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Enrollment
767
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1·NCES 360007603508
PS 184 SHUANG WEN
327 CHERRY ST-2ND FL, NEW YORK, NY 10002 · (212) 602-9700 · New York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of New York public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
15.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
433 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 50 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 11% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (84).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
84.9%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
94.2%
NY avg 57.4% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.9% | 94.2% |
| 2023-24 | 84.4% | 95.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
87.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 34 points, placing it in New York's top 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 184 SHUANG WEN
PS 184 SHUANG WEN's state test result (87.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 184 SHUANG WEN this school | 767 | 56.5% | 87.8% |
| PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE BELLEROSE | 596 | 63.9% | 71.9% |
| PS 32 STATE STREET FLUSHING | 815 | 65.4% | 67.9% |
| JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE) FLORAL PARK | 659 | 50.7% | 75.5% |
| PS 46 ALLEY POND BAYSIDE | 520 | 54.2% | 71.3% |
| PS 376 FLUSHING | 546 | 59.7% | 82.3% |
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 184 SHUANG WEN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #63 of 2,335 | #19 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.2% | #72 of 2,342 ▼ 12 | #19 of 151 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #151 of 2,343 ▼ 92 | #37 of 151 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #184 of 2,585 | #7 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,082 of 2,338 | #103 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #821 of 2,388 | #60 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #1,229 of 2,534 | #112 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #223 of 606 | #13 of 28 |
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
767
+52 (+7%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 767 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 56% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 58% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 60% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 54 | 13.2:1 | 68% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 51 | 13.4:1 | 68% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 70% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 74% (504) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 184 SHUANG WEN.
About PS 184 SHUANG WEN
PS 184 SHUANG WEN is a public elementary school in NEW YORK, New York. Federal data show 767 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in New York average about 443 students, which makes this school 73% bigger than average.
PS 184 SHUANG WEN is one of 26 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1, which enrolls 9,363 students in total.
The largest group at PS 184 SHUANG WEN is Asian students, at 61%. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 10% White, 10% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in New York County, the Asian share is about 12%. The diversity index for PS 184 SHUANG WEN is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 50 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is lower. Of all students at PS 184 SHUANG WEN, 56% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in New York County.
PS 184 SHUANG WEN earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 97% of New York public elementary schools.
PS 184 SHUANG WEN posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 87.8%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New York are predicted to post 54.2%, so the school is 33.5 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
For the population of New York County, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across New York County, 358 public schools serve about 152,104 students.
Among nearby public schools, UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. PS 184 SHUANG WEN is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, PS 184 SHUANG WEN ranks 1st on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 715 to 767. By 2024-25, the school had 15.3 students per teacher, compared with 13.2 in 2020-21.
People who know PS 184 SHUANG WEN can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 184 SHUANG WENHow many students attend PS 184 SHUANG WEN?
PS 184 SHUANG WEN enrolls approximately 767 students in grades PK-08.
Is PS 184 SHUANG WEN an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 184 SHUANG WEN is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does PS 184 SHUANG WEN have?
PS 184 SHUANG WEN employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 184 SHUANG WEN?
Student demographics at PS 184 SHUANG WEN are roughly 10% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 61% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is PS 184 SHUANG WEN public or private?
PS 184 SHUANG WEN is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.