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PS 83 Donald Hertz Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

950 Rhinelander Ave

Bronx NY, 10462, Bronx County

Phone: 718-863-1993

Ranking:

(1,986 out of 3,424, bottom 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

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:	100		99		101		103		104		108		118
Total Students:	1,680		1,685		1,718		1,674		1,644		1,599		1,626
Kindergarten:	131	7.8%	124	7.4%	122	7.1%	124	7.4%	115	7.0%	113	7.1%	115	7.1%
Grade 1:	167	9.9%	146	8.7%	175	10.2%	151	9.0%	157	9.5%	152	9.5%	144	8.9%
Grade 2:	149	8.9%	190	11.3%	173	10.1%	164	9.8%	149	9.1%	144	9.0%	147	9.0%
Grade 3:	194	11.5%	180	10.7%	185	10.8%	169	10.1%	153	9.3%	164	10.3%	140	8.6%
Grade 4:	183	10.9%	194	11.5%	172	10.0%	195	11.6%	154	9.4%	161	10.1%	154	9.5%
Grade 5:	190	11.3%	171	10.1%	203	11.8%	197	11.8%	171	10.4%	167	10.4%	154	9.5%
Grade 6:	206	12.3%	228	13.5%	237	13.8%	215	12.8%	205	12.5%	172	10.8%	215	13.2%
Grade 7:	227	13.5%	234	13.9%	212	12.3%	235	14.0%	199	12.1%	194	12.1%	194	11.9%
Grade 8:	229	13.6%	214	12.7%	237	13.8%	222	13.3%	200	12.2%	203	12.7%	221	13.6%
Ungraded:	4	0.2%	4	0.2%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	141	8.6%	129	8.1%	142	8.7%
Student By Gender:
Male:	838	49.9%	843	50.0%	838	48.8%	842	50.3%	829	50.4%	813	50.8%	820	50.4%
Female:	842	50.1%	842	50.0%	880	51.2%	832	49.7%	807	49.1%	778	48.7%	802	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.3%	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	2	0.1%	1	0.1%	7	0.4%	10	0.6%
Asian:	164	9.8%	172	10.2%	201	11.7%	207	12.4%	200	12.2%	187	11.7%	192	11.8%
Hispanic:	839	49.9%	846	50.2%	843	49.1%	844	50.4%	826	50.2%	818	51.2%	796	49.0%
Black:	157	9.3%	159	9.4%	190	11.1%	187	11.2%	187	11.4%	194	12.1%	224	13.8%
White:	513	30.5%	498	29.6%	479	27.9%	434	25.9%	430	26.2%	393	24.6%	404	24.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	4	0.2%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.1%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,677	99.8%	1,099	65.2%	1,119	65.1%	1,090	65.1%	NA	NA	1,041	65.1%	1,060	65.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	325	19.3%	331	19.3%	323	19.3%	NA	NA	308	19.3%	314	19.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.80		17.02		17.01		16.18		15.86		14.80		13.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	57%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	52%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	58%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	66%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	40%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	41%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	40%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	21.7%	21%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	75%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	83%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	86%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	90%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	47%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	44%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	46%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	37.9%	23.8%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	59%	53%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	58%	52%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	62%	58%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	67%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	43%	35%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	50%	44%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	59%	46%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	31.7%	20%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78%	70%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78%	72%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88%	79%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89%	83%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63%	54%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72%	57%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	60%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	42.3%	24.1%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	53%	79%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76%	75%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78%	80%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	83%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78%	82%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	83%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	59%	53%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	53%	52%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	67%	65%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	81%	72%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	37%	41%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	52%	44%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	56%	45%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	36.2%	20.6%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59%	58%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	67%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80%	78%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	85%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52%	56%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63%	58%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	58%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	37.4%	21.5%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	72%	67%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	76%	72%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80%	79%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	82%	81%	86%
2006	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	59%	42%	61%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	58%	44%	63%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	62%	47%	67%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	82%	66%	81%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	52%	32%	54%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	60%	37%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	57%	38%	55%
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	25.2%	14.6%	29.6%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66%	47%	60%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68%	54%	71%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	64%	79%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91%	70%	83%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70%	43%	61%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78%	46%	63%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78%	51%	66%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	40.3%	20.2%	30.6%
2006	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	46%	36%	57%
2007	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	51%	39%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	63%	53%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83%	65%	80%
2010	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	45%	27%	50%
2011	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	41%	28%	48%
2012	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	48%	36%	53%
2013	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	27%	16.3%	31.4%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47%	33%	56%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73%	47%	66%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	59%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94%	73%	88%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	60%	39%	62%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61%	46%	64%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68%	48%	65%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	32.9%	15.6%	27.7%
2006	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	49%	30%	49%
2007	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	40%	32%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	53%	35%	56%
2009	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68%	49%	69%
2010	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	47%	28%	51%
2011	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	42%	25%	47%
2012	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	54%	29%	50%
2013	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	26.5%	17.4%	33.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44%	28%	54%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53%	33%	59%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71%	47%	70%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	58%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50%	28%	55%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60%	36%	60%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65%	44%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	16.7%	14.5%	27.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43%	30%	63%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	36%	31%	65%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53%	44%	71%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44%	36%	69%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61%	39%	71%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62%	37%	69%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65%	44%	70%
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	28%	18%	54%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	35%	21%	57%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	53%	29%	63%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	60%	25%	63%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	80%	36%	69%
Regents
2008	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	100%	38%	70%
2009	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	10%	36%	72%
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	100%	44%	74%
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	90%	39%	72%
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	100%	43%	73%
2009	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	4%	52%	72%
2010	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	100%	51%	72%
2011	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	100%	57%	73%
2012	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	100%	57%	72%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* PS 83 Donald Hertz Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.