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PS 126 Jacob August Riis Primary School
80 Catherine St New York NY, 10038, New York County Phone: 212-962-2188 Ranking: (1,193 out of 3,424, top 35%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 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: | 59 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 62 | |||||||
Total Students: | 834 | 818 | 785 | 785 | 786 | 771 | 723 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 47 | 5.6% | 51 | 6.2% | 49 | 6.2% | 51 | 6.5% | 49 | 6.2% | 53 | 6.9% | 34 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten: | 76 | 9.1% | 77 | 9.4% | 68 | 8.7% | 75 | 9.6% | 64 | 8.1% | 59 | 7.7% | 65 | 9.0% |
Grade 1: | 74 | 8.9% | 71 | 8.7% | 70 | 8.9% | 64 | 8.2% | 50 | 6.4% | 67 | 8.7% | 51 | 7.1% |
Grade 2: | 77 | 9.2% | 55 | 6.7% | 66 | 8.4% | 51 | 6.5% | 59 | 7.5% | 53 | 6.9% | 51 | 7.1% |
Grade 3: | 54 | 6.5% | 70 | 8.6% | 51 | 6.5% | 67 | 8.5% | 52 | 6.6% | 48 | 6.2% | 52 | 7.2% |
Grade 4: | 71 | 8.5% | 59 | 7.2% | 71 | 9.0% | 58 | 7.4% | 52 | 6.6% | 49 | 6.4% | 37 | 5.1% |
Grade 5: | 72 | 8.6% | 74 | 9.0% | 59 | 7.5% | 61 | 7.8% | 59 | 7.5% | 38 | 4.9% | 54 | 7.5% |
Grade 6: | 123 | 14.7% | 124 | 15.2% | 123 | 15.7% | 123 | 15.7% | 99 | 12.6% | 104 | 13.5% | 104 | 14.4% |
Grade 7: | 121 | 14.5% | 119 | 14.5% | 119 | 15.2% | 110 | 14.0% | 106 | 13.5% | 104 | 13.5% | 96 | 13.3% |
Grade 8: | 119 | 14.3% | 118 | 14.4% | 109 | 13.9% | 120 | 15.3% | 102 | 13.0% | 105 | 13.6% | 85 | 11.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 5 | 0.6% | 94 | 12.0% | 91 | 11.8% | 94 | 13.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 417 | 50.0% | 410 | 50.1% | 409 | 52.1% | 400 | 51.0% | 410 | 52.2% | 399 | 51.8% | 373 | 51.6% |
Female: | 417 | 50.0% | 408 | 49.9% | 376 | 47.9% | 385 | 49.0% | 368 | 46.8% | 364 | 47.2% | 346 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 468 | 56.1% | 445 | 54.4% | 414 | 52.7% | 377 | 48.0% | 370 | 47.1% | 343 | 44.5% | 317 | 43.8% |
Hispanic: | 192 | 23.0% | 192 | 23.5% | 195 | 24.8% | 203 | 25.9% | 202 | 25.7% | 213 | 27.6% | 213 | 29.5% |
Black: | 83 | 10.0% | 72 | 8.8% | 67 | 8.5% | 84 | 10.7% | 98 | 12.5% | 109 | 14.1% | 116 | 16.0% |
White: | 83 | 10.0% | 104 | 12.7% | 107 | 13.6% | 121 | 15.4% | 116 | 14.8% | 105 | 13.6% | 77 | 10.7% |
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: | 8 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 566 | 67.9% | 541 | 66.1% | 533 | 67.9% | 517 | 65.9% | NA | NA | 502 | 65.1% | 492 | 68.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 5.5% | 60 | 7.3% | 55 | 7.0% | 47 | 6.0% | NA | NA | 78 | 10.1% | 67 | 9.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.18 | 14.71 | 13.19 | 12.16 | 11.91 | 12.00 | 11.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 83% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 82% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 79% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 71% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 51.2% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 90% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 95% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 79% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 62% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 80% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 79% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 86% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 71% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 77% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 54.8% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 89% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 90% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 95% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 83% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 67.3% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 89% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 89% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 91% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 80% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 88% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 71% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 73% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 57.3% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 88% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 92% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 84% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 84% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 61.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 83% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 89% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 90% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 53.5% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 74% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 81% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 60.8% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 65% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 51.6% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 70% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 79% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 81% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 53.2% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 63% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 63% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 55.9% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 69% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 76% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 76% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 55% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 72% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 56% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 47% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 52% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 49% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 55% | 73% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 62% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 64% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 64% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 53% | 61% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 126 Jacob August Riis Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.