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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012302634
PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN
2-45 BEACH 79TH ST, ROCKAWAY BEACH, NY 11693 · (718) 634-9459 · Queens County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
393 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
38.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 29.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN
PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN this school | 414 | 94.9% | 28.8% |
| ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO | 402 | 98.8% | 20.3% |
| PS 156 WAVERLY BROOKLYN | 421 | 94.8% | 39.9% |
| PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN BRONX | 406 | 94.3% | 48.3% |
| HYDE LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL - BROOKLYN BROOKLYN | 401 | 93.0% | 39.8% |
| RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ROCHESTER | 500 | 90.6% | 38.6% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #2,053 of 2,335 | #209 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #2,075 of 2,342 ▼ 41 | #209 of 219 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,880 of 2,343 ▲ 157 | #203 of 220 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #1,284 of 2,585 | #177 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #453 of 2,338 | #22 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #844 of 2,388 | #116 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #200 of 2,534 | #12 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #567 of 1,757 | #77 of 167 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
414
-48 (-10%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 414 | 41.2 | 10.0:1 | 95% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 40.8 | 10.3:1 | 95% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 43.8 | 10.2:1 | 92% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 45 | 10.3:1 | 91% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 47 | 11.2:1 | 93% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 44 | 13.5:1 | 87% (515) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 90% (576) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN.
About PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN
Among the schools in ROCKAWAY BEACH, New York, is PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 414 students, covering pre-K through 8.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 has a total of 63 schools and 39,209 students, PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN among them.
The student body at PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN is 58% Black. The school is also 29% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% White, and 2% Native American. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 17%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN reports a ratio of 10.0 students per teacher, from 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Lunch program data show 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Queens County is 77%.
PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of New York public elementary schools.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.1%. PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN scores 28.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Queens County show that the median household earns about $86,136 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Queens County has 392 public schools with about 268,205 students, including PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN.
Measured in a straight line, PS/MS 42 R VERNAM is about 0.7 miles from PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN ranks 6th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 48 students, from 462 to 414.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,841 students
- MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROESMiddle · 1,610 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMYHigh · 1,184 students
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCHHigh · 1,180 students
Nearby schools
- PS/MS 42 R VERNAM0.7 mi · 627
- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IV0.9 mi · 189
- ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 287
- ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY0.9 mi · 232
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCH0.9 mi · 1,180
- GOLDIE MAPLE ACADEMY1.1 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREENWhat is the total enrollment at PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN?
PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN serve?
PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN have?
PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN?
At PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN, the student body is approximately 4% White, 29% Hispanic, 58% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN?
PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.