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Ps 188 Island School (The)

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Ps 188 Island School (The) ranks 1238 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 188 Island School (The) is an elementary school in New York City's District 1, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 456 students. The school has struggled with low academic performance, consistently ranking in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past decade.

Ps 188 Island School (The) serves a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students from low-income families and significant numbers of Hispanic and English Language Learner students. Academically, the school performs below average in math and science, with only 26.47% of 5th-grade students proficient in math in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 57.46% in the district and 54.16% statewide. However, the school does relatively well in supporting certain subgroups, such as female students and English Language Learners.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $36,393 and low student-teacher ratio of 13.8, Ps 188 Island School (The) continues to struggle with low academic performance. This raises questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources, as well as the need for a deeper examination of the school's instructional practices, curriculum, and support systems. Interestingly, the school exhibits significant fluctuations in academic performance across grade levels and subject areas, with some grades and subjects performing well above the district and state averages, while others struggle significantly.

332

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$46,736

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

442 E Houston St
New York, NY 10002

(212) 677-5710

District: New York City Geographic District # 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.1%

African American:

25.0%

American Indian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (60% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Science scores 18 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg64%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

1,238^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

573^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 14Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 1

511^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 1 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	1238 of 2445	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	1091 of 2445	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	1391 of 2439	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1962 of 2434	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1961 of 2201	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2094 of 2413	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1566 of 2395	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	15.5	2129 of 2386	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	1938 of 2366	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	2021 of 2352	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.5	2109 of 2345	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	2198 of 2325	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.5	2008 of 2320	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	1723 of 2286	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.5	2171 of 2263	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	29.7	1823 of 2257	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	1889 of 2227	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.0	1980 of 2219	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.9	2160 of 2206	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	55.7	330 of 857	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	642 of 936	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	67 of 1117	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	56.6	297 of 1066	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.2	350 of 1001	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	500 of 1027	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	269 of 938	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	675 of 2409	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	923 of 2413	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	1489 of 2403	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	2027 of 2401	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1758 of 1955	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1960 of 2357	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1554 of 2338	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	630 of 1569	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	527 of 1531	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	681 of 1429	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	1012 of 1503	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	593 of 818	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	880 of 1315	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	638 of 1392	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	188 of 792	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	159 of 766	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	218 of 637	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	280 of 622	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.7	61 of 70	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	300 of 570	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	196 of 730	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	776 of 2098	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	1095 of 2078	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	1261 of 1678	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	962 of 2045	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1463 of 2407	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	1207 of 2411	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	1296 of 2400	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1853 of 2400	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1750 of 1961	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	2086 of 2358	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1495 of 2340	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	640 of 2134	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	299 of 2110	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	282 of 2016	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	754 of 2031	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	589 of 1044	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	722 of 1859	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	419 of 1941	78.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	573 of 1500	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	608 of 1504	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	711 of 1500	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.5	1277 of 1479	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1054 of 1242	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1066 of 1439	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	804 of 1438	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.9	1103 of 1455	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.9	1007 of 1429	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.7	990 of 1407	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.3	1089 of 1401	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	1100 of 1373	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.4	974 of 1337	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	1010 of 1295	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.2	1154 of 1243	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	940 of 1224	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.6	924 of 1185	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.1	855 of 1123	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	1020 of 1095	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	57.5	242 of 705	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	297 of 696	57.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	50 of 646	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	72.1	64 of 615	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	24 of 591	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	49.1	182 of 503	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	603 of 1457	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	766 of 1465	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	857 of 1463	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1251 of 1454	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	851 of 1066	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	905 of 1370	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	877 of 1353	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	296 of 965	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	268 of 953	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	277 of 943	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	33.4	632 of 914	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	294 of 449	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	519 of 826	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	321 of 810	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	114 of 603	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	116 of 594	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	131 of 543	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	33.9	345 of 487	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	141 of 392	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	98 of 457	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	52.9	479 of 1245	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	487 of 1455	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	485 of 1464	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	585 of 1464	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.1	1198 of 1455	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	977 of 1071	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1120 of 1366	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.3	677 of 1352	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	80 of 1298	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	38 of 1303	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	104 of 1307	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	52.4	424 of 1283	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.4	426 of 522	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	83.9	85 of 1139	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	68.3	192 of 1170	83.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+45 vs school

