We examine the splitting number 𝔰(B) and the reaping number 𝔯(B) of quotient Boolean algebras B = 𝓟(ω)/ℐ where ℐ is an $F_{σ}$ ideal or an analytic P-ideal. For instance we prove that under Martin's Axiom 𝔰(𝓟(ω)/ℐ) = 𝔠 for all $F_{σ}$ ideals ℐ and for all analytic P-ideals ℐ with the BW property (and one cannot drop the BW assumption). On the other hand under Martin's Axiom 𝔯(𝓟(ω)/ℐ) = 𝔠 for all $F_{σ}$ ideals and all analytic P-ideals ℐ (in this case we do not need the BW property). We also provide applications of these characteristics to the ideal convergence of sequences of real-valued functions defined on the reals.