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PS 48 Joseph R Drake Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

1290 Spofford Ave

Bronx NY, 10474, Bronx County

Phone: 718-589-4312

Ranking:

(2,852 out of 3,424, bottom 17%)*

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:	61		56		66		72		72		81		86
Total Students:	841		828		870		881		913		902		959
Prekindergarten:	89	10.6%	53	6.4%	54	6.2%	54	6.1%	53	5.8%	58	6.4%	72	7.5%
Kindergarten:	141	16.8%	149	18.0%	161	18.5%	141	16.0%	129	14.1%	123	13.6%	109	11.4%
Grade 1:	143	17.0%	148	17.9%	158	18.2%	169	19.2%	137	15.0%	126	14.0%	153	16.0%
Grade 2:	139	16.5%	126	15.2%	127	14.6%	131	14.9%	104	11.4%	126	14.0%	142	14.8%
Grade 3:	99	11.8%	122	14.7%	120	13.8%	118	13.4%	124	13.6%	122	13.5%	115	12.0%
Grade 4:	116	13.8%	113	13.6%	111	12.8%	135	15.3%	115	12.6%	119	13.2%	106	11.1%
Grade 5:	113	13.4%	115	13.9%	135	15.5%	127	14.4%	112	12.3%	90	10.0%	119	12.4%
Ungraded:	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	4	0.5%	6	0.7%	139	15.2%	138	15.3%	143	14.9%
Student By Gender:
Male:	433	51.5%	436	52.7%	467	53.7%	473	53.7%	482	52.8%	468	51.9%	481	50.2%
Female:	408	48.5%	392	47.3%	403	46.3%	408	46.3%	423	46.3%	426	47.2%	474	49.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.7%	5	0.6%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	4	0.4%	5	0.5%
Asian:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	605	71.9%	598	72.2%	639	73.4%	620	70.4%	655	71.7%	660	73.2%	710	74.0%
Black:	219	26.0%	219	26.4%	220	25.3%	257	29.2%	257	28.1%	231	25.6%	240	25.0%
White:	10	1.2%	5	0.6%	6	0.7%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	5	0.6%	4	0.4%
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:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	752	89.4%	685	82.7%	720	82.8%	730	82.9%	NA	NA	745	82.6%	783	81.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	7	0.8%	7	0.8%	7	0.8%	NA	NA	8	0.9%	8	0.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.79		14.79		13.22		12.16		12.68		11.10		11.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	51%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	42%	48%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	57%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	66%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	34%	38%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	35%	36%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	28%	40%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	4.4%	18.3%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	70%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	78%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	86%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	91%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	37%	46%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	34%	45%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	31%	50%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	7.8%	22.9%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	67%	51%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	54%	50%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	70%	57%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	78%	65%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	28%	37%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	36%	41%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	57%	43%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	10.7%	16.5%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72%	66%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72%	68%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80%	77%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	51%	54%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	52%	55%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63%	58%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	19.8%	23.2%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	73%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	73%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82%	75%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88%	82%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86%	82%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75%	80%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	82%	89%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	51%	46%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	69%	63%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	81%	71%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	41%	38%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	47%	40%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	33%	43%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	16.9%	18.9%	30.2%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59%	63%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	75%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85%	81%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	53%	55%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51%	57%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50%	60%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	18.2%	19.7%	29.9%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	54%	52%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	76%	69%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	78%	74%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	86%

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* PS 48 Joseph R Drake 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.