Summary:
PS 2 is an elementary school located in Troy, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 278 students. The school is part of the Troy City School District, which is ranked 650 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, PS 2 has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 2122 out of 2445 schools and a 1-star rating.
PS 2 significantly underperforms compared to the Troy City School District and the state of New York in academic assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 10.81% (3rd grade) to 23.53% (4th grade), compared to the district's 30.17%-36.07% and the state's 42.6%-47.05%. In math, PS 2's proficiency rates were 29.73% (3rd grade) to 52.17% (5th grade), while the district and state scored higher. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with the school's rankings for African American, Hispanic, and special education students all in the bottom 20-30% of New York elementary schools. Additionally, PS 2 has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.22% to 92.83% over the past three years.
Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Troy City School District, such as PS 16, Carroll Hill School, and PS 18, generally outperform PS 2 in academic assessments, with proficiency rates that are 10-30 percentage points higher. This suggests that factors beyond just district-level resources may be contributing to the underperformance of PS 2. Despite consistent funding and resources, PS 2 has not shown meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past decade, indicating that the school may need to implement more comprehensive and targeted interventions to address the root causes of its underperformance.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Troy City School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
2122nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Students who attend Ps 2 usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 8.3
Number of students: 272
Racial breakdown:
African American:
45.2%
Hispanic:
25.4%
Two or more races:
15.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.1%
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