Enrollment
144
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5·NCES 360008102663
PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN
244 W 144TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10030 · (212) 690-5954 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
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.
- C+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
8.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
144 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 7 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
27.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 194 COUNTEE CULLEN
PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN this school | 144 | 100.0% | 26.5% |
| LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAR ROCKAWAY | 157 | 96.2% | 22.3% |
| STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN NEW YORK | 140 | 95.0% | 32.5% |
| PS 399 STANLEY EUGENE CLARKE BROOKLYN | 157 | 100.0% | 23.5% |
| PS 67 CHARLES A DORSEY BROOKLYN | 163 | 96.3% | 26.7% |
| PS 256 BENJAMIN BANNEKER BROOKLYN | 178 | 94.9% | 25.2% |
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 194 COUNTEE CULLEN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #2,118 of 2,335 | #147 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #2,165 of 2,342 ▼ 28 | #142 of 151 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #2,167 of 2,343 ▼ 406 | #145 of 151 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #2,509 of 2,585 | #153 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 2,534 | #1 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.7% | #145 of 1,757 | #23 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
144
-19 (-12%) vs 2020
-50% since 2010-11, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 7.8:1
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 | 144 | 17 | 8.5:1 | 100% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 13 | 11.1:1 | 98% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 16 | 9.3:1 | 99% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | 21 | 7.8:1 | 98% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 21 | 11.0:1 | 97% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 96% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 27 | 10.7:1 | 97% (282) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN.
About PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN
PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN is a small elementary school located in NEW YORK, New York. The school's 144 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN is part of a district of 28 schools: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5, with 7,761 students.
Black students account for 56% of enrollment at PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN. The remaining students are 38% Hispanic and 2% White. Census figures show New York County is about 14% Black. By the diversity index, PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN comes in at 54%.
At PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN, 17 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.5:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. The average for public schools in New York County is 70%.
PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN is -11.7 points: 26.5% actual, 38.2% predicted.
Census estimates describe New York County this way: median household income is about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. The public schools of New York County number 358 and enroll about 152,104.
The closest other public school is HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMY NORTH CHARTER SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN is behind the 57.1% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
The NCES locale for PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 194 COUNTEE CULLENHow large is PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN?
PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN enrolls approximately 144 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN serve?
PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN is approximately 8.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN?
PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN reports a student body of 2% White, 38% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN public or private?
PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.