PS 253 Primary School
1307 Central Ave Far Rockaway NY, 11691, Queens County Phone: 718-327-0895 Ranking: (2,872 out of 3,424, bottom 16%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 35 | 26 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 49 | |||||||
Total Students: | 512 | 482 | 491 | 523 | 552 | 525 | 497 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 31 | 6.1% | 29 | 6.0% | 30 | 6.1% | 30 | 5.7% | 30 | 5.4% | 28 | 5.3% | 31 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten: | 78 | 15.2% | 102 | 21.2% | 70 | 14.3% | 68 | 13.0% | 76 | 13.8% | 73 | 13.9% | 66 | 13.3% |
Grade 1: | 107 | 20.9% | 70 | 14.5% | 75 | 15.3% | 71 | 13.6% | 81 | 14.7% | 78 | 14.9% | 80 | 16.1% |
Grade 2: | 70 | 13.7% | 68 | 14.1% | 76 | 15.5% | 89 | 17.0% | 72 | 13.0% | 73 | 13.9% | 101 | 20.3% |
Grade 3: | 68 | 13.3% | 70 | 14.5% | 93 | 18.9% | 75 | 14.3% | 72 | 13.0% | 97 | 18.5% | 69 | 13.9% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 13.5% | 88 | 18.3% | 63 | 12.8% | 80 | 15.3% | 91 | 16.5% | 66 | 12.6% | 53 | 10.7% |
Grade 5: | 88 | 17.2% | 55 | 11.4% | 84 | 17.1% | 109 | 20.8% | 68 | 12.3% | 53 | 10.1% | 45 | 9.1% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 62 | 11.2% | 57 | 10.9% | 52 | 10.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 262 | 51.2% | 239 | 49.6% | 238 | 48.5% | 265 | 50.7% | 288 | 52.2% | 275 | 52.4% | 256 | 51.5% |
Female: | 250 | 48.8% | 243 | 50.4% | 253 | 51.5% | 258 | 49.3% | 256 | 46.4% | 242 | 46.1% | 237 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.8% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 295 | 57.6% | 255 | 52.9% | 228 | 46.4% | 231 | 44.2% | 225 | 40.8% | 196 | 37.3% | 190 | 38.2% |
Black: | 196 | 38.3% | 204 | 42.3% | 232 | 47.3% | 258 | 49.3% | 293 | 53.1% | 296 | 56.4% | 278 | 55.9% |
White: | 11 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.5% | 17 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.3% | 18 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 416 | 81.3% | 452 | 93.8% | 416 | 84.7% | 507 | 96.9% | NA | NA | 490 | 93.3% | 397 | 79.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.1% | 25 | 5.2% | 16 | 3.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 6 | 1.1% | 48 | 9.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.62 | 18.54 | 12.59 | 12.39 | 12.69 | 11.40 | 10.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 66% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 73% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 51% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 53% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 29.1% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 58% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 56% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 60% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 31.7% | 34.2% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 59% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 65% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 76% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 49% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 55% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 27.3% | 30.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 62% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 68% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 67% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 36.6% | 36.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 79% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 78% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 86% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 87% | 89% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 78% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 50% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 55% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 58% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 29.6% | 30.2% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 89% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 64% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 68% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.3% | 28.9% | 29.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 85% | 86% |
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* PS 253 Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.