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P.S. 181 Brooklyn

1023 NEW YORK AVENUE

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NYC DOE directory description
From the NYC Open Data school directory (NYC OD 2021 MS Directory (f6s7-vytj)).
Our mission is to effectively prepare students for the 21st century and align their academic experience with real-world demands. Through educational experiences, students can become lifelong learners and obtain the skills for college and career readiness. All stakeholders of the John Steptoe School are dedicated to achieving high standards of academic excellence for our students. To obtain this goal, we promote excellence through high standards of teaching, positive academic behavior, and social and emotional support. To further assist in this endeavor, we provide our students with a safe, supportive, and highly structured learning environment.
Comparison group
40 peer schools — same grade band, similar student-population mix (2024-25, source: DERIVED)
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Climate

MetricYearValuevs. peersvs. citywideSource
Chronic absenteeism rate2024-2532.3%NYCDOE — Attendance / Chronic Absenteeism
Bullying (teacher-reported)composite2023-2462.0%NYC School Survey (teacher)
Parent satisfactioncomposite2023-2490.0%NYC School Survey (family)
Student-reported respect among studentscomposite2023-2429.0%NYC School Survey (student)
Student-reported safetycomposite2023-2467.8%NYC School Survey (student)
Teachers would recommend schoolcomposite2023-2479.0%NYC School Survey (teacher)
Teacher-reported student safetycomposite2023-2493.5%NYC School Survey (teacher)
Teacher trustcomposite2023-2478.5%NYC School Survey (teacher)

Performance

MetricYearValuevs. peersvs. citywideSource
Elementary academic compositecomposite2024-2537.9%nyc-edu-data (derived)
Middle school academic compositecomposite2024-2541.5%nyc-edu-data (derived)
Teacher voice compositecomposite2023-2478.8%nyc-edu-data (derived)
ELA mean scale score (all tested grades)2024-25439.6NYCDOE — Test Results
ELA proficiency (all tested grades)2024-2533.5%NYCDOE — Test Results
3rd grade ELA mean scale score2024-25438.3NYCDOE — Test Results
3rd grade ELA proficiency2024-2530.9%NYCDOE — Test Results
4th grade ELA mean scale score2024-25441.9NYCDOE — Test Results
4th grade ELA proficiency2024-2531.4%NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade ELA mean scale score2024-25436.6NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade ELA proficiency2024-2534.7%NYCDOE — Test Results
6th grade ELA mean scale score2024-25438.4NYCDOE — Test Results
6th grade ELA proficiency2024-2536.5%NYCDOE — Test Results
7th grade ELA mean scale score2024-25439.5NYCDOE — Test Results
7th grade ELA proficiency2024-2532.0%NYCDOE — Test Results
8th grade ELA mean scale score2024-25443.0NYCDOE — Test Results
8th grade ELA proficiency2024-2535.8%NYCDOE — Test Results
MATH mean scale score (all tested grades)2024-25447.5NYCDOE — Test Results
MATH proficiency (all tested grades)2024-2545.3%NYCDOE — Test Results
3rd grade MATH mean scale score2024-25444.9NYCDOE — Test Results
3rd grade MATH proficiency2024-2544.8%NYCDOE — Test Results
4th grade MATH mean scale score2024-25446.5NYCDOE — Test Results
4th grade MATH proficiency2024-2548.1%NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade MATH mean scale score2024-25434.3NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade MATH proficiency2024-2517.3%NYCDOE — Test Results
6th grade MATH mean scale score2024-25448.5NYCDOE — Test Results
6th grade MATH proficiency2024-2547.1%NYCDOE — Test Results
7th grade MATH mean scale score2024-25453.9NYCDOE — Test Results
7th grade MATH proficiency2024-2551.0%NYCDOE — Test Results
8th grade MATH mean scale score2024-25456.7NYCDOE — Test Results
8th grade MATH proficiency2024-2562.5%NYCDOE — Test Results