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Ps 197 John B Russwurm

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2013^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 197 John B Russwurm is an elementary school located in New York, NY, serving grades PK-5 with 199 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #5, which is ranked 701 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 197 John B Russwurm consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 47.37% of 3rd graders, 55% of 4th graders, and 33.33% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 42.03%, 44.54%, and 45.03%, respectively, and the state's 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%. The school's Math proficiency rates are also low, ranging from 17.24% to 58.33% across grades 3-5, compared to the district's 34.82% to 43.82% and the state's 54.16% to 59.7%. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1,963 and 2,328 out of around 2,400 schools.

Nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 30 Hernandez/Hughes, PS 123 Mahalia Jackson, and PS 133 Fred R Moore, generally perform better than PS 197 John B Russwurm, with higher test scores and rankings. Additionally, nearby charter schools, such as Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2 and Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5, significantly outperform PS 197 John B Russwurm and the district as a whole, with proficiency rates in the 80-90% range for both ELA and Math.

224

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$48,388

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2230 5th Ave
New York, NY 10037-2196

(212) 690-5960

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.4%

Hispanic:

37.5%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (34% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

New York avg55%

2,013^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	22.2	2013 of 2445	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1977 of 2445	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2089 of 2439	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2204 of 2434	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1963 of 2201	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	2328 of 2413	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	2166 of 2395	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	2273 of 2386	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	2119 of 2366	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	2051 of 2352	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	2164 of 2345	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	2189 of 2325	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.5	2284 of 2320	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	2213 of 2286	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.1	1780 of 2263	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.7	1789 of 2257	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	2068 of 2227	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.5	2008 of 2219	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.1	2052 of 2206	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	612 of 928	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	613 of 927	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	592 of 857	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	654 of 936	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	316 of 427	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	847 of 891	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	755 of 948	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1908 of 2409	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1588 of 2413	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1739 of 2403	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2223 of 2401	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1827 of 1955	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	2286 of 2357	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	2103 of 2338	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1062 of 1569	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	531 of 1531	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.4	1180 of 1429	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1285 of 1315	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	264 of 622	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.1	57 of 70	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	528 of 570	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	499 of 730	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1568 of 2098	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1737 of 2078	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1639 of 2041	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1903 of 2099	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	1409 of 1678	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1676 of 2045	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	2044 of 2407	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2200 of 2411	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	2205 of 2400	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	2083 of 2400	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1706 of 1961	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	2275 of 2358	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	2136 of 2340	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1688 of 2134	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1427 of 2110	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1380 of 2016	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1775 of 2031	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1445 of 1859	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1331 of 1941	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)58th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-11 vs state

Math32%-26 vs state

Science18%-27 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 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 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 197 John B Russwurm	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5960	224	24	9.5	94.2%	12 (5.4%)	124 (55.4%)	84 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	22.2	2013^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.7%		22.8	1977^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.1%	36						47.4	55.0	33.3				58.3	22.7	17.2				17.9		$48,388	$4,317	$44,071
Ps 133 Fred R Moore	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5936	225	26	8.7	93.8%	17 (7.6%)	111 (49.3%)	89 (39.6%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	49.3	1214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.3%		42.1	1380^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.6%	166						59.1	58.3	59.1				65.2	61.5	43.5				34.8		$56,554	$3,099	$53,455
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
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
Family Life Academy Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-5	370 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-6580	163	10	16.3	95.1%	2 (1.2%)	39 (23.9%)	122 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	1588^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.1%		27.5	1822^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.5%	234						34.3	63.2	46.0				41.2	66.7	35.1				32.4		$23,583	$2,561	$21,022
Ps 92 Mary McLeod Bethune	Public	PK, KG-5	222 W 134th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5915	165	18	9.1	95.2%	7 (4.2%)	73 (44.2%)	76 (46.1%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	57.6	1000^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%		36.2	1556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.4%	556						13.3	55.0	73.7				40.0	76.2	68.4				57.9		$54,839	$4,345	$50,495
Ps 30 Hernandez/Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	144-176 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-1825	218	20	10.7	98.6%	2 (0.9%)	89 (40.8%)	118 (54.1%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	41.1	1444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%		40.2	1442^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.0%	2						45.5	78.6	66.7				35.7	33.3	50.0				31.3		$51,712	$3,647	$48,065
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2	Public, Charter	K-4	144 E 128th St-3rd Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 442-6600	240			88.3%	2 (0.8%)	145 (60.4%)	78 (32.5%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	96	56^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.7%		98.1	16^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.3%	40						90.5	94.3					100.0	92.5							$20,314	$00	$20,314
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 197 John B Russwurm

What is the racial makeup of Ps 197 John B Russwurm?

Students at Ps 197 John B Russwurm are 55% African American, 38% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ps 197 John B Russwurm a good school?

Ps 197 John B Russwurm ranks in the bottom 17.7% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps 197 John B Russwurm in?

New York City Geographic District # 5

How many students attend Ps 197 John B Russwurm?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Ps 197 John B Russwurm.

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