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Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus

Public Grades PK, KG-5

219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 198 Isador E Ida Straus is a high-performing elementary school in New York City's District #2, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on academic assessments, with exceptional results in English Language Arts and Math.

PS 198 has a strong track record, consistently ranking in the top 20% of New York elementary schools over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, 85.19% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 79.55% for the district and 54.15% for the state. In Math, 89.29% of 3rd graders were proficient or better, compared to 81.42% for the district and 59.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, multi-racial, and male students.

While PS 198 outperforms the district and state, it is not the highest-performing school in the immediate vicinity. Both PS 77 Lower Lab School and Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3, which are within 0.5 miles of PS 198, have significantly higher academic performance, with many grade levels achieving 90-100% proficiency in ELA and Math. However, PS 198 still stands out as an exemplary public elementary school option for families in the area, with its consistent high rankings and strong performance across various student subgroups.

516

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,599

Per pupil spending ?

39.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10128-2595

(212) 289-3702

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Students who attend Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.1%

Hispanic:

31.4%

Asian:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New York elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg78%

New York avg55%

219^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 35Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2

352^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 2 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	88.8	219 of 2445	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	257 of 2445	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	293 of 2439	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	458 of 2434	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	270 of 2201	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	315 of 2413	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	147 of 2395	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	81.8	355 of 2386	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.0	367 of 2366	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	55.2	1027 of 2352	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	39.8	1460 of 2345	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.4	1791 of 2325	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.5	1665 of 2320	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.5	1489 of 2286	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.2	1641 of 2263	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.2	1722 of 2257	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	1663 of 2227	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.2	1678 of 2219	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.9	1660 of 2206	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	39.2	512 of 891	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	24 of 696	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	28 of 662	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	37 of 605	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	122 of 671	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	140 of 430	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.1	44 of 548	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	29 of 601	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	313 of 2409	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	305 of 2413	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	340 of 2403	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	494 of 2401	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	329 of 1955	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	292 of 2357	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	131 of 2338	94.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	225 of 1569	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	209 of 1531	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	406 of 1429	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	37.4	966 of 1503	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.0	283 of 1315	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	114 of 1392	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	337 of 2098	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	711 of 2078	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	464 of 2041	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	834 of 2099	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	565 of 1678	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	521 of 2032	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	106 of 2045	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	137 of 2407	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	221 of 2411	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	324 of 2400	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	507 of 2400	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	316 of 1961	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	359 of 2358	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	156 of 2340	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	22 of 287	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	219 of 2134	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	274 of 2110	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	163 of 2016	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	74.9	280 of 2031	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	161 of 1044	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	175 of 1859	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	77 of 1941	96.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	258 of 1402	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	178 of 1392	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	137 of 1337	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	105 of 1399	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	221 of 1224	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	132 of 1338	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	80 of 1408	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2019)43rd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math85%+27 vs state

English Language Arts85%+30 vs state

Science61%+16 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Excellent teachers specially in the Gifted and Talented program Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, November 6, 2015

The school population consists of two different categories of students.
There are three sections in KG. Two are regular students and one is the Gifted and Talented Program.

G&T Admission is highly selective and prized, and is attaching brighter students and educated affluent parents, who see this as an excellent option to an expensive private school education.

The PTA is very active and is being supported primarily by contributions from the parents in the G&T Class. The flavor of the G&T is spreading though the school as is seen in the latest school rankings. The Principal and Teachers are very dedicated and the school should continue to move up to become one fo ther top elementary schools in the NYC school district. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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 198 Isador E Ida Straus	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 3rd Ave	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 289-3702	516	35	14.7	39.5%	212 (41.1%)	39 (7.6%)	162 (31.4%)	73 (14.1%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	88.8	219^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.0%		87.7	257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.5%	38							85.2	88.9	80.0				89.3	89.2	76.5				60.6		$27,599	$1,818	$25,781
Ps 77 Lower Lab School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1700 3rd Ave	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 427-2798	364	19	19.1	9.9%	122 (33.5%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.4%)	162 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (13.2%)	98	7^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.9	4^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.8%	3							100.0	96.6	100.0				98.3	100.0	100.0				100.0		$25,861	$1,258	$24,603
Ps 527 East Side School For Social Action	Public	K-5	323 E 91st St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 828-2710	378	31	12.2	22.0%	197 (52.1%)	19 (5.0%)	69 (18.3%)	50 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.1%)	91	177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.8%		94.3	109^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.5%	68							83.9	75.0	87.3				87.5	85.3	90.5				71.2		$29,234	$1,949	$27,285
Ps 38 Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-5	232 E 103rd St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5882	176	21	8.3	98.3%	14 (8.0%)	42 (23.9%)	111 (63.1%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	20.7	2054^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%		11.9	2299^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.0%	245							27.8	23.1	66.7				10.5	25.0	35.0				30.0		$47,412	$3,765	$43,647
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Public, Charter	K-8	410 E 100th St-4th Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2184	629			83.3%	12 (1.9%)	353 (56.1%)	220 (35.0%)	16 (2.5%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	91.6	164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%		94.2	111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.5%	53	93.6	100.0	60.6	100.0			93.5	84.6	89.0	91.3	97.8		97.8	94.9	92.9	99.0	100.0		51.0		$21,841	$00	$21,841
Dream Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1991 2nd Ave	New York	10029	New York County	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-0232	554	43	12.8	94.6%	13 (2.3%)	212 (38.3%)	307 (55.4%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	92.1	157^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.6%		72.4	586^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.0%	429				61.7		31.0	96.5	77.2	93.4	65.5	65.5	76.8	93.0	89.5	90.2	75.9	63.3		85.0		$47,630	$47,630	$00
Lexington Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	131 E 104th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5831	433	52	8.3	97.9%	11 (2.5%)	59 (13.6%)	354 (81.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10.6	2293^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.2%		12.3	2285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%	8							11.8	32.4	29.0	24.2	44.2	43.9	11.4	29.7	33.3	19.4	45.1	23.8	29.0	23.9	$38,983	$3,706	$35,277
Central Park East II	Public	PK, KG-8	433 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5992	407	53	7.7	78.1%	27 (6.6%)	100 (24.6%)	251 (61.7%)	14 (3.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	16.8	2154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%		29.3	1765^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.8%	389							33.3	18.8	31.3	22.7	36.8	41.2	41.2	31.3	35.7	27.3	36.8	53.3	50.0	62.5	$43,128	$4,366	$38,762
Nyc Autism Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter	2-4	433 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	Nyc Autism Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-2580	41	7	5.8	90.2%	4 (9.8%)	12 (29.3%)	22 (53.7%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)																					$106,594	$00	$106,594
Ps 171 Patrick Henry	Public	PK, KG-8	19 E 103rd St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5801	738	47	15.8	78.9%	45 (6.1%)	163 (22.1%)	429 (58.1%)	69 (9.3%)	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	14 (1.9%)	93.8	110^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.5%		93.2	140^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.3%	30				100.0	84.6		100.0	92.3	86.5	86.7	84.7	93.9	100.0	100.0	90.0	96.5	87.5	95.0	50.0	65.0	$30,047	$3,060	$26,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus

Is Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus a good school?

Yes. Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus ranks in the top 9.0% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus?

Students at Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus are 41% White, 31% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus attend?

Students who attend Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner

What district is Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

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