PS 506 The School Of Journalism And Technology
330 59th St Brooklyn NY, 11220, Kings County Phone: 718-492-0087 Ranking:  (2,740 out of 3,424, bottom 20%)*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: | 56 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 804 | 821 | 813 | 779 | 774 | 748 | 742 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 4.5% | 36 | 4.4% | 35 | 4.3% | 36 | 4.6% | 36 | 4.7% | 36 | 4.8% | 36 | 4.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 132 | 16.4% | 139 | 16.9% | 149 | 18.3% | 129 | 16.6% | 120 | 15.5% | 138 | 18.4% | 105 | 14.2% |
| Grade 1: | 133 | 16.5% | 153 | 18.6% | 136 | 16.7% | 137 | 17.6% | 137 | 17.7% | 114 | 15.2% | 108 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 146 | 18.2% | 135 | 16.4% | 134 | 16.5% | 126 | 16.2% | 114 | 14.7% | 103 | 13.8% | 115 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 129 | 16.0% | 124 | 15.1% | 115 | 14.1% | 134 | 17.2% | 103 | 13.3% | 106 | 14.2% | 111 | 15.0% |
| Grade 4: | 125 | 15.5% | 104 | 12.7% | 125 | 15.4% | 113 | 14.5% | 106 | 13.7% | 108 | 14.4% | 104 | 14.0% |
| Grade 5: | 99 | 12.3% | 128 | 15.6% | 117 | 14.4% | 104 | 13.4% | 110 | 14.2% | 99 | 13.2% | 119 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 48 | 6.2% | 44 | 5.9% | 44 | 5.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 423 | 52.6% | 422 | 51.4% | 428 | 52.6% | 412 | 52.9% | 404 | 52.2% | 388 | 51.9% | 394 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 381 | 47.4% | 399 | 48.6% | 385 | 47.4% | 367 | 47.1% | 362 | 46.8% | 352 | 47.1% | 344 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 219 | 27.2% | 199 | 24.2% | 179 | 22.0% | 152 | 19.5% | 145 | 18.7% | 132 | 17.6% | 132 | 17.8% |
| Hispanic: | 548 | 68.2% | 586 | 71.4% | 593 | 72.9% | 587 | 75.4% | 597 | 77.1% | 587 | 78.5% | 578 | 77.9% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% |
| White: | 27 | 3.4% | 24 | 2.9% | 31 | 3.8% | 30 | 3.9% | 26 | 3.4% | 22 | 2.9% | 24 | 3.2% |
| 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: | 703 | 87.4% | 726 | 88.4% | 706 | 86.8% | 677 | 86.9% | NA | NA | 602 | 80.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 3.9% | 42 | 5.1% | 36 | 4.4% | 46 | 5.9% | NA | NA | 65 | 8.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.35 | 14.92 | 14.78 | 15.27 | 14.07 | 13.60 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 67% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 78% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 53% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 55% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 58% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 36.6% | 31.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 92% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 67% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 67% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 71% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 50.5% | 34.2% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 74% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 74% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 57% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 58% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 63% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 23% | 36.6% | 30.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 89% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 91% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 73% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 77% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 82% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 53.9% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 84% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 86% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 86% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 88% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 88% | 89% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 76% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 82% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 58% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 59% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 61% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 39.7% | 30.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 92% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 77% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 78% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 49% | 29.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 82% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 82% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 82% | 86% |
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* PS 506 The School Of Journalism And Technology was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.