Is Ps 188 Michael E Berdy a good school?

Ps 188 Michael E Berdy ranks in the bottom 20.7% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 188 Michael E Berdy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 247 students attended Ps 188 Michael E Berdy.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 188 Michael E Berdy?

Students at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy are 53% African American, 31% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

Summary:

PS 188 Michael E Berdy is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with 256 students. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #21, which is ranked 537 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1939 out of 2445 schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

PS 188 Michael E Berdy consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on New York State Assessments, with only 10-37% of students scoring proficient or better across grade levels in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, who rank in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools. Despite the school's high poverty rate, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its relatively low student-teacher ratio, PS 188's academic performance has not shown any significant improvement over the past decade.

When comparing PS 188 to other nearby elementary schools in the same district, the performance gap is quite stark. For example, PS 101 Verrazano and PS 100 Coney Island School, both within a 1.5-mile radius, consistently outperform PS 188 on state assessments by 20-50 percentage points. These findings suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges related to socioeconomic factors, resource allocation, and instructional practices, which need to be addressed to drive meaningful improvements in student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

3314 Neptune Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224-1539

(718) 265-7580

District: New York City Geographic District #21

SchoolDigger Rank:
1939^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $29,510

Student/teacher ratio: 8.0

Number of students: 247

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.0%

Hispanic:

31.2%

White:

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 188 Michael E Berdy ranks worse than 79.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 19^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #21. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.06. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Ps 188 Michael E Berdy has the smallest elementary school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #21. Racial makeup is: African American (53%), Hispanic (31.2%), White (8.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy is 8, which is the 2^nd best among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #21. (See more...)

Compare Ps 188 Michael E Berdy employs 30.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy is $29,510, which is the 2^nd highest among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #21.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 188 Michael E Berdy:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 188 Michael E Berdy 1939^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 188 Michael E Berdy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #21:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #21 537^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

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Rank History for all students at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	22.01	1854^th	2206	16.0%
2007	24.24	1793^rd	2219	19.2%
2008	36.36	1651^st	2227	25.9%
2009	42.09	1588^th	2257	29.6%
2010	24.86	1851^st	2263	18.2%
2011	41.49	1491^st	2286	34.8%
2012	24.09	1882^nd	2320	18.9%
2013	26.15	1821^st	2325	21.7%
2014	24.78	1862^nd	2345	20.6%
2015	27.76	1757^th	2352	25.3%
2016	30.18	1727^th	2366	27.0%
2017	34.14	1607^th	2386	32.6%
2018	23.56	1947^th	2395	18.7%
2019	9.86	2291^st	2413	5.1%
2021	6.26	2121^st	2201	3.6%
2022	8.29	2351^st	2434	3.4%
2023	12.85	2247^th	2439	7.9%
2024	24.06	1939^th	2445	20.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	41.48	534^th	1027	48.0%
2023	29.31	794^th	1001	20.7%
2024	82.30	66^th	1066	93.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.69	1220^th	1941	37.1%
2019	27.85	1451^st	1859	21.9%
2022	16.60	2010^th	2031	1.0%
2023	22.71	1760^th	2016	12.7%
2024	36.96	1257^th	2110	40.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.62	1547^th	2045	24.4%
2019	16.23	1887^th	2032	7.1%
2022	12.98	2006^th	2099	4.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	48.15	337^th	730	53.8%
2019	12.45	558^th	570	2.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.18	1912^th	2338	18.2%
2019	15.45	2119^th	2357	10.1%
2021	10.02	1844^th	1955	5.7%
2022	8.57	2332^nd	2401	2.9%
2023	12.73	2237^th	2403	6.9%
2024	25.84	1874^th	2413	22.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.15	1919^th	2340	18.0%
2019	7.79	2299^th	2358	2.5%
2021	4.66	1927^th	1961	1.7%
2022	10.39	2290^th	2400	4.6%
2023	16.57	2129^th	2400	11.3%
2024	26.29	1867^th	2411	22.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.73	728^th	948	23.2%
2019	15.82	834^th	891	6.4%
2021	11.51	412^th	427	3.5%
2022	15.04	881^st	936	5.9%
2023	21.22	710^th	857	17.2%
2024	31.16	645^th	927	30.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.31	902^nd	1392	35.2%
2019	17.57	1201^st	1315	8.7%
2022	19.28	1355^th	1503	9.8%
2023	14.77	1332^nd	1429	6.8%
2024	24.67	1254^th	1531	18.1%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	165	543	32	239	2	n/a	n/a	981
1990	182	496	39	236	0	n/a	n/a	953
1991	189	510	53	250	2	n/a	n/a	1004
1992	202	539	50	227	1	n/a	n/a	1019
1993	215	535	48	246	3	n/a	n/a	1047
1994	214	524	48	239	4	n/a	n/a	1029
1995	175	554	53	221	6	n/a	n/a	1009
1996	175	554	53	221	6	n/a	n/a	1009
1997	150	537	60	230	6	n/a	n/a	983
1998	120	516	56	225	8	n/a	n/a	925
1999	99	523	67	226	3	n/a	n/a	918
2000	100	500	71	226	4	n/a	n/a	901
2001	101	448	77	207	4	n/a	n/a	837
2002	115	431	82	172	4	n/a	n/a	804
2003	115	431	82	172	4	n/a	n/a	804
2004	125	436	76	165	2	n/a	n/a	804
2005	109	398	81	174	3	n/a	n/a	765
2006	98	370	69	161	2	n/a	n/a	700
2007	96	344	72	165	2	n/a	n/a	679
2008	77	321	61	195	4	n/a	n/a	658
2009	66	286	52	183	2	n/a	n/a	589
2010	66	262	55	168	2	n/a	n/a	553
2011	73	284	48	197	2	0	0	604
2012	59	265	40	207	2	0	0	573
2013	68	270	38	173	0	0	3	552
2014	43	284	33	178	0	0	4	542
2015	39	249	23	170	1	0	5	487
2016	49	257	17	178	1	0	6	508
2017	40	237	20	174	1	0	11	483
2018	33	219	25	153	1	0	7	438
2019	30	190	17	136	6	0	8	387
2020	20	170	16	133	4	0	6	349
2021	18	163	14	99	6	0	6	306
2022	13	147	9	80	3	0	6	258
2023	17	138	11	79	3	1	7	256
2024	20	131	10	77	3	0	6	247

