English Language Learners make up only 5 percent of the student body, but, for those who are struggling, there is extra help available after school, as well as early morning tutoring and a Saturday Academy. The school is overcrowded, due to so many families moving into the area specifically so they can attend.
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Their students are majority White and Asian, and only 25 percent qualify for Free Lunch. The #20 ranked school, PS 196 Grand Central Parkway, is another neighborhood school in Queens. Starting in November, teachers identify children in grades 3-5 who are struggling and invite them to attend special classes from 9 am to noon each Saturday. We try to have some in each grade who have a love of science, and a love of history.” A number of teachers majored in math in college-unusual among elementary school teachers.
“There is at least one teacher in every grade who really loves math. Each summer, the entire staff revises the curriculum after discussing what worked best and what needs improvement…. Every month the curriculum is revised based on the needs of the students. There is consistency from class to class and a logical progression from grade to grade. Rather than relying on textbooks, the staff has put together its own curriculum with a rich mix of carefully-thought-out units on topics such as poetry, the solar system, multiplication or the history of Mexico. The school has strong, stable leadership and gives teachers lots of time to plan their lessons together. So how does PS 172 do it? Inside Schools reports:
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They’re exactly the demographic that Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza have so little faith in achieving, that they need standards lowered for them in order to be competitive for top high schools.Īnd yet, these students are excelling! (Be careful, PS 172, the last time a school full of brown children beat NYC’s jewels in the crown gifted programs, the city took over their admissions, explaining how they’d be able to do a better job!). The majority of their students are Hispanic (76 percent), a fourth of whom don’t speak English at home. And then, what do you know, the schools take credit for their high test scores!īut what about schools that don’t screen for admissions? 2018’s #3, PS 172 The Beacon School for Excellence, is a neighborhood school in Brooklyn. If parents are willing to get their kids tutored for the entrance exams, they’re also likely to get them tutored for the state tests. (Special Music School screens for musical giftedness.) And if you’re a district G&T program, it helps to be a stand-alone school like Lower Lab, so your students’ test scores aren’t mixed in with General Ed.īecause two-thirds of kids who qualify for a Citywide G&T seat, and half of those who qualify for District G&T seats are shut out for lack of space, parents often get their children tutored for the exams. To start with, it helps if you screen for admission, like the citywide gifted schools – Anderson, NEST+M, TAG, 30th Street School and Brooklyn School of Inquiry – do. So, what can we learn from this list about how these schools manage to get all their students performing at or above grade level
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