P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens

Public | PK-5 | 762 students |  

PHONE: (718) 423-8652

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53-11 Sprngfld Blvd

Bayside, NY 11361

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Bayside's P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens is a public school that serves grades PK-5 in the New York City Department of Education district. It is among the few public schools in New York to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.

This school has an average Community Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 24 school community members.

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Posted on Aug 31, 2011
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Without a doubt, P.S. 203 is one of the VERY BEST schools in New York. Every teacher here expects every child to excel. The principal expects every child to develop a strong academic foundation before they graduate. Some may argue this places too much pressure on children. My children can come back home and complaint during their summer recess at an Ivy League University.
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Posted on Aug 4, 2011
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My 3 children and 5 nephews went to P.S. 203. The teachers are extremely caring and highly motivating to the students. The parents are very involved as well. The school is academically one of the best schools around. The big secret though is that their creative and performing arts programs are just as strong. The dance, music, drama and fine arts teachers work closely together to produce several performances per class during the school year and ALL students participate, not just the talented ones. The school principal always comments that we have our own Broadway production. She is a tough administrator but very fair and loving. She cares about her students and her staff. When my youngest was nearing graduation, she asked "Do I have to graduate? I don't want to leave P.S. 203, it's so fun here." That pretty much sums up how wonderful the school is. Strong Academics + Strong Arts = Top School It is true that a couple of secretarial staff could be friendlier but don't let them affect your impression of the school. They don't teach the kids.
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Posted on Jul 28, 2011
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Great school. Great principal. Students push each other to do better. One of the crown jewels of NYC public school system.
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Posted on Jul 1, 2011
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My son who is currently 5 is ready to attend kindergarden at ps203. The first person my wife and I had contact with was a lady (not to mention her name..) who handles all registration related applications. Not only was she impatient with us, very unhelpful, and rude. She provided incorrect info which may have cause my son to get into the school! After many attempts to get more info from her, after we missed the open registration period (due to mostly her fault after given incorrect info!). She finally asked us to come in with our child with all the paper work for registration. We reminded ourselves to be very friendly, and polite due the history of how she conducts her work. She actually refused to shake my wife's hand when we initially met at the lobby. Some how pretended not to even notice my wife had her hand up waiting to shake her hand, and just asked us "where is your child"? (there were many people in the lobby at the time, so she might not have seen our child). This lady pretty much gave us a very bad experience about this school, I'm hoping the teachers and everyone else is not like her whatsoever.
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011
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Have have raised 2 kids through PS 203 and find the teachers and staff knowledgable and helpful. I recommend this school whole-heartedly!
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Posted on Jun 4, 2010
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my child doesn't like math and she gets very high scores. great school fun S.O days carnival day great school
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Posted on Aug 23, 2009
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PS 203 is a great school. Some political stuff that goes on...otherwise...happy that my kids were privelaged to go.
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Posted on May 9, 2009
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The Principal is very devisive and manipulative. If your child is not superior, do not contemplate this school. Favoritism rules among teachers, parents, students.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2008
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Its a great school for my child! It's a wonderful place to learn and very fun! The teachers and wonderful adults. They always succeed and it is a great place!
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Posted on Jul 9, 2007
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Principal is contentious and devisive. She rules with an iron fist and if you cross her, look out. The school constantly has its hand out for 'donations' and a steady stream of additional supplies for projects etc. Too much attention to test scores and teaching to the test. Far too much parental jockeying for 'top class teachers'.
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