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	981	49.9	19.6	n/a
1990	953	50.9	18.7	n/a
1991	1004	54.9	18.2	n/a
1992	1019	53.9	18.9	n/a
1993	1047	55.0	19.0	n/a
1994	1029	56.0	18.4	n/a
1995	1009	56.0	18.0	n/a
1996	1009	56.0	18.0	n/a
1997	983	55.0	17.9	84.4
1998	925	53.0	17.5	70.8
1999	918	62.1	14.8	82.2
2000	901	59.3	15.2	90.1
2001	837	58.1	14.4	89.8
2002	804	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	804	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	804	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	765	54.6	14.0	0
2006	700	52.0	13.5	88.1
2007	679	54.0	12.6	90.7
2008	658	51.0	12.9	86.9
2009	589	54.5	10.8	86.8
2010	553	47.5	11.6	n/a
2011	604	44.0	13.7	87.4
2012	573	45.0	12.7	86.7
2013	552	41.5	13.3	93.3
2014	542	37.1	14.5	93.5
2015	487	41.0	11.8	81.7
2016	508	37.0	13.7	78
2017	483	34.4	14.0	79.3
2018	438	28.0	15.6	90.2
2019	387	29.0	13.3	88.1
2020	349	28.9	12.0	91.1
2021	306	29.0	10.5	92.8
2022	258	27.0	9.5	91.1
2023	256	30.2	8.4	91.8
2024	247	30.5	8.0	94.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 188 Michael E Berdy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	981	49.9	19.6	n/a
1990	953	50.9	18.7	n/a
1991	1004	54.9	18.2	n/a
1992	1019	53.9	18.9	n/a
1993	1047	55.0	19.0	n/a
1994	1029	56.0	18.4	n/a
1995	1009	56.0	18.0	n/a
1996	1009	56.0	18.0	n/a
1997	983	55.0	17.9	84.4
1998	925	53.0	17.5	70.8
1999	918	62.1	14.8	82.2
2000	901	59.3	15.2	90.1
2001	837	58.1	14.4	89.8
2002	804	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	804	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	804	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	765	54.6	14.0	0
2006	700	52.0	13.5	88.1
2007	679	54.0	12.6	90.7
2008	658	51.0	12.9	86.9
2009	589	54.5	10.8	86.8
2010	553	47.5	11.6	n/a
2011	604	44.0	13.7	87.4
2012	573	45.0	12.7	86.7
2013	552	41.5	13.3	93.3
2014	542	37.1	14.5	93.5
2015	487	41.0	11.8	81.7
2016	508	37.0	13.7	78
2017	483	34.4	14.0	79.3
2018	438	28.0	15.6	90.2
2019	387	29.0	13.3	88.1
2020	349	28.9	12.0	91.1
2021	306	29.0	10.5	92.8
2022	258	27.0	9.5	91.1
2023	256	30.2	8.4	91.8
2024	247	30.5	8.0	94.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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