Ps 194 Countee Cullen

this school is the most trash school in all of manhattan

this is one of the most dangerous schools in harlem kids carry knives principals do nothing a school without total control my son graduates in a few days I am happy for the fact that he is going to leave that school

This school was once great, but Principal Jagarnath Ocasio has ruined it. It used to be a school where students were treated fairly and given an environment to learn. Now all the great teachers who were once there are gone and the school has very few teachers of color. Every year there are new teachers who are not invested in students. Students now bring weapons to school and test scores are the lowest in the city. Many parents and families have left because the principal is not welcoming to parents or the community. Additionally, parents are tired of fighting for culturally relevant learning.

Great school with amazing teachers! It’s such a family oriented school, everything done is done for the goodness of the kids. I recently graduated from St. Mark the Evangelist, and my experience there was amazing.

Our son has been attending kindergarten at OLL during the 2020-2021 season. The teachers went above and beyond remaining in a hybrid model ensuring the children were receiving valuable in-person learning while maintaining safety. I was concerned how 2020 was going to hinder my son's learning ability in such a model and being socially distant, however, OLL and the teachers committed themselves to the children making it blessing for our son's education and continued learning during a challenging time. Now in 2021, he's been in school full-time and he's been thriving with math, reading, writing, language, art and so much more. I can't speak for bullying and if there are any issues throughout the school. I'm not aware of any because I'm not tuned in with other grade levels and the ins and outs of daily operations. Strictly speaking about our son's kindergarten class, there has been no issues we have been made aware of at all and we have seen no change in our sons attitude to suggest there has been. I've been very happy to see him develop and nurtured by the teachers, the principle (direct communication with us) and his wonderful school friends. The parents and teachers are family and faith oriented and wholesome and it reflects that in the students. We look forward to continuing our son's education at OLL!

As a student who was at this school for over 10 years it is horrible. I personally was a victim of parents gossip and children’s bullying. The teachers play favorites and gossip about their own classes infront of kids. As someone who had mental health issues this school is so ineffective at helping kids it’s almost as if they don’t care. They are all talk of how they handle bullying but never have actually done anything to help the students. I would never want my child in an environment dreading school not because they are learning but because of the people they see in the building. It is run down and that includes keeping girls and boys bathrooms door’s open so people can see inside. Female teachers have entered boy’s restrooms. Girl students are denied feminine hygiene products and are denied access to the bathroom. They try and teach, Key word TRY. We have terrible clientele and accept kids who have been to juvenile detention centers and do not help fix their problematic behavior. This school has recently in my time here had a child with a weapon and tried to use the weapon. Kids are harassed constantly and there is only a few teachers who support you. This school is only okay if you need a temporary place, would not recommend from the stories of a former student.