Ps 183 Dr Richard R Green, Rockaway Beach NY

Original Research by School Decision on Ps 183 Dr Richard R Green

PS 183 Dr Richard R Green serves pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Rockaway Beach, a low-rise residential oceanfront neighborhood in Queens. The school sits in a working-class area shaped by bungalows winterized after World War II, with the Atlantic and its boardwalk defining daily life. Housing costs are moderate for the region; rental prices for the area reflect a competitive regional market, and home values sit modestly below state benchmarks. The neighborhood is growing slowly via large affordable-housing projects concentrated to the east, anchored by Arverne East, a mixed-use oceanfront development with phase-in construction underway.

The school's test data reveals sustained academic challenges. Across mathematics in grades three through eight, proficiency ranges from around a fifth at grade six to slightly under two-fifths at grade eight, with grade five showing the highest proficiency. English language arts shows similar patterns, with proficiency ranging from near a third at grades four and seven to just under half at grade three and two-fifths at grade eight. Science proficiency, measured at grades five and eight, sits at a third and just over a quarter respectively. Overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places the school in the bottom quartile relative to other district schools in Queens County. A parent may want to look into the school's curricular approach and any tutoring or intervention systems the school has in place, particularly in mathematics at grades four and six where proficiency is lowest.

The school serves a student body that is almost entirely low-income; the overwhelming majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is substantially Black and Hispanic, with smaller Asian, American Indian, and white populations. Enrollment stands at a moderate size for the grade band served. No state testing data is available for social studies because the state does not test those grades currently; the school's last reported social studies results are from years past.

District 27, the school's parent district, has implemented two significant, lasting curriculum changes. All kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms must now use one of three approved phonics-based reading curricula under the citywide NYC Reads mandate, replacing prior principal discretion. Middle schools, including grades six through eight, choose from a pre-approved list of mathematics curricula under the NYC Solves initiative, which emphasizes conceptual understanding over procedural fluency. These changes apply uniformly across the district and represent a shift in how reading and math are taught.

The district itself faces enrollment decline. Over recent years it has shed a substantial share of its student population and carries substantial excess capacity, particularly at the middle school level, with around a dozen under-utilized buildings. This structural imbalance may shape facility and program decisions that affect where students go to school, though no immediate co-locations or re-sitings affecting this school have been announced.

Rockaway Beach itself is anchored by its boardwalk and beach, the city's only legal surfing beach, which serve as civic and recreational centers. The A subway and bus lines provide transit; the neighborhood is a summer destination. Locally, daily commercial life concentrates on linear corridors—Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 116th Street in adjacent Rockaway Park, lined with cafes and surf shops—rather than a dense downtown. Healthcare is the peninsula's economic anchor through St. John's Episcopal Hospital. The character is decidedly residential and working-class, with a strong sense of oceanside community and a year-round commitment to the water.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 63% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Grade 424%

School 24% · District 60% · ▼ 35 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 43 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 54% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 46% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 732%

School 32% · District 57% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Grade 837%

School 37% · District 42% · ▼ 5 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 56% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 55% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 56% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 633%

School 33% · District 49% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 733%

School 33% · District 52% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 840%

School 40% · District 53% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Science

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 39% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 30% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 560%

School 60% · district not reported

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 839%

School 39% · district not reported

▼ 39 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income40%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income40%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income80%49 pp gap