P.S. 178 Dr Selman Waksman serves 437 learners in grades Kindergarten-5.

P.S. 178 Dr Selman Waksman placed in the lower 50% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 22% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 30% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the New York state average of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 96% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Latino and African-American).

School Overview: P.S. 178 Dr Selman Waksman’s learner population of 437 learners has decreased by 12% over five school years.

The teacher population of 35 teachers has decreased by 5% over five school years.

School Comparison: P.S. 178 Dr Selman Waksman is ranked within the lower 50% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of P.S. 178 Dr Selman Waksman is 0.55, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.71. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to P.S. 178 Dr Selman Waksman is P.S. 176 (0.0 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is I.S. 181 Pablo Casals (0.0 miles away)