PS 159 Primary School
20501 33rd Ave Bayside NY, 11361, Queens County Phone: 718-423-8553 Ranking: (84 out of 3,424, top 2%)* 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: | 33 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 627 | 590 | 535 | 546 | 544 | 538 | 522 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 46 | 7.3% | 52 | 8.8% | 48 | 9.0% | 51 | 9.3% | 45 | 8.3% | 52 | 9.7% | 45 | 8.6% |
Kindergarten: | 102 | 16.3% | 97 | 16.4% | 90 | 16.8% | 80 | 14.7% | 82 | 15.1% | 92 | 17.1% | 77 | 14.8% |
Grade 1: | 93 | 14.8% | 94 | 15.9% | 69 | 12.9% | 75 | 13.7% | 90 | 16.5% | 80 | 14.9% | 68 | 13.0% |
Grade 2: | 98 | 15.6% | 73 | 12.4% | 82 | 15.3% | 93 | 17.0% | 78 | 14.3% | 69 | 12.8% | 85 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 79 | 12.6% | 93 | 15.8% | 100 | 18.7% | 74 | 13.6% | 70 | 12.9% | 89 | 16.5% | 68 | 13.0% |
Grade 4: | 107 | 17.1% | 105 | 17.8% | 74 | 13.8% | 74 | 13.6% | 90 | 16.5% | 68 | 12.6% | 72 | 13.8% |
Grade 5: | 100 | 15.9% | 75 | 12.7% | 72 | 13.5% | 99 | 18.1% | 66 | 12.1% | 69 | 12.8% | 89 | 17.0% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 23 | 4.2% | 19 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 327 | 52.2% | 300 | 50.8% | 268 | 50.1% | 286 | 52.4% | 287 | 52.8% | 269 | 50.0% | 268 | 51.3% |
Female: | 300 | 47.8% | 290 | 49.2% | 267 | 49.9% | 260 | 47.6% | 249 | 45.8% | 261 | 48.5% | 250 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 275 | 43.9% | 248 | 42.0% | 242 | 45.2% | 243 | 44.5% | 266 | 48.9% | 249 | 46.3% | 222 | 42.5% |
Hispanic: | 130 | 20.7% | 109 | 18.5% | 94 | 17.6% | 100 | 18.3% | 66 | 12.1% | 67 | 12.5% | 76 | 14.6% |
Black: | 14 | 2.2% | 19 | 3.2% | 17 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.5% |
White: | 200 | 31.9% | 198 | 33.6% | 175 | 32.7% | 191 | 35.0% | 202 | 37.1% | 210 | 39.0% | 216 | 41.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 218 | 34.8% | 179 | 30.3% | 185 | 34.6% | 167 | 30.6% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 141 | 27.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 10.4% | 72 | 12.2% | 71 | 13.3% | 69 | 12.6% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 81 | 15.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.29 | 19.66 | 16.21 | 15.45 | 14.31 | 13.10 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 84% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 58.4% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.3% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 55.8% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 91% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 73.9% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 61.7% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 92% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 67.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 63% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | 71% |
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* PS 159 Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.