PS 182 Samantha Smith Primary School
9036 150th St Jamaica NY, 11435, Queens County Phone: 718-291-8500 Ranking:  (2,616 out of 3,424, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 57 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 948 | 860 | 835 | 881 | 865 | 850 | 873 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 141 | 14.9% | 150 | 17.4% | 98 | 11.7% | 273 | 31.0% | 241 | 27.9% | 245 | 28.8% | 237 | 27.1% |
| Grade 1: | 147 | 15.5% | 119 | 13.8% | 286 | 34.3% | 254 | 28.8% | 253 | 29.2% | 246 | 28.9% | 247 | 28.3% |
| Grade 2: | 131 | 13.8% | 303 | 35.2% | 258 | 30.9% | 250 | 28.4% | 232 | 26.8% | 223 | 26.2% | 256 | 29.3% |
| Grade 3: | 236 | 24.9% | 151 | 17.6% | 153 | 18.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 153 | 16.1% | 136 | 15.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 139 | 14.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 51 | 5.9% | 54 | 6.4% | 41 | 4.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 497 | 52.4% | 436 | 50.7% | 423 | 50.7% | 445 | 50.5% | 422 | 48.8% | 410 | 48.2% | 435 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 451 | 47.6% | 424 | 49.3% | 412 | 49.3% | 436 | 49.5% | 435 | 50.3% | 432 | 50.8% | 434 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 17 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 248 | 26.2% | 240 | 27.9% | 303 | 36.3% | 364 | 41.3% | 340 | 39.3% | 331 | 38.9% | 285 | 32.6% |
| Hispanic: | 511 | 53.9% | 444 | 51.6% | 372 | 44.6% | 381 | 43.2% | 396 | 45.8% | 403 | 47.4% | 431 | 49.4% |
| Black: | 151 | 15.9% | 137 | 15.9% | 125 | 15.0% | 106 | 12.0% | 101 | 11.7% | 90 | 10.6% | 118 | 13.5% |
| White: | 10 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.3% | 20 | 2.4% | 23 | 2.6% | 28 | 3.2% | 26 | 3.1% | 38 | 4.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 843 | 88.9% | 769 | 89.4% | 674 | 80.7% | 787 | 89.3% | NA | NA | 755 | 88.8% | 739 | 84.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 5.9% | 54 | 6.3% | 77 | 9.2% | 54 | 6.1% | NA | NA | 51 | 6.0% | 80 | 9.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.63 | 15.09 | 14.40 | 15.37 | 16.02 | 14.70 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 54% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 32.4% | 31.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 61% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 37% | 34.2% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.8% | 38.1% | 36.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 182 Samantha Smith Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.