Is Waterside Children's Studio School a good school?

Waterside Children's Studio School ranks 569 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Waterside Children's Studio School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 444 students attended Waterside Children's Studio School.

What is the racial makeup of Waterside Children's Studio School?

Students at Waterside Children's Studio School are 49% Hispanic, 22% African American, 20% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Waterside Children's Studio School

Summary:

Waterside Children's Studio School is an elementary school located in Rockaway Park, New York, serving grades PK-5 with 444 students. It 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.

Waterside Children's Studio School consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, 64.29% of 3rd graders, 69.39% of 4th graders, and 50.75% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.09%, 46.16%, and 42.02% for the district, respectively. In Math, 72.73% of 3rd graders, 69.81% of 4th graders, and 63.08% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to 54.27%, 57.88%, and 45.09% for the district. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 36.51% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 27.99% for the district.

Waterside Children's Studio School consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and white students. The school also performs well for special education students, low socioeconomic status students, and homeless students, ranking in the top 15% of New York elementary schools for these subgroups. Additionally, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $24,261, compared to the district average of $21,742 for Ps/Middle School 42 R Vernam, the closest comparable school, and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 11.3 students per teacher, lower than the 15.7 ratio for Ps/Middle School 42 R Vernam.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

140 Beach 112th St
Rockaway Park, NY 11694

(718) 634-1344

District: New York City Geographic District #27

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,261

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 444

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.6%

African American:

22.3%

White:

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Waterside Children's Studio School ranks better than 76.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 8^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 73.21. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Waterside Children's Studio School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.6%), African American (22.3%), White (20.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Waterside Children's Studio School is 11.3, which is the 7^th best among 38 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27. (See more...)

Compare Waterside Children's Studio School employs 39.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Waterside Children's Studio School is $24,261, which is the 4^th highest among 38 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Waterside Children's Studio School:

SchoolDigger ranks Waterside Children's Studio School 569^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Waterside Children's Studio School 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 Waterside Children's Studio School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2011	24.50	1842^nd	2286	19.4%
2012	37.26	1608^th	2320	30.7%
2013	21.26	1944^th	2325	16.4%
2014	29.47	1722^nd	2345	26.6%
2015	30.40	1703^rd	2352	27.6%
2016	45.06	1308^th	2366	44.7%
2017	43.72	1354^th	2386	43.3%
2018	42.68	1401^st	2395	41.5%
2019	60.01	901^st	2413	62.7%
2021	71.32	574^th	2201	73.9%
2022	69.90	667^th	2434	72.6%
2023	69.61	693^rd	2439	71.6%
2024	73.21	569^th	2445	76.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Waterside Children's Studio School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	37.46	596^th	938	36.5%
2019	54.63	268^th	860	68.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Waterside Children's Studio School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.45	831^st	1941	57.2%
2019	61.68	423^rd	1859	77.2%
2022	70.64	350^th	2031	82.8%
2023	77.12	257^th	2016	87.3%
2024	78.48	271^st	2110	87.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Waterside Children's Studio School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.42	993^rd	2045	51.4%
2019	66.45	523^rd	2032	74.3%
2021	79.46	209^th	1678	87.5%
2022	71.60	422^nd	2099	79.9%
2023	75.04	375^th	2041	81.6%
2024	79.35	280^th	2078	86.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Waterside Children's Studio School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	71.51	131^st	730	82.1%
2019	80.15	56^th	570	90.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Waterside Children's Studio School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.91	1229^th	2338	47.4%
2019	68.61	691^st	2357	70.7%
2021	73.02	439^th	1955	77.5%
2022	69.75	652^nd	2401	72.8%
2023	71.84	604^th	2403	74.9%
2024	71.96	565^th	2413	76.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Waterside Children's Studio School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.98	1565^th	2340	33.1%
2019	46.45	1235^th	2358	47.6%
2021	59.26	776^th	1961	60.4%
2022	66.19	739^th	2400	69.2%
2023	65.17	777^th	2400	67.6%
2024	71.30	581^st	2411	75.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Waterside Children's Studio School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.59	383^rd	948	59.6%
2019	55.39	313^th	891	64.9%
2021	90.90	32^nd	427	92.5%
2022	78.28	158^th	936	83.1%
2023	68.77	205^th	857	76.1%
2024	84.28	101^st	927	89.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Waterside Children's Studio School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.03	693^rd	1392	50.2%
2019	63.09	367^th	1315	72.1%
2021	77.60	121^st	818	85.2%
2022	75.10	258^th	1503	82.8%
2023	75.28	244^th	1429	82.9%
2024	75.84	262^nd	1531	82.9%

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Rank History for White students at Waterside Children's Studio School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	64.63	456^th	1338	65.9%
2021	81.93	154^th	1224	87.4%
2022	76.03	287^th	1399	79.5%
2023	80.24	231^st	1337	82.7%

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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 Waterside Children's Studio School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2010	52	110	7	119	2	n/a	n/a	290
2011	62	132	8	152	0	0	0	354
2012	84	139	15	183	2	0	0	423
2013	80	128	14	172	2	0	2	398
2014	91	127	9	189	4	0	12	432
2015	99	123	14	207	4	0	13	460
2016	108	119	18	225	9	0	12	491
2017	104	111	21	232	6	1	18	493
2018	112	116	24	225	6	2	15	500
2019	102	117	28	240	8	2	20	517
2020	107	111	22	235	7	2	17	501
2021	99	110	14	234	6	2	16	481
2022	92	106	11	224	5	2	23	463
2023	90	99	11	216	5	1	22	444

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 Waterside Children's Studio School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	290	22.0	13.1	n/a
2011	354	29.0	12.1	89.3
2012	423	32.0	13.2	86.3
2013	398	32.0	12.4	95
2014	432	33.0	13.0	75.9
2015	460	38.0	12.1	80.4
2016	491	38.0	12.9	78.4
2017	493	37.7	13.0	76.3
2018	500	42.0	11.8	72.8
2019	517	45.0	11.4	69.6
2020	501	40.0	12.5	67.3
2021	481	42.0	11.4	65.3
2022	463	41.0	11.2	67.6
2023	444	39.1	11.3	67.6

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 Waterside Children's Studio School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	290	22.0	13.1	n/a
2011	354	29.0	12.1	89.3
2012	423	32.0	13.2	86.3
2013	398	32.0	12.4	95
2014	432	33.0	13.0	75.9
2015	460	38.0	12.1	80.4
2016	491	38.0	12.9	78.4
2017	493	37.7	13.0	76.3
2018	500	42.0	11.8	72.8
2019	517	45.0	11.4	69.6
2020	501	40.0	12.5	67.3
2021	481	42.0	11.4	65.3
2022	463	41.0	11.2	67.6
2023	444	39.1	11.3	67.6

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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