PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK

PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK, an intimate K-5 school in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, works with 288 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 runs 45 schools in total, collectively educating 17,415 students. PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK lists that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 10% Black, 3% White. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 90% of students at PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.9%.

Around the school, census data for New York County shows median household earnings sit near $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

The closest other public school is INWOOD ACADEMY FOR LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK has fell 38%, going from 461 students in 2018 to 288 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 2% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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