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Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

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Ps 197 Ocean School (The) ranks 1599 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 197 Ocean School (The) is an elementary school in Far Rockaway, New York, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #27, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 197 Ocean School (The) has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years and has received a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other New York elementary schools. The school has struggled with English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with rates ranging from 22.22% to 51.61% across grades 3-5, generally lower than the district and state averages. In Mathematics, the school's performance is mixed, with 3rd-grade proficiency higher than the district and state, but 5th-grade proficiency significantly lower. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate is only 20.69%, well below the district and state averages.

While the school has relatively strong performance among its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups, its performance for African American, male, and low socioeconomic status students is generally in the bottom half or bottom third of their statewide subgroups. Interestingly, Ps 197 Ocean School (The) generally performs worse than the nearby Randolph Holder School of Social Justice and Wave Preparatory Elementary School, but outperforms the more distant Lighthouse Elementary School and Lawrence Elementary School at Broadway Campus.

425

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,857

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 Hicksville Rd
Far Rockaway, NY 11691

(718) 327-1083

District: New York City Geographic District #27

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

Middle:	Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo
	Village Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.4%

African American:

44.2%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Science scores 24 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

1,599^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 38Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #27

571^st of 874New York City Geographic District #27 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1599 of 2445	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	1346 of 2445	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1600 of 2439	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1852 of 2434	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	1208 of 2201	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1792 of 2413	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1827 of 2395	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	1965 of 2386	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	2194 of 2366	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	2221 of 2352	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.9	2171 of 2345	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	2245 of 2325	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	2108 of 2320	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	2050 of 2286	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	2047 of 2263	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.3	2071 of 2257	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.0	1954 of 2227	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.9	2025 of 2219	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.9	2004 of 2206	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	51.8	398 of 936	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	156 of 427	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	295 of 891	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	554 of 948	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	431 of 1117	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	78 of 1066	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	69 of 1001	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	56.4	304 of 1027	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	119 of 454	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	270 of 860	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	313 of 938	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1419 of 2409	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	1362 of 2413	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1486 of 2403	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1810 of 2401	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	1327 of 1955	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1839 of 2357	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1674 of 2338	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	694 of 1569	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	365 of 1531	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	505 of 1429	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	777 of 1503	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	332 of 818	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	782 of 1315	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	850 of 1392	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	548 of 792	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	479 of 766	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	225 of 637	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	207 of 622	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.0	482 of 570	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	396 of 730	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	1054 of 2098	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	628 of 2078	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	953 of 2041	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	1054 of 2099	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	644 of 1678	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1707 of 2407	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	1305 of 2411	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1645 of 2400	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1802 of 2400	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.7	997 of 1961	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1664 of 2358	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1898 of 2340	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	990 of 2134	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	978 of 2110	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	881 of 2016	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	969 of 2031	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	766 of 1859	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	1024 of 1941	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+27 vs school

African American (2022)57th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math52%-5 vs state

English Language Arts48%-7 vs state

Science21%-24 vs state

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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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)					NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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 Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 197 Ocean School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Hicksville Rd	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1083	425	30	14.1	89.9%	10 (2.4%)	188 (44.2%)	210 (49.4%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	35.6	1599^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.6%		43.3	1346^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.9%	253				51.6	49.2	42.9				62.3	54.1	39.7			20.7										$35,857	$2,185	$33,671
Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Public, Charter	K-8	10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1421	728			77.1%	10 (1.4%)	527 (72.4%)	158 (21.7%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	89.5	204^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%		83.9	343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.0%	139	82.1	30.8	100.0	82.4	72.1	82.1	86.3	92.1		84.6	85.1	82.1	90.0	94.6	64.6										$17,876	$00	$17,876
Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	611 Beach 19th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 403-9231	313			74.4%	7 (2.2%)	166 (53.0%)	124 (39.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	95.8	62^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.1	112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.4%	50				86.7	95.4	97.6				95.5	92.9	94.9			77.1										$21,102	$1,581	$19,521
Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Central Ave	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-0895	542	44	12.3	96.3%	5 (0.9%)	160 (29.5%)	348 (64.2%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.8%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	16.1	2169^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.3	2174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.1%	5				34.7	35.6	42.9				39.5	29.1	28.2			21.4										$34,994	$2,564	$32,430
Wave Preparatory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	535 Briar Pl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-7091	484	28	17.2	89.0%	4 (0.8%)	155 (32.0%)	309 (63.8%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	87.8	242^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%		59.6	915^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.6%	673				89.6	91.4	73.3				91.7	94.7	82.9			52.4										$28,245	$2,181	$26,064
Ps 43	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Beach 29th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5860	574	44	12.9	92.9%	11 (1.9%)	307 (53.5%)	238 (41.5%)	10 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	12.7	2247^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%		14.8	2222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%	25			30.2	31.0	35.3	38.7	14.3	17.7	40.5	44.1	21.6	20.0	6.1	25.0	26.6	34.2									$38,181	$2,930	$35,250
Lawrence Early Childhood Center At #4 School	Public	K-2	87 Wanser Ave	Inwood	11096	Nassau County	Lawrence Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 295-6400	189	1	320.3	59.8%	20 (10.6%)	11 (5.8%)	153 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)																									$43,216	$3,620	$39,596
Ps 104 Bays Water (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	26-01 Mott Ave	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1910	542	42	12.9	86.9%	12 (2.2%)	181 (33.4%)	311 (57.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	22.2	2011^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.8%		27.7	1817^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.7%	194				35.3	30.1	45.1				47.8	37.3	44.0			25.3										$37,508	$2,207	$35,301
Lighthouse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Beach 35th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5828	157	18	8.5	96.2%	5 (3.2%)	84 (53.5%)	58 (36.9%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	10.9	2285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%		9.1	2347^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.0%	62				29.2	24.0	42.1				28.0	29.6	21.1			21.1										$46,594	$2,583	$44,011
Lawrence Primary School At #2 School	Public	1-3	1 Donahue Ave	Inwood	11096	Nassau County	Lawrence Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 295-6200	419	35	11.8	81.1%	16 (3.8%)	36 (8.6%)	353 (84.2%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)				33.9						42.6							97.7	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	99.6	98.6	$43,229	$3,620	$39,609

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 197 Ocean School (The)

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

Ps 197 Ocean School (The) ranks 1599^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Middle : Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo
Middle : Village Academy

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Ps 197 Ocean School (The).

What district is Ps 197 Ocean School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #27

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

Students at Ps 197 Ocean School (The) are 49% Hispanic, 44% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

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