Ps 156 Waverly

104 Sutter Avenue

School District

New York City Geographic District #23
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:9
Type

public

School Map for New York City Geographic District #23

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on June 21, 2021

There are huge achievement gaps at this school. The school goal sets for small incremental gains as opposed to taking an aggressive approach to move all students to proficiency levels. It is concerning as this is a Title 1 school and I don’t believe that all of the resources are being made available to provide change. Parents aren’t expected to be part of the the culture of the school. If you’re looking to have bake sales and provide photo opportunities and not provide any real input, then this school is for you. Some teachers are not engaging. Pre pandemic, I did witness teachers yelling at their students. Perhaps they believe that this is the way to instruct students, but from the test scores, it does not work. Students perform well from K-2. Data on grades and proficiency looks a bit murky in grades 3-5. This has been an issue pre pandemic and the solution is to set goals to move up the number of students that are a t proficiency up a few points. Using this strategy, children won’t be at 50% proficiency for years to come. If you’re looking for real academic achievement for your child and a real partnership between parents and school, then this may not be the right fit or culture for you and your family.
Submitted by parent on June 23, 2018

I love this school. My son started for Kindergarten and is now in the 3rd grade. Because of what he learned here, he was recruited to a G&T school. We actually hated the G&T and was grateful that this school took him back. Re-registered him on one day and he was back the next. They also assisted with uniform when he returned.
Submitted by parent on November 07, 2012

This school has great teachers, and it is beautiful inside, but I wish they had more afterschool activities or sport for the students.
Submitted by student on November 16, 2008

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