Summary:
PS 198 Isador E Ida Straus is a high-performing elementary school in New York City's District 2, serving 459 students in grades PK-5 with a diverse student population.
PS 198 consistently outperforms state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 74.32%, 62.96%, and 66.67% respectively in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.89%, 48.79%, and 45.09%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were 82.89%, 79.63%, and 70.73% for the same grade levels, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's Asian and White students, as well as its special education and economically disadvantaged students, also perform exceptionally well compared to their peers across New York state.
Over the past decade, PS 198 has shown steady improvement, rising from the 1,791st position out of 2,325 New York elementary schools in 2012-2013 to the 293rd position out of 2,439 schools in 2022-2023. While PS 198 outperforms nearby schools like Yorkville Community School and PS 77 Lower Lab School, the latter is an exceptionally high-performing school, ranking 4th out of 2,439 New York elementary schools in 2022-2023. Despite having a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients, PS 198 maintains a diverse student population, suggesting it provides a high-quality education to students from various socioeconomic and racial backgrounds.
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