P.S. 188 The Island School

P.S. 188 The Island School in Manhattan, District 1. Overall rating unavailable because required data was not reported. ELA proficiency: 50%. 657 students enrolled in grades PK-8. View ratings, test scores, parent reviews, and commute times.

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What the school community says

2026 NYC School Survey · Separate from academic ratings and neighborhood safety

K–12 survey · 2026

Family experience

P.S. 188 The Island School

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses246

Response rate82%

Published topics12 / 12

A starting point for your school visit

Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate is among the highest published topics (100/100). Parent Involvement in School sits lower (99/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Family Satisfaction with Child's Education
100 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 94 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Outreach to Parents
100 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 95 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Parent-Teacher Trust
100 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 97 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 12 topics and source details
P.S. 188 The Island School · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate10090–100 · Higher end
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher10090–100 · Higher end
Conflict Resolution10090–100 · Higher end
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education10090–100 · Higher end
IEP Service Satisfaction10090–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Leadership10090–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents10090–100 · Higher end
Parent Involvement in School9990–100 · Higher end
Parent-Principal Trust10090–100 · Higher end
Parent-Teacher Trust10090–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services10090–100 · Higher end
Strong Relationships10090–100 · Higher end

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 01M188

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: a53cfece9c20be0123c592679e8a5b3985b4e5ec10f03575d1911bf528b37885

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Student experience

P.S. 188 The Island School

New 2026 baseline: the student questionnaire changed substantially. Do not compare these scores with previous years.

Responses96

Response rate74%

Published topics11 / 11

A starting point for your school visit

Guidance is among the highest published topics (100/100). Personal Attention and Support sits lower (99/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Safety
100 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 82 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Student-Teacher Trust
100 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 73 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Personal Attention and Support
99 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 61 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 11 topics and source details
P.S. 188 The Island School · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press9990–100 · Higher end
Course Clarity9990–100 · Higher end
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction9990–100 · Higher end
Guidance10090–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Learning Environment9990–100 · Higher end
Personal Attention and Support9990–100 · Higher end
Preventing Bullying10090–100 · Higher end
Safety10090–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services10090–100 · Higher end
Social-Emotional10090–100 · Higher end
Student-Teacher Trust10090–100 · Higher end

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 01M188

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 3185e1e7e4ba9c0de4fd7b7c9e91b7c11f15f6f8ecaac14cd199a582efdadf8e

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Teaching & leadership

P.S. 188 The Island School

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses37

Response rate92%

Published topics22 / 27

A starting point for your school visit

Conflict Resolution is among the highest published topics (100/100). Classroom Behavior sits lower (91/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Instructional Leadership
100 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 92 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Peer Collaboration
100 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 90 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Academic Press
99 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 89 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 27 topics and source details
P.S. 188 The Island School · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press9990–100 · Higher end
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary AdvocateNot reportedNot reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary TeacherNot reportedNot reported
Classroom Behavior9190–100 · Higher end
Conflict Resolution10090–100 · Higher end
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction9990–100 · Higher end
Early Childhood InstructionNot reportedNot reported
Guidance9990–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Learning Environment10090–100 · Higher end
Innovation and Collective Responsibility9990–100 · Higher end
Instructional Leadership10090–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents10090–100 · Higher end
Peer Collaboration10090–100 · Higher end
Preventing Bullying9290–100 · Higher end
Program Coherence10090–100 · Higher end
Quality of Professional Development10090–100 · Higher end
Quality of Student Discussion9590–100 · Higher end
Safety10090–100 · Higher end
School Commitment10090–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services9990–100 · Higher end
Social-Emotional9990–100 · Higher end
Strong Core Instruction9790–100 · Higher end
Strong RelationshipsNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Influence9690–100 · Higher end
Teacher-Principal Trust10090–100 · Higher end
Teacher-Teacher Trust9790–100 · Higher end
Two-Way CommunicationNot reportedNot reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 01M188

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 205cdbbcff8c323f2b07345fea70a4740b58a10d1a0fc2f390b42eea35808a29

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

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