4 0 3 0 474
2023 9 311 2 131 7 0 5 0 465

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 156 Waverly

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1014 53.4 18.9 n/a
1990 1083 58.4 18.5 n/a
1991 1142 53.7 21.2 n/a
1992 1215 51.4 23.6 n/a
1993 1201 54.8 21.9 n/a
1994 955 55.3 17.3 n/a
1995 819 40.3 20.3 n/a
1996 819 40.3 20.3 n/a
1997 767 44.3 17.3 90.5
1998 749 45.3 16.5 88.5
1999 705 48.0 14.7 93.9
2000 791 55.0 14.4 83.8
2001 765 54.0 14.2 94.2
2002 874 n/a n/a n/a
2003 874 n/a n/a n/a
2004 915 n/a n/a n/a
2005 860 53.5 16.1 0
2006 855 58.0 14.7 91.9
2007 908 57.5 15.8 91.4
2008 904 57.0 15.9 92.3
2009 877 60.0 14.6 87.3
2010 852 57.0 14.9 n/a
2011 833 57.0 14.6 76.7
2012 808 50.0 16.1 76.7
2013 770 48.5 15.8 88.8
2014 781 44.0 17.7 86.9
2015 804 49.0 16.4 91.2
2016 739 46.0 16.0 88.5
2017 766 49.3 15.5 89.4
2018 706 53.0 13.3 91.5
2019 644 44.0 14.6 90.4
2020 579 44.0 13.1 89.3
2021 517 44.0 11.7 86.7
2022 474 35.0 13.5 90.7
2023 465 30.8 15.0 92.5

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 156 Waverly

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1014 53.4 18.9 n/a
1990 1083 58.4 18.5 n/a
1991 1142 53.7 21.2 n/a
1992 1215 51.4 23.6 n/a
1993 1201 54.8 21.9 n/a
1994 955 55.3 17.3 n/a
1995 819 40.3 20.3 n/a
1996 819 40.3 20.3 n/a
1997 767 44.3 17.3 90.5
1998 749 45.3 16.5 88.5
1999 705 48.0 14.7 93.9
2000 791 55.0 14.4 83.8
2001 765 54.0 14.2 94.2
2002 874 n/a n/a n/a
2003 874 n/a n/a n/a
2004 915 n/a n/a n/a
2005 860 53.5 16.1 0
2006 855 58.0 14.7 91.9
2007 908 57.5 15.8 91.4
2008 904 57.0 15.9 92.3
2009 877 60.0 14.6 87.3
2010 852 57.0 14.9 n/a
2011 833 57.0 14.6 76.7
2012 808 50.0 16.1 76.7
2013 770 48.5 15.8 88.8
2014 781 44.0 17.7 86.9
2015 804 49.0 16.4 91.2
2016 739 46.0 16.0 88.5
2017 766 49.3 15.5 89.4
2018 706 53.0 13.3 91.5
2019 644 44.0 14.6 90.4
2020 579 44.0 13.1 89.3
2021 517 44.0 11.7 86.7
2022 474 35.0 13.5 90.7
2023 465 30.8 15.0 92.5

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.

Immunization Rates

Ps 156 Waverly

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YearCompletely Immunized
201598.0%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 156 Waverly

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,193 (6.8%) $16,373 (93.2%) $17,566
2020 $1,114 (5.7%) $18,284 (94.3%) $19,398
2021 $2,491 (10.9%) $20,467 (89.1%) $22,958
2022 $2,566 (11.0%) $20,687 (89.0%) $23,252
2023 $1,901 (8.1%) $21,659 (91.9%) $23,560

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 156 Waverly

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1932nd of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 1646th of 2439 Elementary schools
 12.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 156 Waverly)3333.9
 0.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #23)3242
 10%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ps 156 Waverly)3348.5
 15.5%
   3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #23)2846.1
 18.1%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 156 Waverly)3933.3
 5.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #23)2635.7
 9.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps 156 Waverly)4242.7
 0.7%
   4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #23)2435.9
 11.9%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 156 Waverly)1737.7
 20.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #23)2332.9
 9.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps 156 Waverly)2738.5
 11.5%
   5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #23)2232
 10%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students644465
 27.8%
African American505311
 38.4%
American Indian37
 133.3%
Asian72
 71.4%
Hispanic121131
 8.3%
Pacific Islander00
White39
 200%
Two or More Races55
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.4%92.5%
 2.1%


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Ps 156 Waverly ranks 1646th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 465 students attended Ps 156 Waverly.

Students at Ps 156 Waverly are 67% African American, 28% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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