PS 249 The Caton Primary School
18 Marlborough Rd Brooklyn NY, 11226, Kings County Phone: 718-282-8828 Ranking:  (1,217 out of 3,424, top 36%)*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: | 55 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 56 | 52 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 900 | 832 | 793 | 750 | 727 | 729 | 745 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 35 | 3.9% | 35 | 4.2% | 36 | 4.5% | 37 | 4.9% | 35 | 4.8% | 35 | 4.8% | 36 | 4.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 145 | 16.1% | 175 | 21.0% | 244 | 30.8% | 207 | 27.6% | 190 | 26.1% | 152 | 20.9% | 161 | 21.6% |
| Grade 1: | 179 | 19.9% | 222 | 26.7% | 208 | 26.2% | 208 | 27.7% | 166 | 22.8% | 182 | 25.0% | 195 | 26.2% |
| Grade 2: | 203 | 22.6% | 175 | 21.0% | 193 | 24.3% | 154 | 20.5% | 167 | 23.0% | 186 | 25.5% | 185 | 24.8% |
| Grade 3: | 135 | 15.0% | 134 | 16.1% | 111 | 14.0% | 142 | 18.9% | 135 | 18.6% | 149 | 20.4% | 142 | 19.1% |
| Grade 4: | 119 | 13.2% | 90 | 10.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 84 | 9.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 34 | 4.7% | 25 | 3.4% | 26 | 3.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 456 | 50.7% | 420 | 50.5% | 400 | 50.4% | 376 | 50.1% | 354 | 48.7% | 344 | 47.2% | 368 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 444 | 49.3% | 412 | 49.5% | 393 | 49.6% | 374 | 49.9% | 365 | 50.2% | 377 | 51.7% | 373 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 50 | 5.6% | 41 | 4.9% | 39 | 4.9% | 31 | 4.1% | 30 | 4.1% | 32 | 4.4% | 29 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic: | 457 | 50.8% | 416 | 50.0% | 363 | 45.8% | 355 | 47.3% | 330 | 45.4% | 310 | 42.5% | 304 | 40.8% |
| Black: | 357 | 39.7% | 345 | 41.5% | 367 | 46.3% | 349 | 46.5% | 357 | 49.1% | 370 | 50.8% | 401 | 53.8% |
| White: | 32 | 3.6% | 22 | 2.6% | 21 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.4% | 16 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 865 | 96.1% | 616 | 74.0% | 584 | 73.6% | 548 | 73.1% | NA | NA | 533 | 73.1% | 545 | 73.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 5.3% | 41 | 5.2% | 39 | 5.2% | NA | NA | 38 | 5.2% | 39 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.36 | 17.70 | 16.87 | 16.25 | 15.15 | 13.00 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 48% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 49% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 58% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 65% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 43% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 44% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 42% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 17.8% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 78% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 84% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 87% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 50% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 49% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 47% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 21.7% | 34.2% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 18.1% | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 25% | 36.3% |
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* PS 249 The Caton Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.