Homeless (2025)76th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2023)61st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2025)81st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2024)66th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+42 vs state

Math69%+13 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Life Science Biology47%-12 vs state

Science27%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 188 Island School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	442 E Houston St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-5710	332	38	8.7	97.3%	5 (1.5%)	83 (25.0%)	226 (68.1%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	48.3	1238^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.4%		52.6	1091^st of 2445 public elementary schools	55.4%	147	97.8	46.7	76.7	73.1	27.3	26.5	78.1	36.0	80.7	70.4	26.5	66.7	97.6		26.7		$46,736	$4,014	$42,722
Ps 15 Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E 4th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 228-8730	159	23	7.0	91.2%	5 (3.1%)	35 (22.0%)	97 (61.0%)	13 (8.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.4%)	58	990^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.5%		51.6	1127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.9%	137			47.4	75.0	84.0				57.9	80.0	48.2				33.3		$51,390	$3,828	$47,562
Ps 140 Nathan Straus	Public	PK, KG-8	123 Ridge St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-4680	334	34	9.8	95.8%	11 (3.3%)	46 (13.8%)	269 (80.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7.6	2350^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.9%		15.8	2193^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%	157	100.0		29.2	5.3	30.4	26.7	31.0	27.8	34.5	3.9	21.4	16.7	35.9	50.0	3.7	12.5	$41,564	$3,185	$38,380
Ps 110 Florence Nightingale	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Delancey St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 674-2690	227	31	7.2	70.9%	34 (15.0%)	30 (13.2%)	132 (58.1%)	22 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.6%)	68.1	737^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.9%		78.2	470^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.8%	267			55.6	72.2	82.1				58.3	83.3	59.0				48.7		$34,909	$2,598	$32,311
Ps 142 Amalia Castro	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Attorney St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 598-3800	367	35	10.6	91.0%	8 (2.2%)	60 (16.3%)	283 (77.1%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	36.4	1573^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	35.7%		23.7	1957^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.0%	384			65.4	47.1	30.4				72.4	48.5	20.0				10.0		$41,036	$3,719	$37,317
Manhattan Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Attorney St	New York	10002	New York County	Manhattan Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 533-2743	184	18	10.2	87.0%	1 (0.5%)	53 (28.8%)	119 (64.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	28.8	1810^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.0%		42.1	1381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	43.5%	429			38.9	63.6	42.3				33.3	60.0	30.8				16.0		$24,218	$477	$23,741
Ps 64 Robert Simon	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E 6th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 673-6510	147	17	8.7	84.4%	7 (4.8%)	36 (24.5%)	98 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	23.9	1964^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.7%		38.3	1506^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.4%	458			46.7	38.9	38.1				68.8	47.4	14.3				4.8		$48,774	$2,965	$45,809
Earth School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E 6th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 477-1735	175	16	10.9	61.7%	46 (26.3%)	17 (9.7%)	86 (49.1%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.4%)	46.4	1288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.3%		45.6	1268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.1%	20			55.6	66.7	75.0				44.4	44.4	40.0				33.3		$42,609	$2,225	$40,384
Ps 20 Anna Silver	Public	PK, KG-5	166 Essex St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 254-9577	313	31	9.9	84.0%	21 (6.7%)	48 (15.3%)	175 (55.9%)	55 (17.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	20.1	2075^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%		23.4	1965^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.6%	110			33.3	46.3	35.7				32.4	39.1	32.3				30.0		$40,395	$3,262	$37,134
Ps 34 Franklin D Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-8	730 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 228-4433	184	30	6.1	99.5%	6 (3.3%)	74 (40.2%)	100 (54.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17.7	2140^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.5%		14.7	2224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%	84	36.4	19.1	33.3	45.8	31.6	33.3	43.8	34.8	66.7	36.0	14.3	5.6	33.3		20.0		$51,446	$3,162	$48,284

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Ps 188 Island School (The) ranks 1238^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Ps 188 Island School (The).

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Students at Ps 188 Island School (The) are 68% Hispanic, 25% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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