PS 197 The Ocean School
825 Hicksville Rd Far Rockaway NY, 11691, Queens County Phone: 718-327-1083 Ranking:  (3,192 out of 3,424, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 525 | 502 | 513 | 540 | 513 | 474 | 479 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 51 | 9.7% | 18 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.3% | 18 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 87 | 16.6% | 82 | 16.3% | 90 | 17.5% | 77 | 14.3% | 65 | 12.7% | 67 | 14.1% | 50 | 10.4% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 15.2% | 94 | 18.7% | 94 | 18.3% | 68 | 12.6% | 78 | 15.2% | 54 | 11.4% | 70 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 14.1% | 77 | 15.3% | 77 | 15.0% | 87 | 16.1% | 60 | 11.7% | 64 | 13.5% | 45 | 9.4% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 15.0% | 84 | 16.7% | 92 | 17.9% | 63 | 11.7% | 68 | 13.3% | 48 | 10.1% | 52 | 10.9% |
| Grade 4: | 75 | 14.3% | 84 | 16.7% | 65 | 12.7% | 78 | 14.4% | 51 | 9.9% | 45 | 9.5% | 48 | 10.0% |
| Grade 5: | 77 | 14.7% | 60 | 12.0% | 71 | 13.8% | 77 | 14.3% | 44 | 8.6% | 51 | 10.8% | 49 | 10.2% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 78 | 15.2% | 83 | 17.5% | 71 | 14.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 310 | 59.0% | 288 | 57.4% | 274 | 53.4% | 290 | 53.7% | 265 | 51.7% | 247 | 52.1% | 233 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 215 | 41.0% | 214 | 42.6% | 239 | 46.6% | 250 | 46.3% | 240 | 46.8% | 219 | 46.2% | 242 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 15 | 2.9% | 17 | 3.1% | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 203 | 38.7% | 161 | 32.1% | 194 | 37.8% | 213 | 39.4% | 210 | 40.9% | 188 | 39.7% | 194 | 40.5% |
| Black: | 284 | 54.1% | 309 | 61.6% | 278 | 54.2% | 297 | 55.0% | 282 | 55.0% | 266 | 56.1% | 262 | 54.7% |
| White: | 25 | 4.8% | 18 | 3.6% | 16 | 3.1% | 8 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 402 | 76.6% | 444 | 88.4% | 491 | 95.7% | 524 | 97.0% | NA | NA | 453 | 95.6% | 422 | 88.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.9% | 30 | 6.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.4% | NA | NA | 8 | 1.7% | 19 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.94 | 13.57 | 13.50 | 12.18 | 12.21 | 11.60 | 10.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 70% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 62% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 66% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 73% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 51% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 53% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 54% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 29.1% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 82% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 86% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 90% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 93% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 58% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 56% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 60% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5% | 31.7% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 65% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 59% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 49% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 55% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 55% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.6% | 27.3% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 78% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 80% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 84% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 89% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 62% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 68% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 67% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 36.6% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 79% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | 89% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 62% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 63% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 73% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 78% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 50% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 55% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 58% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.6% | 29.6% | 30.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 71% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 80% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 85% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 89% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 64% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 68% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 70% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 28.9% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 72% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 68% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 82% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 84% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 85% | 86% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 52% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 56% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 58% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 79% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 47% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 47% | 56% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 74% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 83% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 59% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 63% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 197 The Ocean School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.