Is Ps 197 Ocean School (The) a good school?

Ps 197 Ocean School (The) ranks 1346 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 197 Ocean School (The)?

In the 2023-24 school year, 403 students attended Ps 197 Ocean School (The).

What is the racial makeup of Ps 197 Ocean School (The)?

Students at Ps 197 Ocean School (The) are 50% Hispanic, 42% African American, 3% White, 3% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 197 Ocean School (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 197 Ocean School (The) usually go on to attend: Middle : Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo Middle : Village Academy

Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

Summary:

Ps 197 Ocean School (The) is an elementary school located in Far Rockaway, New York, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. Despite its relatively high per-student funding and favorable student-teacher ratio, the school has consistently underperformed academically compared to the New York City Geographic District #27 and the state of New York.

The school's academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science have lagged behind district and state averages across grades 3-5. However, the school has shown relatively stronger performance among its Hispanic and English Language Learner student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 10% of New York elementary schools, respectively. In contrast, the school's African American, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups have struggled, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address these disparities.

When compared to nearby schools, Ps 197 Ocean School (The) generally performs worse in academic proficiency, with the exception of the nearby Lighthouse Elementary School, which also struggles academically. However, the nearby Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway and Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School significantly outperform Ps 197 Ocean School (The) and the district/state averages, suggesting that high-performing charter schools in the area may be providing a more effective educational model.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

825 Hicksville Rd
Far Rockaway, NY 11691

(718) 327-1083

District: New York City Geographic District #27

SchoolDigger Rank:
1346^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,004

Students who attend Ps 197 Ocean School (The) usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo
	Village Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 403

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.1%

African American:

42.4%

White:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 197 Ocean School (The) ranks worse than 55.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 23^rd 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 43.27. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.1%), African American (42.4%), White (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 197 Ocean School (The) is 13.8. 21 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 197 Ocean School (The) employs 29 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 197 Ocean School (The) is $22,004, which is the 10^th highest among 38 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 197 Ocean School (The):

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 197 Ocean School (The) 1346^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 197 Ocean School (The) 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 Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

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Rank History for all students at Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	12.95	2004^th	2206	9.2%
2007	11.93	2025^th	2219	8.7%
2008	18.05	1954^th	2227	12.3%
2009	14.28	2071^st	2257	8.2%
2010	14.35	2047^th	2263	9.5%
2011	14.46	2050^th	2286	10.3%
2012	12.78	2108^th	2320	9.1%
2013	9.51	2245^th	2325	3.4%
2014	11.85	2171^st	2345	7.4%
2015	10.56	2221^st	2352	5.6%
2016	11.93	2194^th	2366	7.3%
2017	21.32	1965^th	2386	17.6%
2018	27.51	1827^th	2395	23.7%
2019	27.31	1792^nd	2413	25.7%
2021	45.23	1208^th	2201	45.1%
2022	27.04	1852^nd	2434	23.9%
2023	34.62	1600^th	2439	34.4%
2024	43.27	1346^th	2445	44.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.26	313^th	938	66.6%
2019	54.56	270^th	860	68.6%
2021	62.38	119^th	454	73.8%
2022	56.45	304^th	1027	70.4%
2023	83.61	69^th	1001	93.1%
2024	80.62	78^th	1066	92.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.19	1024^th	1941	47.2%
2019	47.47	766^th	1859	58.8%
2022	44.03	969^th	2031	52.3%
2023	46.04	881^st	2016	56.3%
2024	45.00	978^th	2110	53.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	55.66	644^th	1678	61.6%
2022	45.44	1054^th	2099	49.8%
2023	48.03	953^rd	2041	53.3%
2024	61.06	628^th	2078	69.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.43	396^th	730	45.8%
2019	26.95	482^nd	570	15.4%
2022	57.12	207^th	622	66.7%
2023	57.84	225^th	637	64.7%
2024	37.27	479^th	766	37.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.65	1674^th	2338	28.4%
2019	25.34	1839^th	2357	22.0%
2021	35.25	1327^th	1955	32.1%
2022	28.40	1810^th	2401	24.6%
2023	38.31	1486^th	2403	38.2%
2024	42.66	1362^nd	2413	43.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.99	1898^th	2340	18.9%
2019	31.88	1664^th	2358	29.4%
2021	48.68	997^th	1961	49.2%
2022	28.63	1802^nd	2400	24.9%
2023	32.58	1645^th	2400	31.5%
2024	44.76	1305^th	2411	45.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.23	554^th	948	41.6%
2019	57.69	295^th	891	66.9%
2021	54.77	156^th	427	63.5%
2022	51.80	398^th	936	57.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.81	850^th	1392	38.9%
2019	39.31	782^nd	1315	40.5%
2021	54.51	332^nd	818	59.4%
2022	45.35	777^th	1503	48.3%
2023	57.51	505^th	1429	64.7%
2024	68.26	365^th	1531	76.2%

