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Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

2040^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 98 Shorac Kappock is an elementary school located in New York, NY, serving grades PK-5 with 286 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #6, which is ranked 642 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 98 Shorac Kappock has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 1,453 and 2,270 out of around 2,400 schools. The school consistently underperforms the New York City District #6 and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.27% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 46.79% in the district and 54.15% statewide. Math proficiency is also low, with only 26.09% of 3rd graders, 42.5% of 4th graders, and 40% of 5th graders meeting proficiency standards in 2024-2025.

Despite the relatively high spending per student at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock, ranging from $25,917 in 2020-2021 to $42,187 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages. Nearby schools, such as Ps 5 Ellen Lurie and Washington Heights Academy, as well as charter schools in the area, such as Brilla Caritas, Brilla Pax, Amber Charter School Inwood, and Zeta Charter School - Inwood, generally outperform Ps 98 Shorac Kappock in academic achievement.

288

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,083

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

512 W 212th St
New York, NY 10034

(212) 927-7870

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

Students who attend Ps 98 Shorac Kappock usually attend:

Middle:

Harold O Levy School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.1%

African American:

9.7%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

2,040^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 25Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6

642^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 6 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	21.5	2040 of 2445	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2029 of 2445	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1453 of 2439	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1944 of 2434	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1916 of 2413	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	2100 of 2395	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	2270 of 2386	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	2204 of 2366	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	2094 of 2352	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	1965 of 2345	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	1830 of 2325	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	2090 of 2320	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	2156 of 2286	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.3	2151 of 2263	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	2178 of 2257	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	2089 of 2227	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.4	2013 of 2219	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	1754 of 2206	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	739 of 1117	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	651 of 1066	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	747 of 1001	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	489 of 1027	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	629 of 860	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	805 of 938	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1929 of 2409	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1854 of 2413	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	1333 of 2403	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1827 of 2401	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1653 of 2357	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1834 of 2338	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	815 of 1503	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	784 of 1315	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1121 of 1392	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	506 of 792	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	581 of 766	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	411 of 637	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	356 of 622	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	508 of 570	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	488 of 730	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	40.8	1193 of 2099	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	1295 of 2032	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1779 of 2045	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	2062 of 2407	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	2116 of 2411	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1640 of 2400	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	2064 of 2400	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	2016 of 2358	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	2161 of 2340	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	1014 of 2134	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	1558 of 2110	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.2	508 of 2031	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	31.8	1267 of 1859	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1798 of 1941	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2022)46th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)43rd percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-16 vs state

Math38%-20 vs state

Science23%-22 vs state

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

The school is welcoming and the teachers communicate with me about my son. He is happy there and we are looking forward to my daughter starting pre-k there next year. Close Quote

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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 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 98 Shorac Kappock	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	512 W 212th St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 927-7870	288	22	13.0	90.3%	8 (2.8%)	28 (9.7%)	248 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	21.5	2040^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.6%		21.2	2029^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.0%	11		27.3	31.6	56.7				26.1	42.5	40.0				22.9		$41,083	$3,697	$37,386
Amber Charter School Inwood	Public, Charter	K-4	532 W 215th St	New York	10034	New York County	Amber Charter School Inwood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 964-2452	179	12	14.9	84.4%	6 (3.4%)	30 (16.8%)	140 (78.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	40.4	1457^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.4%					(n/a)		42.1	57.1					53.9	51.4							$47,800	$675	$47,125
Washington Heights Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	202 Sherman Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 304-3320	463	31	14.7	90.7%	11 (2.4%)	12 (2.6%)	434 (93.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	84.1	332^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.4%		88.6	236^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.3%	96	100.0	75.9	75.9	80.6	68.0	83.3	66.7	73.3	76.9	85.7	92.0	100.0	74.2	53.9	33.3	$32,796	$2,994	$29,802
Amistad Dual Language School	Public	K-8	4862 Broadway	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 544-8021	391	42	9.3	82.1%	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	375 (95.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	68.6	725^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.3%		58.4	939^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.6%	214	59.1	67.5	64.7	78.1	48.7	53.9	54.3	60.5	73.5	91.4	56.8	75.0		48.6	61.9	$36,077	$2,953	$33,124
Muscota	Public	K-5	4862 Broadway	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	No	(212) 544-0614	290	21	14.0	34.5%	131 (45.2%)	10 (3.4%)	116 (40.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.0%)	86.7	263^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.4	262^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.3%	1		85.7	68.4	90.9				81.0	73.7	77.3				76.2		$31,937	$1,982	$29,955
Zeta Charter School - Inwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	401 W 218th St	New York	10034	New York County	Zeta Charter School - Inwood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 447-5281	824			80.9%	15 (1.8%)	121 (14.7%)	672 (81.6%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	96.4	41^st of 2445 public elementary schools	98.3%		93.9	119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.1%	78		95.6	86.9	93.8	91.9	94.8		94.7	92.6	91.8	98.8	100.0		86.6		$21,536	$2,552	$18,984
Ps 18 Park Terrace	Public	K-8	3761 10th Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(917) 521-2220	179	23	7.7	98.3%	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.0%)	166 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	20	2078^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.0%		20	2059^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.8%	19	43.5	50.0	11.8	40.0	27.8	25.0	46.9	30.0	11.1	36.0	45.0	40.7	15.4	30.8	25.0	$51,552	$4,116	$47,436
Paula Hedbavny School	Public	K-8	3761 10th Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 521-2060	258	30	8.4	77.9%	28 (10.9%)	16 (6.2%)	211 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	35.2	1615^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.9%		37.7	1516^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.0%	99	72.7	47.1	41.7	53.3	34.6	55.3	81.1	29.4	41.7	51.6	50.0	63.4	71.4	40.0	78.4	$44,639	$2,986	$41,653
Ps 5 Ellen Lurie	Public	PK, KG-5	3703 10th Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 567-8109	425	37	11.5	95.1%	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.4%)	375 (88.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	18.6	2119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.8	2154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%	35		25.5	28.9	37.3				39.6	41.4	44.3				24.6		$42,592	$3,526	$39,066
Brilla Caritas Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	2336 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	Brilla Caritas Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	417	7	59.5	88.7%	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.3%)	357 (85.6%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	54.8	1057^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.8%					(n/a)		54.0	57.3					67.4	57.1							$25,319	$900	$24,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 98 Shorac Kappock

What is the racial makeup of Ps 98 Shorac Kappock?

Students at Ps 98 Shorac Kappock are 86% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 98 Shorac Kappock attend?

Students who attend Ps 98 Shorac Kappock usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harold O Levy School

What district is Ps 98 Shorac Kappock in?

New York City Geographic District # 6

Is Ps 98 Shorac Kappock a good school?

Ps 98 Shorac Kappock ranks in the bottom 16.6% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 98 Shorac Kappock?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Ps 98 Shorac Kappock.

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