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PS 72 Dr William Dorney Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

2951 Dewey Ave

Bronx NY, 10465, Bronx County

Phone: 718-822-5311

Ranking:

(2,896 out of 3,424, bottom 15%)*

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:	57		61		65		66		74		67		73
Total Students:	892		889		921		950		973		920		904
Prekindergarten:	72	8.1%	72	8.1%	71	7.7%	72	7.6%	72	7.4%	72	7.8%	72	8.0%
Kindergarten:	154	17.3%	139	15.6%	144	15.6%	144	15.2%	124	12.7%	101	11.0%	84	9.3%
Grade 1:	158	17.7%	162	18.2%	148	16.1%	147	15.5%	142	14.6%	107	11.6%	107	11.8%
Grade 2:	127	14.2%	148	16.6%	137	14.9%	133	14.0%	109	11.2%	118	12.8%	133	14.7%
Grade 3:	137	15.4%	108	12.1%	145	15.7%	132	13.9%	111	11.4%	140	15.2%	113	12.5%
Grade 4:	105	11.8%	132	14.8%	122	13.2%	145	15.3%	132	13.6%	118	12.8%	110	12.2%
Grade 5:	134	15.0%	118	13.3%	138	15.0%	156	16.4%	130	13.4%	113	12.3%	130	14.4%
Ungraded:	5	0.6%	10	1.1%	16	1.7%	21	2.2%	153	15.7%	151	16.4%	155	17.1%
Student By Gender:
Male:	452	50.7%	443	49.8%	485	52.7%	489	51.5%	494	50.8%	475	51.6%	467	51.7%
Female:	440	49.3%	446	50.2%	436	47.3%	461	48.5%	471	48.4%	437	47.5%	433	47.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.3%	4	0.4%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	4	0.4%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%
Asian:	37	4.1%	46	5.2%	47	5.1%	40	4.2%	39	4.0%	39	4.2%	39	4.3%
Hispanic:	624	70.0%	618	69.5%	632	68.6%	651	68.5%	639	65.7%	583	63.4%	552	61.1%
Black:	187	21.0%	179	20.1%	190	20.6%	194	20.4%	227	23.3%	233	25.3%	246	27.2%
White:	41	4.6%	42	4.7%	49	5.3%	64	6.7%	64	6.6%	63	6.8%	64	7.1%
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:	654	73.3%	654	73.6%	548	59.5%	566	59.6%	NA	NA	609	66.2%	657	72.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	49	5.5%	61	6.9%	85	9.2%	88	9.3%	NA	NA	109	11.8%	123	13.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.64		14.57		14.17		14.31		13.15		13.70		12.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	51%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	30%	48%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	57%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	66%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	40%	38%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	22%	36%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	42%	40%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	18.4%	18.3%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	70%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	78%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	86%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	91%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	41%	46%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	31%	45%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	50%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	30.8%	22.9%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	43%	51%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	57%	50%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	44%	57%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	62%	65%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	32%	37%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	40%	41%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	45%	43%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	18.1%	16.5%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	64%	66%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	68%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69%	77%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	82%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	48%	54%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	49%	55%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61%	58%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	34.3%	23.2%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	65%	73%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62%	73%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	54%	75%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87%	82%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77%	82%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76%	80%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89%	82%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	44%	43%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	50%	46%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	65%	63%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	69%	71%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	39%	38%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	32%	40%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	38%	43%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	13.3%	18.9%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62%	50%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71%	63%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72%	75%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	81%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	48%	55%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	44%	57%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50%	60%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	20.8%	19.7%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	58%	55%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	48%	52%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	61%	69%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	61%	74%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	69%	77%	86%

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* PS 72 Dr William Dorney 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.