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PS 53 Basheer Quisim Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

360 East 168th St

Bronx NY, 10456, Bronx County

Phone: 718-681-7276

Ranking:

(2,764 out of 3,424, bottom 19%)*

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:	92		87		89		93		91		91		72
Total Students:	1,291		1,348		1,373		1,330		1,368		1,342		1,332
Prekindergarten:	36	2.8%	50	3.7%	52	3.8%	47	3.5%	54	3.9%	65	4.8%	55	4.1%
Kindergarten:	200	15.5%	215	15.9%	234	17.0%	196	14.7%	214	15.6%	177	13.2%	184	13.8%
Grade 1:	217	16.8%	243	18.0%	217	15.8%	211	15.9%	204	14.9%	210	15.6%	199	14.9%
Grade 2:	210	16.3%	212	15.7%	207	15.1%	213	16.0%	201	14.7%	197	14.7%	203	15.2%
Grade 3:	196	15.2%	213	15.8%	197	14.3%	199	15.0%	197	14.4%	201	15.0%	207	15.5%
Grade 4:	230	17.8%	198	14.7%	234	17.0%	249	18.7%	230	16.8%	244	18.2%	230	17.3%
Grade 5:	199	15.4%	213	15.8%	227	16.5%	212	15.9%	218	15.9%	201	15.0%	212	15.9%
Ungraded:	3	0.2%	4	0.3%	5	0.4%	3	0.2%	50	3.7%	47	3.5%	42	3.2%
Student By Gender:
Male:	659	51.0%	687	51.0%	692	50.4%	675	50.8%	678	49.6%	675	50.3%	669	50.2%
Female:	632	49.0%	661	49.0%	681	49.6%	655	49.2%	682	49.9%	659	49.1%	659	49.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	3	0.2%	5	0.4%	3	0.2%	1	0.1%	4	0.3%	2	0.2%
Asian:	12	0.9%	10	0.7%	14	1.0%	12	0.9%	14	1.0%	6	0.4%	4	0.3%
Hispanic:	811	62.8%	853	63.3%	899	65.5%	871	65.5%	866	63.3%	854	63.6%	814	61.1%
Black:	456	35.3%	464	34.4%	439	32.0%	439	33.0%	481	35.2%	470	35.0%	507	38.1%
White:	11	0.9%	12	0.9%	13	0.9%	5	0.4%	6	0.4%	8	0.6%	5	0.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	6	0.4%	3	0.2%	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:	1,252	97.0%	419	31.1%	1,288	93.8%	1,252	94.1%	NA	NA	1,181	88.0%	1,270	95.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	17	1.3%	17	1.2%	17	1.3%	NA	NA	64	4.8%	22	1.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.03		15.49		15.51		14.29		15.03		14.70		18.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	41%	45%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	40%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	41%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	52%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	36%	28%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	32%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	30%	29%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	18.5%	11.9%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	60%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	71%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	80%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	87%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	37%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	39%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	36%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	23.3%	14.4%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	44%	43%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	44%	41%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	50%	42%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	63%	56%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	40%	31%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	45%	33%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	47%	35%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	27.5%	10.3%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62%	51%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65%	61%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	77%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	37%	39%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59%	43%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73%	47%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	34%	14%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78%	58%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77%	59%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78%	60%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85%	71%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83%	72%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89%	72%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88%	72%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	40%	37%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	40%	34%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	52%	49%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	63%	56%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	26%	27%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	38%	29%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	51%	32%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	25.5%	13.1%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	40%	38%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61%	47%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	65%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85%	72%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	41%	42%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61%	45%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76%	46%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	23.2%	12.7%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	52%	41%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	43%	34%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	61%	49%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75%	55%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	74%	61%	86%

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* PS 53 Basheer Quisim 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.