Local Elementary Schools Earn Top Grades from Parents, Students, and Staff
An analysis of data from the City’s Department of Education gauging parent, student, and teacher satisfaction with Lower Manhattan elementary schools documents broad approval across multiple categories. These results are derived from the 2022-2023 School Survey (which asked families and educators to rate their schools) and various statistical metrics (such as performance on State tests).
At the Battery Park City School (P.S./I.S 276, photo at right), 84 percent of students met State standards for English, and 89 percent met this benchmark for math. (For the City as a whole, the comparable metrics are 50 and 52 percent, respectively.) Across seven categories, the Battery Park City School was graded as “excellent” in four (Student Achievement, Rigorous Instruction, Collaborative Teachers, and Trust) and “good” in three (Supportive Environment, Effective School Leadership, and Strong Family-Community Ties).
At the Financial District’s P.S. 150, respondents graded the school “excellent” in all seven categories, while performance on State exams met with standards among 88 percent of students in English and 90 percent of students in math.
In the Seaport District, the Spruce Street School (P.S. 397, photo at left) was deemed “excellent” for Student Achievement, Rigorous Instruction, Collaborative Teachers, and Effective School Leadership, and “good” in the areas of Supportive Environment, Strong Family-Community Ties, and Trust. Students at Spruce collectively scored 84 percent and 80 percent on State English and math exams, respectively.
Also in the Seaport, the Peck Slip School (P.S. 343) was rated as “good” in Effective School Leadership and Trust, and “excellent” in all other categories. Peck Slip students’ exams performance met State criteria at the rate of 75 percent in English and 77 percent in math.
The Independence School (P.S. 234), in Tribeca, was graded by School Survey respondents as “excellent” in terms of Student Achievement, Rigorous Instruction, Collaborative Teachers, Supportive Environment, and Strong Family-Community Ties, while scoring “good” for “Effective School Leadership” and “Trust.” At P.S. 234, students were scored on State exams as meeting standards at the rate of 85 percent in English and 78 percent in math.
Battery Park City’s Liberty School (P.S. 89) was graded as “good” in Effective School Leadership, and as “excellent” in all other categories. Students at the Liberty School scored in line with State requirements at the rate of 83 percent in English and 90 percent in math.