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PS 81 Jean Paul Richter Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

559 Cypress Ave

Ridgewood NY, 11385, Queens County

Phone: 718-821-9800

Ranking:

(2,315 out of 3,424, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten 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:	70		65		70		80		83		86		89
Total Students:	1,029		1,033		1,026		1,098		1,136		1,164		1,208
Kindergarten:	153	14.9%	140	13.6%	159	15.5%	162	14.8%	136	12.0%	127	10.9%	164	13.6%
Grade 1:	144	14.0%	167	16.2%	162	15.8%	163	14.8%	151	13.3%	182	15.6%	219	18.1%
Grade 2:	155	15.1%	151	14.6%	139	13.5%	179	16.3%	173	15.2%	204	17.5%	204	16.9%
Grade 3:	148	14.4%	151	14.6%	175	17.1%	188	17.1%	185	16.3%	187	16.1%	204	16.9%
Grade 4:	210	20.4%	238	23.0%	194	18.9%	204	18.6%	180	15.8%	194	16.7%	170	14.1%
Grade 5:	219	21.3%	185	17.9%	195	19.0%	201	18.3%	182	16.0%	164	14.1%	154	12.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	129	11.4%	106	9.1%	93	7.7%
Student By Gender:
Male:	529	51.4%	536	51.9%	532	51.9%	560	51.0%	608	53.5%	596	51.2%	644	53.3%
Female:	500	48.6%	497	48.1%	494	48.1%	538	49.0%	520	45.8%	560	48.1%	560	46.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	4	0.4%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	8	0.7%
Asian:	64	6.2%	73	7.1%	59	5.8%	68	6.2%	89	7.8%	99	8.5%	106	8.8%
Hispanic:	892	86.7%	892	86.4%	895	87.2%	941	85.7%	951	83.7%	969	83.2%	985	81.5%
Black:	15	1.5%	11	1.1%	14	1.4%	15	1.4%	12	1.1%	17	1.5%	17	1.4%
White:	55	5.3%	51	4.9%	49	4.8%	72	6.6%	82	7.2%	77	6.6%	92	7.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,026	99.7%	810	78.4%	802	78.2%	859	78.2%	NA	NA	910	78.2%	945	78.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	133	12.9%	132	12.9%	142	12.9%	NA	NA	150	12.9%	156	12.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.79		15.98		14.56		13.79		13.68		13.50		13.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	71%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	62%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	63%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	73%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	50%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	54%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	53%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	21.1%	29.8%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	82%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	88%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	92%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	63%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	62%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	65%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	29.5%	37.5%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	54%	64%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	51%	58%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	68%	66%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	68%	74%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	39%	51%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	45%	57%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	45%	56%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	14.9%	28.3%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	78%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89%	85%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	47%	67%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	57%	72%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	67%	75%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	28.1%	40.2%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62%	77%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	61%	76%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76%	77%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	69%	84%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82%	86%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83%	88%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77%	88%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	50%	60%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	80%	75%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84%	78%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	47%	51%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	48%	54%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	46%	58%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	22.2%	31.7%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65%	68%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71%	70%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69%	72%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67%	75%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	26.6%	34.1%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	61%	67%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	81%	85%	86%

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* PS 81 Jean Paul Richter Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.