PS 36 Margaret Douglas Primary School
123 Morningside Dr New York NY, 10027, New York County Phone: 212-690-5807 Ranking:  (2,950 out of 3,424, bottom 14%)*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: | 40 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 43 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 523 | 558 | 623 | 641 | 597 | 503 | 543 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 68 | 13.0% | 71 | 12.7% | 68 | 10.9% | 72 | 11.2% | 82 | 13.7% | 89 | 17.7% | 104 | 19.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 14.9% | 75 | 13.4% | 77 | 12.4% | 83 | 12.9% | 115 | 19.3% | 111 | 22.1% | 107 | 19.7% |
| Grade 1: | 68 | 13.0% | 68 | 12.2% | 76 | 12.2% | 127 | 19.8% | 120 | 20.1% | 134 | 26.6% | 149 | 27.4% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 11.9% | 72 | 12.9% | 108 | 17.3% | 127 | 19.8% | 114 | 19.1% | 118 | 23.5% | 125 | 23.0% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 13.4% | 102 | 18.3% | 100 | 16.1% | 120 | 18.7% | 94 | 15.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 105 | 20.1% | 89 | 15.9% | 104 | 16.7% | 99 | 15.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 68 | 13.0% | 70 | 12.5% | 75 | 12.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 4 | 0.8% | 11 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.4% | 13 | 2.0% | 72 | 12.1% | 51 | 10.1% | 58 | 10.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 254 | 48.6% | 276 | 49.5% | 300 | 48.2% | 306 | 47.7% | 291 | 48.7% | 241 | 47.9% | 268 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 269 | 51.4% | 282 | 50.5% | 323 | 51.8% | 335 | 52.3% | 298 | 49.9% | 254 | 50.5% | 271 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 252 | 48.2% | 245 | 43.9% | 274 | 44.0% | 277 | 43.2% | 267 | 44.7% | 212 | 42.1% | 212 | 39.0% |
| Black: | 249 | 47.6% | 293 | 52.5% | 334 | 53.6% | 345 | 53.8% | 310 | 51.9% | 272 | 54.1% | 307 | 56.5% |
| White: | 10 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 367 | 70.2% | 442 | 79.2% | 437 | 70.1% | 501 | 78.2% | NA | NA | 357 | 71.0% | 363 | 66.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.0% | 32 | 5.7% | 21 | 3.4% | 26 | 4.1% | NA | NA | 42 | 8.3% | 58 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.07 | 12.13 | 12.21 | 12.54 | 12.18 | 11.70 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 33% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 29% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 31% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 13.4% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 39% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 35% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 16.1% | 34.2% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 33% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 9% | 11.7% | 30.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 43% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 40% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 15.4% | 36.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 73% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 69% | 89% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 31% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 10.7% | 30.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 42% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 6% | 8.7% | 29.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 36 Margaret Douglas Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.