Ps/Is 208 School in Bellerose NY

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Compare Details Ps/Is 208 ranks better than 56.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 11^th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #29. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.17. (See more...)

Compare Details Ps/Is 208 ranks better than 61.8% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.62. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (71.4%), Hispanic (14%), Asian (7.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #29. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps/Is 208 is 12.7, which is the 14^th best among 26 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #29. (See more...)

Compare Ps/Is 208 employs 57 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps/Is 208 is $14,809. 21 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #29 spend more per student.

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Ps/Is 208:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps/Is 208 950^th of 2201 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps/Is 208 in the ranking list.)

SchoolDigger ranks Ps/Is 208 474^th of 1242 New York public middle schools. (See Ps/Is 208 in the ranking list.)

New York City Geographic District #29:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #29 405^th of 720 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	70.08	739^th	2206	66.5%
2007	72.71	636^th	2219	71.3%
2008	70.34	719^th	2227	67.7%
2009	72.04	628^th	2257	72.2%
2010	61.42	978^th	2263	56.8%
2011	70.28	686^th	2286	70.0%
2012	68.51	758^th	2320	67.3%
2013	63.19	770^th	2325	66.9%
2014	73.51	558^th	2345	76.2%
2015	70.73	635^th	2352	73.0%
2016	70.67	636^th	2366	73.1%
2017	64.44	811^th	2386	66.0%
2018	59.80	955^th	2395	60.1%
2019	68.29	701^st	2413	70.9%
2021	55.17	950^th	2201	56.8%

Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Ps/Is 208

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	65.19	426^th	1095	61.1%
2007	73.27	317^th	1123	71.8%
2008	69.75	413^th	1185	65.1%
2009	76.91	252^nd	1224	79.4%
2010	63.68	528^th	1243	57.5%
2011	70.64	405^th	1295	68.7%
2012	68.05	452^nd	1337	66.2%
2013	62.17	451^st	1373	67.2%
2014	74.25	267^th	1401	80.9%
2015	77.63	233^rd	1407	83.4%
2016	76.04	256^th	1429	82.1%
2017	69.39	370^th	1455	74.6%
2018	61.72	489^th	1438	66.0%
2019	76.59	280^th	1439	80.5%
2021	55.62	474^th	1242	61.8%

Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 9, 2018

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by a parent
Sunday, November 30, 2014

I have two children enrolled at PS IS 208 (kindergarten and second grade). I am thrilled with their teachers' innovative way of implementing common core while ensuring that the students are not missing out on needed concepts. The teachers are wonderful at communicating with parents and willing to help the students. I also feel that this is an extremely safe environment with security guards present and school implementing various drills to promote student safety. In addition, the PTA deligently works to raise funds for additional activities and the parent coordinator is actively involved in communicating with parents. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps/Is 208

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2004	15	523	76	66	4	n/a	n/a	684
2005	17	589	94	75	4	n/a	n/a	779
2006	17	595	89	75	4	n/a	n/a	780
2007	19	567	76	63	3	n/a	n/a	728
2008	19	555	85	65	1	n/a	n/a	725
2009	21	568	75	70	0	n/a	n/a	734
2010	20	570	73	70	0	n/a	n/a	733
2011	20	569	73	72	0	0	0	734
2012	18	564	66	70	1	1	0	720
2013	15	565	68	75	2	1	8	734
2014	11	567	65	82	3	0	8	736
2015	9	535	60	81	3	0	12	700
2016	8	548	67	91	8	0	11	733
2017	6	552	64	90	9	2	14	737
2018	8	524	55	92	14	2	11	706
2019	8	520	56	98	14	2	14	712
2020	10	539	57	103	20	3	16	748
2021	11	520	56	102	18	4	17	728

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps/Is 208

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	684	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	779	n/a	n/a	0
2006	780	42.0	18.6	60
2007	728	46.0	15.8	62.1
2008	725	48.0	15.1	59.6
2009	734	47.0	15.6	52.3
2010	733	47.0	15.6	n/a
2011	734	47.1	15.5	55.2
2012	720	46.9	15.3	56.3
2013	734	42.9	17.0	58.3
2014	736	45.9	16.0	56.9
2015	700	48.0	14.5	61
2016	733	51.0	14.3	52.3
2017	737	49.7	14.8	54
2018	706	49.9	14.1	46.9
2019	712	46.0	15.4	41.4
2020	748	53.0	14.1	41.2
2021	728	57.0	12.7	53.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Student/Teacher Ratio Ps/Is 208

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	684	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	779	n/a	n/a	0
2006	780	42.0	18.6	60
2007	728	46.0	15.8	62.1
2008	725	48.0	15.1	59.6
2009	734	47.0	15.6	52.3
2010	733	47.0	15.6	n/a
2011	734	47.1	15.5	55.2
2012	720	46.9	15.3	56.3
2013	734	42.9	17.0	58.3
2014	736	45.9	16.0	56.9
2015	700	48.0	14.5	61
2016	733	51.0	14.3	52.3
2017	737	49.7	14.8	54
2018	706	49.9	14.1	46.9
2019	712	46.0	15.4	41.4
2020	748	53.0	14.1	41.2
2021	728	57.0	12.7	53.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

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Year	Completely Immunized
2015	99.3%

Data source: New York State Department of Health

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps/Is 208

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$220 (1.6%)	$13,235 (98.4%)	$13,454
2020	$191 (1.5%)	$12,820 (98.5%)	$13,011
2021	$337 (2.3%)	$14,472 (97.7%)	$14,809

Data source: New York Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps/Is 208

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 701^st of 2413 Elementary schools	Ranks 950^th of 2201 Elementary schools	14.1%
Ranks 280^th of 1439 Middle schools	Ranks 474^th of 1242 Middle schools	18.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps/Is 208)	80	74.1	5.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #29)	51	61.4	10.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)	52	60.4	8.4%
3rd Grade Math (Ps/Is 208)	79	33.3	45.7%
3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #29)	45	53	8%
3rd Grade Math (New York)	54	52.9	1.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps/Is 208)	71	82.4	11.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #29)	49	66.2	17.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)	48	61.8	13.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps/Is 208)	47	58.8	11.8%
4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #29)	39	44.4	5.4%
4th Grade Math (New York)	50	47.3	2.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps/Is 208)	36	50	14%
5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #29)	35	48.6	13.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)	38	47.1	9.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps/Is 208)	40	44.4	4.4%
5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #29)	37	33	4%
5th Grade Math (New York)	46	42.2	3.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Ps/Is 208)	61	60	1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #29)	36	56.9	20.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts (New York)	47	62.3	15.3%
6th Grade Math (Ps/Is 208)	56	31	25%
6th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #29)	26	21	5%
6th Grade Math (New York)	47	39	8%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ps/Is 208)	47	48.3	1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #29)	32	43	11%
7th Grade English Language Arts (New York)	40	48.5	8.5%
7th Grade Math (Ps/Is 208)	49	29.2	19.8%
7th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #29)	25	22.9	2.1%
7th Grade Math (New York)	44	40.1	3.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ps/Is 208)	70	92.3	22.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #29)	41	50.3	9.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (New York)	48	58.9	10.9%
8th Grade Math (Ps/Is 208)	66	70	4%
8th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #29)	26	19.3	6.7%
8th Grade Math (New York)	33	19.9	13.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	712	728	2.2%
African American	520	520
American Indian	14	18	28.6%
Asian	56	56
Hispanic	98	102	4.1%
Pacific Islander	2	4	100%
Two or More Races	14	17	21.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	41.4%	53.2%	11.7%

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