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PS 172 Beacon School Of Excellence
825 4th Ave Brooklyn NY, 11232, Kings County Phone: 718-965-4200 Ranking: (15 out of 3,424, top 0%)* 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: | 44 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 610 | 618 | 587 | 599 | 587 | 573 | 542 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 52 | 8.5% | 54 | 8.7% | 54 | 9.2% | 56 | 9.3% | 54 | 9.2% | 52 | 9.1% | 54 | 10.0% |
Kindergarten: | 92 | 15.1% | 98 | 15.9% | 96 | 16.4% | 96 | 16.0% | 86 | 14.7% | 89 | 15.5% | 83 | 15.3% |
Grade 1: | 101 | 16.6% | 101 | 16.3% | 98 | 16.7% | 96 | 16.0% | 89 | 15.2% | 92 | 16.1% | 77 | 14.2% |
Grade 2: | 100 | 16.4% | 101 | 16.3% | 93 | 15.8% | 91 | 15.2% | 93 | 15.8% | 76 | 13.3% | 82 | 15.1% |
Grade 3: | 98 | 16.1% | 90 | 14.6% | 87 | 14.8% | 97 | 16.2% | 71 | 12.1% | 76 | 13.3% | 72 | 13.3% |
Grade 4: | 81 | 13.3% | 85 | 13.8% | 88 | 15.0% | 72 | 12.0% | 72 | 12.3% | 79 | 13.8% | 72 | 13.3% |
Grade 5: | 82 | 13.4% | 89 | 14.4% | 68 | 11.6% | 85 | 14.2% | 75 | 12.8% | 71 | 12.4% | 72 | 13.3% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 47 | 8.0% | 38 | 6.6% | 30 | 5.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 308 | 50.5% | 316 | 51.1% | 285 | 48.6% | 295 | 49.2% | 295 | 50.3% | 284 | 49.6% | 273 | 50.4% |
Female: | 302 | 49.5% | 302 | 48.9% | 302 | 51.4% | 304 | 50.8% | 284 | 48.4% | 281 | 49.0% | 265 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 28 | 4.6% | 23 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.7% | 16 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 483 | 79.2% | 499 | 80.7% | 472 | 80.4% | 489 | 81.6% | 482 | 82.1% | 477 | 83.2% | 447 | 82.5% |
Black: | 25 | 4.1% | 22 | 3.6% | 21 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.6% |
White: | 73 | 12.0% | 72 | 11.7% | 74 | 12.6% | 78 | 13.0% | 74 | 12.6% | 63 | 11.0% | 65 | 12.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 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: | 464 | 76.1% | 533 | 86.2% | 489 | 83.3% | 514 | 85.8% | NA | NA | 456 | 79.6% | 475 | 87.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 6.1% | 26 | 4.2% | 37 | 6.3% | 21 | 3.5% | NA | NA | 42 | 7.3% | 4 | 0.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.87 | 13.48 | 12.23 | 11.69 | 11.94 | 11.80 | 11.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 71% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 67% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 66% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 74% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 57% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 56% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 59% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 42.3% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 80% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 62% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 65% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 70% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 46.9% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 63% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 65% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 69% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 74% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 57% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 63% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 61% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 40.3% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 75% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 67% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 48% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 80% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 80% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 63% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 63% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 74% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 54% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 57% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 61% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 39.2% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 67% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 76% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 67% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 75% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 37.9% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 67% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 64% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 77% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 80% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80% | 86% |
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* PS 172 Beacon School Of Excellence was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.