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Ps 194 Countee Cullen

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 194 Countee Cullen is an elementary school located in New York City's District 5, serving 144 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 2288 out of 2445 schools.

PS 194 Countee Cullen consistently underperforms compared to the New York City District 5 and statewide averages on the New York State Assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 8.33% to 40.91% across different grade levels and subject areas. The school serves a high-needs student population, with 97.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 and a high per-student spending of $49,174, the school has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance over the past several years.

When comparing PS 194 Countee Cullen to nearby schools, such as PS 92 Mary McLeod Bethune, which is located just 0.51 miles away, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming. PS 92 Mary McLeod Bethune consistently outperforms PS 194 Countee Cullen on the state assessments, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher in some grade levels and subject areas.

144

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$52,745

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

244 W 144th St
New York, NY 10030-1202

(212) 690-5954

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.3%

Hispanic:

38.2%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (26% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Math scores 31 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg39%

New York avg55%

2,288^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 16Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5

701^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 5 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	10.9	2288 of 2445	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1984 of 2445	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2088 of 2439	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2303 of 2434	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	2163 of 2201	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	2376 of 2413	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	2225 of 2395	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	2306 of 2386	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	2338 of 2366	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	2316 of 2352	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.9	2293 of 2345	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	2325 of 2325	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	2281 of 2320	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.5	2275 of 2286	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.4	2249 of 2263	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.4	2251 of 2257	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	2211 of 2227	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.4	2180 of 2219	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	2143 of 2206	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	660 of 928	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	484 of 927	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	457 of 857	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	714 of 936	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	865 of 891	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	888 of 948	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	57.1	290 of 1066	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	46.2	441 of 1001	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	548 of 1027	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	789 of 860	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	766 of 938	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	2324 of 2409	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1891 of 2413	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1939 of 2403	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	2362 of 2401	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	2323 of 2357	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	2035 of 2338	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1497 of 1569	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	799 of 1392	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	586 of 792	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	369 of 766	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	420 of 637	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	400 of 622	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	486 of 570	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	453 of 730	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1951 of 2098	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1634 of 2041	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2039 of 2099	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2024 of 2032	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	2112 of 2407	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	2015 of 2411	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2001 of 2400	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2100 of 2400	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	2329 of 2358	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	2266 of 2340	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1697 of 2134	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1253 of 2110	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1372 of 2031	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1015 of 1859	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	1074 of 1941	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)73rd percentile+54 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-28 vs state

Math26%-31 vs state

Science21%-24 vs state

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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 Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government 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 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 194 Countee Cullen	Public	PK, KG-5	244 W 144th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5954	144	17	8.4	100.0%	3 (2.1%)	81 (56.3%)	55 (38.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	10.9	2288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.4%		22.6	1984^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%	304							14.3	38.1	27.3				40.9	31.8	8.3				20.8		$52,745	$3,011	$49,734
Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson	Public	PK, KG-8	301 W 140th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6200	394	47	8.3	97.2%	16 (4.1%)	183 (46.4%)	183 (46.4%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15.5	2181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%		19.2	2088^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.6%	93							29.4	43.8	40.0	29.7	20.0	45.0	35.3	36.8	30.0	18.9	20.6	20.0	21.2	20.0	$41,444	$3,756	$37,688
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 140th St-3rd Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 380-2580	733			81.9%	12 (1.6%)	473 (64.5%)	207 (28.2%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.8%)	95	83^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%	33	86.7	98.0		24.3		99.1	81.8	88.0	88.5	90.0	97.6		98.5	96.4	98.4	98.0	97.5		63.9		$18,738	$00	$18,738
Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-8	691 St Nicholas Ave	New York	10031	New York County	Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 701-7117	623			92.9%	11 (1.8%)	239 (38.4%)	342 (54.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	64.3	845^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.4%		64.5	792^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	67.6%	53			90.2		51.3	90.5	59.3	57.8	51.8	68.3	64.2	74.0	79.3	66.1	60.7	80.4	78.9	89.4	36.5		$32,328	$2,252	$30,075
Ps 200 James McCune Smith School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2589 7th Ave	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 491-6636	274	27	10.1	95.6%	11 (4.0%)	152 (55.5%)	89 (32.5%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18.2	2125^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.1%		25.2	1893^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.6%	232							50.0	32.6	38.6				56.3	30.4	18.2				11.9		$49,150	$4,797	$44,353
Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School	Public	K-5	276 W 151st St	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 368-8731	134	12	11.4	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	102 (76.1%)	27 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	36.2	1576^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.5%		27.2	1835^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%	259							46.4	68.4	65.2				34.5	57.9	34.8				17.4		$43,452	$3,742	$39,710
Global Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2350 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	Global Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 360-2363	477	32	14.9	88.5%	5 (1.0%)	204 (42.8%)	234 (49.1%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.8%)	42.3	1412^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.2%		49.9	1175^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%	237					71.4		61.1	46.2	69.5	43.6	70.2	61.1	53.7	42.3	40.7	41.7	45.7	52.8	37.3	58.3	$28,690	$1,581	$27,110
Ps 153 Adam Clayton Powell	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-8611	387	29	13.5	89.1%	22 (5.7%)	77 (19.9%)	275 (71.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	18.2	2126^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%		37.2	1534^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%	592							23.3	31.7	19.4				46.8	39.6	42.9				27.9		$37,407	$3,085	$34,322
William Lynch School (The)	Public	PK, KG-6	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 862-9940	315	29	10.6	68.3%	61 (19.4%)	65 (20.6%)	177 (56.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	47.5	1257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.6%		59.2	921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	62.3%	336							52.5	41.9	50.0	28.6			70.7	39.4	71.9	45.2			59.4		$32,907	$2,776	$30,131
Ps 175 Henry H Garnet	Public	PK, KG-5	175 W 134th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-0426	291	22	13.0	89.0%	21 (7.2%)	145 (49.8%)	108 (37.1%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	24.3	1945^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.4%		19.9	2064^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.6%	119							41.4	23.7	40.7				38.7	38.5	55.6				37.0		$35,159	$3,003	$32,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 194 Countee Cullen

Is Ps 194 Countee Cullen a good school?

Ps 194 Countee Cullen ranks in the bottom 6.4% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 194 Countee Cullen?

In the 2024-25 school year, 144 students attended Ps 194 Countee Cullen.

What district is Ps 194 Countee Cullen in?

New York City Geographic District # 5

What is the racial makeup of Ps 194 Countee Cullen?

Students at Ps 194 Countee Cullen are 56% African American, 38% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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