Academy Of The Arts (The) Primary School
888 Rev J A Polite Ave Bronx NY, 10459, Bronx County Phone: 718-860-3401 Ranking:  (3,115 out of 3,424, bottom 9%)*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: | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 278 | 234 | 192 | 214 | 208 | 191 | 230 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 18 | 6.5% | 15 | 6.4% | 17 | 8.9% | 16 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 49 | 17.6% | 46 | 19.7% | 44 | 22.9% | 41 | 19.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 47 | 16.9% | 50 | 21.4% | 44 | 22.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 16.2% | 36 | 15.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 39 | 14.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 43 | 15.5% | 39 | 16.7% | 45 | 23.4% | 42 | 19.6% | 96 | 46.2% | 70 | 36.6% | 119 | 51.7% |
| Grade 5: | 37 | 13.3% | 48 | 20.5% | 42 | 21.9% | 115 | 53.7% | 72 | 34.6% | 92 | 48.2% | 88 | 38.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 40 | 19.2% | 29 | 15.2% | 23 | 10.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 150 | 54.0% | 114 | 48.7% | 102 | 53.1% | 111 | 51.9% | 103 | 49.5% | 96 | 50.3% | 117 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 128 | 46.0% | 120 | 51.3% | 90 | 46.9% | 103 | 48.1% | 97 | 46.6% | 87 | 45.5% | 109 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 190 | 68.3% | 161 | 68.8% | 138 | 71.9% | 165 | 77.1% | 160 | 76.9% | 151 | 79.1% | 177 | 77.0% |
| Black: | 80 | 28.8% | 69 | 29.5% | 50 | 26.0% | 43 | 20.1% | 45 | 21.6% | 37 | 19.4% | 49 | 21.3% |
| White: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% |
| 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: | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 228 | 82.0% | 207 | 88.5% | 174 | 90.6% | 195 | 91.1% | NA | NA | 168 | 88.0% | 209 | 90.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 5.0% | 14 | 6.0% | 5 | 2.6% | 7 | 3.3% | NA | NA | 10 | 5.2% | 16 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.89 | 13.76 | 11.29 | 12.58 | 16.00 | 11.20 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 51% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 50% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 57% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 37% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 41% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 43% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 0% | 16.5% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 66% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 68% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 77% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 54% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 55% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 23.2% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 73% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 73% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 75% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 82% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 82% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 80% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | 89% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 43% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 46% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 63% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 38% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 40% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 43% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 18.9% | 30.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 18% | 50% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 63% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 60% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 19.7% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 55% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 52% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 86% |
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* Academy Of The Arts (The) Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.