PS 291 Primary School
2195 Andrews Ave Bronx NY, 10453, Bronx County Phone: 718-563-0776 Ranking:  (2,339 out of 3,424, bottom 32%)*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: | 45 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 679 | 571 | 583 | 554 | 552 | 557 | 573 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 105 | 15.5% | 103 | 18.0% | 111 | 19.0% | 122 | 22.0% | 88 | 15.9% | 91 | 16.3% | 101 | 17.6% |
| Grade 1: | 125 | 18.4% | 127 | 22.2% | 126 | 21.6% | 98 | 17.7% | 123 | 22.3% | 119 | 21.4% | 118 | 20.6% |
| Grade 2: | 124 | 18.3% | 116 | 20.3% | 112 | 19.2% | 125 | 22.6% | 105 | 19.0% | 105 | 18.9% | 119 | 20.8% |
| Grade 3: | 104 | 15.3% | 111 | 19.4% | 117 | 20.1% | 107 | 19.3% | 96 | 17.4% | 104 | 18.7% | 109 | 19.0% |
| Grade 4: | 110 | 16.2% | 112 | 19.6% | 114 | 19.6% | 99 | 17.9% | 104 | 18.8% | 101 | 18.1% | 82 | 14.3% |
| Grade 5: | 108 | 15.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 36 | 6.5% | 37 | 6.6% | 44 | 7.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 348 | 51.3% | 304 | 53.2% | 316 | 54.2% | 272 | 49.1% | 260 | 47.1% | 280 | 50.3% | 285 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 331 | 48.7% | 267 | 46.8% | 267 | 45.8% | 282 | 50.9% | 284 | 51.4% | 269 | 48.3% | 284 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.3% | 18 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic: | 592 | 87.2% | 495 | 86.7% | 513 | 88.0% | 479 | 86.5% | 471 | 85.3% | 453 | 81.3% | 454 | 79.2% |
| Black: | 74 | 10.9% | 65 | 11.4% | 61 | 10.5% | 63 | 11.4% | 67 | 12.1% | 87 | 15.6% | 98 | 17.1% |
| White: | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 668 | 98.4% | 564 | 98.8% | 580 | 99.5% | 551 | 99.5% | NA | NA | 552 | 99.1% | 522 | 91.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% | 27 | 4.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.09 | 13.60 | 13.88 | 13.14 | 12.27 | 12.40 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 52% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 47% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 48% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 60% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 39% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 38% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 38% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 18.4% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 67% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 48% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 45% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 47% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 21.1% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 51% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 49% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 36% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 41% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 39% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 17.5% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 49% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 52% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 25% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 89% |
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* PS 291 Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.