PS 97 Primary School
1375 Mace Ave Bronx NY, 10469, Bronx County Phone: 718-655-4446 Ranking: (2,273 out of 3,424, bottom 34%)* 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: | 50 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 742 | 775 | 755 | 728 | 716 | 729 | 741 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 4.9% | 36 | 4.6% | 36 | 4.8% | 36 | 4.9% | 33 | 4.6% | 36 | 4.9% | 36 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten: | 109 | 14.7% | 115 | 14.8% | 114 | 15.1% | 105 | 14.4% | 109 | 15.2% | 96 | 13.2% | 110 | 14.8% |
Grade 1: | 136 | 18.3% | 138 | 17.8% | 114 | 15.1% | 125 | 17.2% | 94 | 13.1% | 116 | 15.9% | 110 | 14.8% |
Grade 2: | 114 | 15.4% | 114 | 14.7% | 119 | 15.8% | 107 | 14.7% | 118 | 16.5% | 108 | 14.8% | 97 | 13.1% |
Grade 3: | 108 | 14.6% | 125 | 16.1% | 112 | 14.8% | 125 | 17.2% | 106 | 14.8% | 102 | 14.0% | 118 | 15.9% |
Grade 4: | 125 | 16.8% | 117 | 15.1% | 129 | 17.1% | 122 | 16.8% | 89 | 12.4% | 108 | 14.8% | 104 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 114 | 15.4% | 128 | 16.5% | 130 | 17.2% | 106 | 14.6% | 102 | 14.2% | 99 | 13.6% | 108 | 14.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 65 | 9.1% | 64 | 8.8% | 58 | 7.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 367 | 49.5% | 374 | 48.3% | 394 | 52.2% | 374 | 51.4% | 368 | 51.4% | 385 | 52.8% | 394 | 53.2% |
Female: | 375 | 50.5% | 401 | 51.7% | 361 | 47.8% | 354 | 48.6% | 340 | 47.5% | 336 | 46.1% | 343 | 46.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 1.5% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 115 | 15.5% | 99 | 12.8% | 90 | 11.9% | 81 | 11.1% | 73 | 10.2% | 66 | 9.1% | 66 | 8.9% |
Hispanic: | 273 | 36.8% | 296 | 38.2% | 302 | 40.0% | 271 | 37.2% | 257 | 35.9% | 241 | 33.1% | 242 | 32.7% |
Black: | 246 | 33.2% | 259 | 33.4% | 268 | 35.5% | 278 | 38.2% | 297 | 41.5% | 320 | 43.9% | 328 | 44.3% |
White: | 97 | 13.1% | 109 | 14.1% | 84 | 11.1% | 85 | 11.7% | 80 | 11.2% | 95 | 13.0% | 100 | 13.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 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: | 461 | 62.1% | 488 | 63.0% | 482 | 63.8% | 487 | 66.9% | NA | NA | 449 | 61.6% | 427 | 57.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 10.5% | 113 | 14.6% | 75 | 9.9% | 75 | 10.3% | NA | NA | 89 | 12.2% | 131 | 17.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.94 | 14.35 | 14.44 | 13.93 | 12.54 | 12.70 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 52% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 58% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 40% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 41% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 40% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 21% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 90% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 47% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 44% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 46% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 23.8% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 53% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 52% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 35% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 44% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 46% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 20% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 54% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 57% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 60% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 24.1% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 76% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 75% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 82% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 53% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 52% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 41% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 44% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 45% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 20.6% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 58% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 58% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 58% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 21.5% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 67% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 59% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 72% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 86% |
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* PS 97 Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.