PS 6 West Farms Primary School
1000 East Tremont Ave
Bronx NY, 10460, Bronx County
Phone: 718-542-7676
Ranking:
(3,238 out of 3,424, bottom 5%)*

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: | 51 | 55 | 48 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 619 | 672 | 731 | 715 | 750 | 752 | 764 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 72 | 11.6% | 71 | 10.6% | 71 | 9.7% | 68 | 9.5% | 70 | 9.3% | 72 | 9.6% | 66 | 8.6% |
Kindergarten: | 101 | 16.3% | 87 | 12.9% | 111 | 15.2% | 103 | 14.4% | 105 | 14.0% | 95 | 12.6% | 89 | 11.6% |
Grade 1: | 88 | 14.2% | 113 | 16.8% | 113 | 15.5% | 117 | 16.4% | 109 | 14.5% | 102 | 13.6% | 94 | 12.3% |
Grade 2: | 89 | 14.4% | 110 | 16.4% | 107 | 14.6% | 112 | 15.7% | 105 | 14.0% | 92 | 12.2% | 120 | 15.7% |
Grade 3: | 98 | 15.8% | 105 | 15.6% | 122 | 16.7% | 98 | 13.7% | 85 | 11.3% | 117 | 15.6% | 101 | 13.2% |
Grade 4: | 79 | 12.8% | 95 | 14.1% | 97 | 13.3% | 100 | 14.0% | 101 | 13.5% | 80 | 10.6% | 103 | 13.5% |
Grade 5: | 87 | 14.1% | 86 | 12.8% | 101 | 13.8% | 110 | 15.4% | 82 | 10.9% | 100 | 13.3% | 110 | 14.4% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.0% | 93 | 12.4% | 94 | 12.5% | 81 | 10.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 322 | 52.0% | 358 | 53.3% | 362 | 49.5% | 372 | 52.0% | 384 | 51.2% | 391 | 52.0% | 397 | 52.0% |
Female: | 297 | 48.0% | 314 | 46.7% | 369 | 50.5% | 343 | 48.0% | 358 | 47.7% | 353 | 46.9% | 363 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 458 | 74.0% | 496 | 73.8% | 549 | 75.1% | 545 | 76.2% | 563 | 75.1% | 561 | 74.6% | 560 | 73.3% |
Black: | 148 | 23.9% | 158 | 23.5% | 166 | 22.7% | 160 | 22.4% | 171 | 22.8% | 178 | 23.7% | 191 | 25.0% |
White: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 505 | 81.6% | 624 | 92.9% | 664 | 90.8% | 665 | 93.0% | NA | NA | 673 | 89.5% | 631 | 82.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 1.9% | 17 | 2.5% | 26 | 3.6% | 28 | 3.9% | NA | NA | 35 | 4.7% | 37 | 4.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.13 | 12.22 | 15.23 | 14.30 | 12.50 | 11.40 | 14.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 44% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 41% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 45% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 55% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 35% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 31% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 31% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.2% | 12.6% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 64% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 41% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21% | 36% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 14.4% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 42% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 44% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 12% | 27% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 33% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 11.1% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 57% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 40% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 45% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 13.4% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 70% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 39% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 37% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 52% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 31% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 31% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 33% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.8% | 11.7% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 46% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 54% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 38% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 44% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 45% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 8.5% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 44% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 60% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | 86% |
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* PS 6 West Farms Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.