Is Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler a good school?

Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler ranks 557 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,106 students attended Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler?

Students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler are 48% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 7% White, 6% African American, 4% American Indian, 1% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler attend?

Students who attend Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler usually go on to attend: Middle : Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes High : John Adams High School

Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Summary:

Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler is an elementary school located in South Ozone Park, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,106 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #27, which is ranked 582 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 108 consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 547-657 out of over 2,400 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in math, where over 60% of students in grades 3-5 are proficient or better. Ps 108 also performs exceptionally well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 10% and top 25% of New York elementary schools, respectively. Despite having a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school's academic performance remains strong, with its low-income students ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools.

While Ps 108 outperforms most of the nearby schools in academic achievement, Queens Explorers Elementary School, a magnet school within the same district, also demonstrates strong academic performance, ranking in the top 20% of New York elementary schools. However, Ps 121, a school in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #28, stands out with exceptional academic performance, ranking in the top 5% of New York elementary schools and significantly outperforming Ps 108 and the surrounding schools.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

108-10 109th Ave
South Ozone Park, NY 11420

(718) 558-2700

District: New York City Geographic District #27

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,338

Students who attend Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes
High:	John Adams High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 1,106

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.0%

Asian:

32.5%

White:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler ranks better than 77.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 7^th among 38 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.62. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler has the largest elementary school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #27. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48%), Asian (32.5%), White (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler is 14.8. 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler employs 74.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler is $16,338. 34 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler 557^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #27:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #27 582^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	66.79	862^nd	2206	60.9%
2007	56.55	1178^th	2219	46.9%
2008	61.42	1045^th	2227	53.1%
2009	71.94	632^nd	2257	72.0%
2010	73.05	591^st	2263	73.9%
2011	78.50	422^nd	2286	81.5%
2012	75.35	545^th	2320	76.5%
2013	74.28	502^nd	2325	78.4%
2014	74.88	524^th	2345	77.7%
2015	73.74	559^th	2352	76.2%
2016	60.50	897^th	2366	62.1%
2017	70.32	659^th	2386	72.4%
2018	70.79	652^nd	2395	72.8%
2019	74.52	561^st	2413	76.8%
2021	70.22	601^st	2201	72.7%
2022	74.52	547^th	2434	77.5%
2023	75.18	566^th	2439	76.8%
2024	73.62	557^th	2445	77.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.19	133^rd	938	85.8%
2019	51.09	311^th	860	63.8%
2021	56.59	147^th	454	67.6%
2022	51.78	364^th	1027	64.6%
2023	48.95	396^th	1001	60.4%
2024	61.94	231^st	1066	78.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.37	370^th	1941	80.9%
2019	58.92	476^th	1859	74.4%
2021	42.79	532^nd	1044	49.0%
2022	56.50	614^th	2031	69.8%
2023	63.31	485^th	2016	75.9%
2024	66.95	437^th	2110	79.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.23	301^st	2045	85.3%
2019	81.78	262^nd	2032	87.1%
2021	83.23	160^th	1678	90.5%
2022	83.04	228^th	2099	89.1%
2023	83.85	235^th	2041	88.5%
2024	81.96	238^th	2078	88.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	70.16	140^th	730	80.8%
2019	86.30	31^st	570	94.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.44	715^th	2338	69.4%
2019	71.53	606^th	2357	74.3%
2021	69.80	516^th	1955	73.6%
2022	74.46	520^th	2401	78.3%
2023	77.24	491^st	2403	79.6%
2024	75.56	499^th	2413	79.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.15	566^th	2340	75.8%
2019	74.89	509^th	2358	78.4%
2021	64.58	647^th	1961	67.0%
2022	71.88	581^st	2400	75.8%
2023	71.08	612^th	2400	74.5%
2024	69.36	632^nd	2411	73.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.68	384^th	601	36.1%
2019	54.76	290^th	548	47.1%
2021	64.10	163^rd	430	62.1%
2022	60.25	310^th	671	53.8%
2023	53.23	324^th	605	46.4%
2024	56.50	317^th	662	52.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.36	200^th	948	78.9%
2019	78.06	145^th	891	83.7%
2022	91.05	61^st	936	93.5%
2023	88.83	76^th	857	91.1%
2024	90.67	63^rd	927	93.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.42	270^th	1392	80.6%
2019	77.98	202^nd	1315	84.6%
2021	74.82	140^th	818	82.9%
2022	73.99	272^nd	1503	81.9%
2023	78.88	198^th	1429	86.1%
2024	74.72	274^th	1531	82.1%

