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PS 120 Carlos Tapia Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

18 Beaver St

Brooklyn NY, 11206, Kings County

Phone: 718-455-1000

Ranking:

(2,977 out of 3,424, bottom 13%)*

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:	30		30		30		38		38		42		37
Total Students:	461		467		502		464		502		489		483
Prekindergarten:	68	14.8%	54	11.6%	54	10.8%	52	11.2%	54	10.8%	54	11.0%	52	10.8%
Kindergarten:	63	13.7%	75	16.1%	73	14.5%	60	12.9%	80	15.9%	65	13.3%	61	12.6%
Grade 1:	69	15.0%	70	15.0%	67	13.3%	72	15.5%	70	13.9%	62	12.7%	68	14.1%
Grade 2:	69	15.0%	63	13.5%	83	16.5%	68	14.7%	59	11.8%	71	14.5%	80	16.6%
Grade 3:	57	12.4%	77	16.5%	80	15.9%	59	12.7%	69	13.7%	72	14.7%	69	14.3%
Grade 4:	71	15.4%	71	15.2%	63	12.5%	75	16.2%	72	14.3%	70	14.3%	71	14.7%
Grade 5:	63	13.7%	56	12.0%	80	15.9%	75	16.2%	68	13.5%	61	12.5%	49	10.1%
Ungraded:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	30	6.0%	34	7.0%	33	6.8%
Student By Gender:
Male:	217	47.1%	223	47.8%	245	48.8%	226	48.7%	254	50.6%	227	46.4%	228	47.2%
Female:	244	52.9%	244	52.2%	257	51.2%	238	51.3%	240	47.8%	254	51.9%	251	52.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.7%	3	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	10	2.2%	10	2.1%	12	2.4%	11	2.4%	10	2.0%	8	1.6%	4	0.8%
Hispanic:	395	85.7%	405	86.7%	427	85.1%	392	84.5%	429	85.5%	413	84.5%	398	82.4%
Black:	46	10.0%	42	9.0%	52	10.4%	53	11.4%	54	10.8%	57	11.7%	71	14.7%
White:	6	1.3%	6	1.3%	11	2.2%	8	1.7%	9	1.8%	11	2.2%	10	2.1%
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:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	393	85.2%	362	77.5%	395	78.7%	363	78.2%	NA	NA	384	78.5%	380	78.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	7	1.5%	8	1.6%	7	1.5%	NA	NA	7	1.4%	7	1.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.37		15.57		16.73		12.19		13.21		11.80		12.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	59%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	36%	56%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	41%	56%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	67%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	21%	44%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	39%	47%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	37%	50%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	5.9%	26.6%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	70%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	79%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	86%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	90%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	17%	49%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	37%	52%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	40%	55%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	16.1%	30.7%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	45%	60%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	41%	55%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	40%	63%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	64%	66%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	20%	44%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	32%	50%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	51%	52%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	18.2%	25%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	64%	71%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60%	71%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	81%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	43%	58%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	44%	57%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70%	64%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	19.4%	28.6%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	59%	71%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	66%	67%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74%	71%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76%	80%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85%	82%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	42%	56%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	47%	57%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82%	72%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	55%	73%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	36%	44%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	30%	49%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	37%	53%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	6.1%	24%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	36%	58%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63%	72%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76%	81%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58%	59%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60%	61%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	10.2%	23%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	62%	68%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	59%	57%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	73%	70%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	74%	75%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	84%	77%	86%

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* PS 120 Carlos Tapia 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.