P.S. 188 The Island School

442 EAST HOUSTON STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10002 · Manhattan · K-8

DBN: 01M188

K-8

Unzoned

SchoolDigger Elementary: 1238 (of 2445)

SchoolDigger Middle: 573 (of 1500)

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 89.1%

58.1% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

48.2%(citywide avg: 40.5%)

ELA avg. rating

2.85 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.71 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

67.6%(citywide avg: 43.3%)

Math avg. rating

3.23 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.76 / 4.5)

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

75%

Grade 3 Math

78.1%

Grade 4 ELA

67.7%

Grade 4 Math

71%

Grade 5 ELA

26.2%

Grade 5 Math

23.8%

Grade 6 ELA

24.4%

Grade 6 Math

65.8%

Grade 7 ELA

73.5%

Grade 7 Math

95.8%

Grade 8 ELA

32.7%

Grade 8 Math

70%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

32.3%(citywide avg: 26.5%)

English Language Learners -- Math

67.2%(citywide avg: 44.8%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

39.6%

Students with disabilities -- Math

60.7%

Black students -- ELA

52.3%(citywide avg: 44.2%)

Black students -- Math

71.9%(citywide avg: 42.6%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

46.7%(citywide avg: 39.4%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

65.4%(citywide avg: 45.4%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

390 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 95%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

4.1%

Black

31.8%

Hispanic or Latino

59.7%

White

2.1%

Multiracial

1.3%

Native American

Other groups

Students with disabilities

33.3%

English Language Learners

10.5%

Living in poverty

95%

Female

41.3%

Male

58.7%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Kindergarten admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Non-Zoned

25 seats

Not all seats filled last year

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch, living in temporary or public housing, or English Language Learners received offers last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

2. Students who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

There were no applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch, living in temporary or public housing, or English Language Learners last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

3. Students who live in the district who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

Not enough data

4. Students who live outside District 1, who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

Not enough data

5. Other students who live in the district.

Not enough data

6. Other students who live outside the district.

Not enough data

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

D75 Special Education Inclusive Services

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Open to students currently in or recommended for District 75 Special Education Inclusive Services.

No applicants

There were no applicants in this group.