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Rank History for Native American students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	75.53	6^th	31	80.6%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.17	480^th	1408	65.9%
2019	43.52	779^th	1338	41.8%
2024	39.02	870^th	1392	37.5%

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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

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.3)

33%

Reviews:

by a parent
Sunday, August 5, 2018

My kids go to school there, All the teachers very pleasant, keep up the Excellent job. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 7, 2012

I must say the principal is very nice and is indeed a genuine person, but the school itself is very disorganized when dismissing kindergarten kids. They need a better system. Currently its very easy for someone to enter the school and grab a child.
Also its a stampede when they open the back doors for parents to enter. very dangerous.
I am actually thinking about keeping my child home until things improve.....
I understand the school is crowded, but safety should be first priority. Stagger the dismissal or clearly separate the students from the parents and only let the child leave after they recognize their parent or guardian that is picking them up........ Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

This is a Very good school overall. It is brightly lit, clean and orderly. When class is in session you can walk the halls and literally hear a pin drop.

Academics are near the top for this S.E. Queens district.

They finally are bringing in Gifted & Talented classes (1 per grade) so get your kids tested Mom & Dad!

All classrooms have plenty of good text books and learning materials and also modern networked computers w/laser printer.

Special in-school and afterschool programs are pretty good but very limited (Note: Take the time to find out what is available and who is running what in case you need to get your kid into a program)

The School Library is well stocked and the classrooms all seem to have a good reading selection.

There are 'Smart Boards' in several classrooms in the upper grades. *Google it if you don't know what these are*

Kids (mostly) wear uniforms (Which is a Godsend) but compliance with the mandatory policy drops off as the year goes by. Sadly there are enough parents who just don't get it and are clearly dumping their kids and their parental responsibility on the school.

Parent involvement overall is pretty poor. (Lots of ESL here - the school offers free English classes for parents but far less than 1% takes advantage of this) So despite lots of Parent Letters sent from the school and a shiny new Web Site (www.ps108q.org) most parents choose to remain on the sidelines - Teachers and staff clearly deserve a lot of the credit for the kids grades.

Parent 'Teacher' Association is a money and bake-sale machine and leaves a lot to be desired - think "Gossip Girl" - Teachers mostly stay clear of them. Word to the wise: don't go here for help unless you want everyone to know your business.

The Parent coordinator is a true gem who doesn't take nonsense and like the rest of the staff is generally very helpful.