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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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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, May 20, 2016

i have never seen a school this bad the police are in the building everyday my daughter was attacked 5 times in 3 months the last time she got a 6" scratch on her arm way to many teachers smiling at a school doing that bad . Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	62	538	9	421	2	n/a	n/a	1032
1990	46	527	14	392	3	n/a	n/a	982
1991	71	506	10	426	0	n/a	n/a	1013
1992	43	588	8	402	0	n/a	n/a	1041
1993	38	564	12	400	4	n/a	n/a	1018
1994	28	566	17	373	3	n/a	n/a	987
1995	29	597	18	433	9	n/a	n/a	1086
1996	29	597	18	433	9	n/a	n/a	1086
1997	28	539	28	414	13	n/a	n/a	1022
1998	24	517	20	440	14	n/a	n/a	1015
1999	30	537	12	411	1	n/a	n/a	991
2000	24	532	14	401	4	n/a	n/a	975
2001	18	578	11	398	2	n/a	n/a	1007
2002	23	460	7	342	6	n/a	n/a	838
2003	23	460	7	342	6	n/a	n/a	838
2004	20	387	8	322	3	n/a	n/a	740
2005	8	337	3	239	4	n/a	n/a	591
2006	6	334	4	218	4	n/a	n/a	566
2007	9	281	3	226	5	n/a	n/a	524
2008	12	262	5	194	6	n/a	n/a	479
2009	8	266	5	188	7	n/a	n/a	474
2010	6	282	10	210	5	n/a	n/a	513
2011	8	297	17	213	5	0	0	540
2012	16	278	15	194	9	1	0	513
2013	18	309	6	161	5	2	1	502
2014	25	284	6	203	4	0	3	525
2015	22	273	7	233	5	0	1	541
2016	29	307	9	224	3	0	1	573
2017	19	263	9	227	5	3	4	530
2018	22	224	11	226	6	2	4	495
2019	18	218	6	268	11	2	2	525
2020	15	228	3	261	8	3	1	519
2021	10	204	2	216	10	2	0	444
2022	9	171	2	209	15	2	0	408
2023	9	173	3	210	11	1	0	407
2024	12	171	4	202	11	1	2	403

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 197 Ocean School (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1032	57.9	17.8	n/a
1990	982	53.9	18.2	n/a
1991	1013	57.9	17.4	n/a
1992	1041	53.9	19.3	n/a
1993	1018	55.1	18.5	n/a
1994	987	58.1	17.0	n/a
1995	1086	56.0	19.4	n/a
1996	1086	56.0	19.4	n/a
1997	1022	59.0	17.3	88.1
1998	1015	62.0	16.4	95
1999	991	63.0	15.7	89.8
2000	975	62.0	15.7	93.8
2001	1007	68.0	14.8	95.2
2002	838	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	838	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	740	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	591	44.3	13.3	0
2006	566	45.0	12.6	97.5
2007	524	44.0	11.9	94.5
2008	479	46.0	10.4	92.1
2009	474	41.0	11.6	97.3
2010	513	42.0	12.2	n/a
2011	540	44.3	12.1	99.4
2012	513	38.0	13.5	97.1
2013	502	37.0	13.5	94.4
2014	525	35.1	14.9	78.5
2015	541	42.0	12.8	86.5
2016	573	45.0	12.7	88
2017	530	44.5	11.8	93.6
2018	495	45.0	10.9	96
2019	525	43.0	12.2	94.5
2020	519	36.0	14.4	87.5
2021	444	38.9	11.4	91.7
2022	408	31.0	13.1	90.2
2023	407	30.3	13.4	91.6
2024	403	29.0	13.8	90.3

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 197 Ocean School (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1032	57.9	17.8	n/a
1990	982	53.9	18.2	n/a
1991	1013	57.9	17.4	n/a
1992	1041	53.9	19.3	n/a
1993	1018	55.1	18.5	n/a
1994	987	58.1	17.0	n/a
1995	1086	56.0	19.4	n/a
1996	1086	56.0	19.4	n/a
1997	1022	59.0	17.3	88.1
1998	1015	62.0	16.4	95
1999	991	63.0	15.7	89.8
2000	975	62.0	15.7	93.8
2001	1007	68.0	14.8	95.2
2002	838	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	838	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	740	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	591	44.3	13.3	0
2006	566	45.0	12.6	97.5
2007	524	44.0	11.9	94.5
2008	479	46.0	10.4	92.1
2009	474	41.0	11.6	97.3
2010	513	42.0	12.2	n/a
2011	540	44.3	12.1	99.4
2012	513	38.0	13.5	97.1
2013	502	37.0	13.5	94.4
2014	525	35.1	14.9	78.5
2015	541	42.0	12.8	86.5
2016	573	45.0	12.7	88
2017	530	44.5	11.8	93.6
2018	495	45.0	10.9	96
2019	525	43.0	12.2	94.5
2020	519	36.0	14.4	87.5
2021	444	38.9	11.4	91.7
2022	408	31.0	13.1	90.2
2023	407	30.3	13.4	91.6
2024	403	29.0	13.8	90.3

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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