Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1·NCES 360007604869
PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)
442 E HOUSTON ST, NEW YORK, NY 10002 · (212) 677-5710 · New York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
8.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
323 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 59% smaller than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
47%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
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
98.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +22.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 98 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 23 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 98.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 75.2% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)
PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) this school | 332 | 97.3% | 57.8% |
| PS 57 CRESCENT BRONX | 331 | 96.1% | 23.1% |
| GRANT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 353 | 96.9% | 33.6% |
| PS 108 ASSEMBLYMAN ANGELO DEL TORO EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX NEW YORK | 367 | 96.2% | 30.8% |
| PS 146 ANN M SHORT NEW YORK | 305 | 96.7% | 32.1% |
| PS 59 COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY (THE) BRONX | 352 | 98.3% | 19.5% |
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 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #851 of 2,335 | #68 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #31 of 2,342 ▲ 382 | #10 of 151 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,280 of 2,343 ▲ 80 | #96 of 151 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #1,786 of 2,585 | #92 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #141 of 2,338 | #16 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #1,356 of 2,388 | #93 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #75 of 2,534 | #13 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #515 of 1,757 | #68 of 114 |
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
332
-36 (-10%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 332 | 38 | 8.7:1 | 97% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 97% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 35 | 9.6:1 | 96% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 96% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 37 | 11.6:1 | 92% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 86% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 90% (360) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE).
About PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)
PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in NEW YORK, New York. The school enrolls 332 students, from pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 25% smaller than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 has a total of 26 schools and 9,363 students, PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) among them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE), at 68%. Other students are 25% Black. That is higher than the 24% Hispanic share among all New York County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 38 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.7:1. This ratio sits 4.1 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Roughly 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in New York County is 70%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) is 39.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.8%.
Across New York County, the median household income is $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New York County is home to 358 public schools and about 152,104 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 57.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 332 students in 2024-25, 36 fewer than the 368 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.9:1 to 8.7:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
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Nearby schools
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,620
- BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE0.1 mi · 569
- PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE0.2 mi · 159
- PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS0.3 mi · 334
- PS 110 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE0.3 mi · 227
- PS 142 AMALIA CASTRO0.4 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)How large is PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)?
PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) serve?
PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE).
What is the student diversity at PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)?
Student demographics at PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) are roughly 2% White, 68% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) in?
PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1.
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