But in this school the real power lies with the Principal who is clearly a law & order type who runs the whole show (Which is mostly a good thing) but her love for her 1300+ kids is genuine. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	413	30	69	234	4	n/a	n/a	750
1990	381	52	82	264	2	n/a	n/a	781
1991	350	45	179	336	0	n/a	n/a	910
1992	338	59	192	326	0	n/a	n/a	915
1993	267	142	190	385	8	n/a	n/a	992
1994	225	146	284	453	6	n/a	n/a	1114
1995	160	137	479	533	7	n/a	n/a	1316
1996	160	137	479	533	7	n/a	n/a	1316
1997	136	131	541	502	7	n/a	n/a	1317
1998	124	120	586	471	7	n/a	n/a	1308
1999	109	122	700	540	2	n/a	n/a	1473
2000	96	125	751	537	4	n/a	n/a	1513
2001	77	102	722	441	21	n/a	n/a	1363
2002	64	98	881	434	20	n/a	n/a	1497
2003	64	98	881	434	20	n/a	n/a	1497
2004	47	89	870	436	19	n/a	n/a	1461
2005	33	79	844	419	22	n/a	n/a	1397
2006	47	81	807	391	20	n/a	n/a	1346
2007	42	99	780	402	11	n/a	n/a	1334
2008	37	85	777	390	7	n/a	n/a	1296
2009	33	52	850	390	0	n/a	n/a	1325
2010	45	73	864	370	0	n/a	n/a	1352
2011	46	80	858	385	0	0	0	1369
2012	48	101	868	384	4	3	0	1408
2013	65	109	861	411	5	8	1	1460
2014	64	114	893	409	0	0	2	1482
2015	65	104	754	513	16	0	0	1452
2016	64	98	673	588	23	0	2	1448
2017	80	104	583	718	0	0	6	1491
2018	83	87	528	738	16	9	8	1469
2019	80	80	432	808	3	0	7	1410
2020	85	61	352	837	13	4	13	1365
2021	85	65	320	763	34	6	16	1289
2022	80	59	348	629	38	9	14	1177
2023	74	69	359	531	45	12	16	1106

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 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	750	35.1	21.3	n/a
1990	781	41.0	19.0	n/a
1991	910	39.0	23.3	n/a
1992	915	39.1	23.4	n/a
1993	992	52.5	18.9	n/a
1994	1114	52.1	21.4	n/a
1995	1316	60.1	21.9	n/a
1996	1316	60.1	21.9	n/a
1997	1317	58.3	22.6	73.5
1998	1308	64.3	20.3	71.9
1999	1473	70.4	20.9	76.4
2000	1513	74.4	20.3	87.8
2001	1363	72.4	18.8	86
2002	1497	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1497	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1461	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1397	87.0	16.1	0
2006	1346	89.0	15.1	79.9
2007	1334	84.5	15.8	77.1
2008	1296	77.0	16.8	76.3
2009	1325	87.0	15.2	76.5
2010	1352	84.0	16.1	n/a
2011	1369	80.5	16.9	83.2
2012	1408	78.5	17.9	85.9
2013	1460	81.0	18.0	30.9
2014	1482	83.9	17.6	81.2
2015	1452	86.0	16.8	84.8
2016	1448	86.0	16.8	83.7
2017	1491	89.5	16.6	83.8
2018	1469	92.0	15.9	85
2019	1410	94.0	15.0	81.5
2020	1365	86.0	15.8	80.7
2021	1289	78.2	16.4	83.9
2022	1177	78.2	15.0	80.5
2023	1106	74.3	14.8	90.1

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 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	750	35.1	21.3	n/a
1990	781	41.0	19.0	n/a
1991	910	39.0	23.3	n/a
1992	915	39.1	23.4	n/a
1993	992	52.5	18.9	n/a
1994	1114	52.1	21.4	n/a
1995	1316	60.1	21.9	n/a
1996	1316	60.1	21.9	n/a
1997	1317	58.3	22.6	73.5
1998	1308	64.3	20.3	71.9
1999	1473	70.4	20.9	76.4
2000	1513	74.4	20.3	87.8
2001	1363	72.4	18.8	86
2002	1497	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1497	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1461	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1397	87.0	16.1	0
2006	1346	89.0	15.1	79.9
2007	1334	84.5	15.8	77.1
2008	1296	77.0	16.8	76.3
2009	1325	87.0	15.2	76.5
2010	1352	84.0	16.1	n/a
2011	1369	80.5	16.9	83.2
2012	1408	78.5	17.9	85.9
2013	1460	81.0	18.0	30.9
2014	1482	83.9	17.6	81.2
2015	1452	86.0	16.8	84.8
2016	1448	86.0	16.8	83.7
2017	1491	89.5	16.6	83.8
2018	1469	92.0	15.9	85
2019	1410	94.0	15.0	81.5
2020	1365	86.0	15.8	80.7
2021	1289	78.2	16.4	83.9
2022	1177	78.2	15.0	80.5
2023	1106	74.3	14.8	90.1

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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