PS 86 Primary School
8741 Parsons Blvd Jamaica NY, 11432, Queens County Phone: 718-291-6264 Ranking:  (2,455 out of 3,424, bottom 28%)*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: | 58 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 62 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 922 | 940 | 910 | 957 | 926 | 944 | 897 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 64 | 6.9% | 68 | 7.2% | 69 | 7.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 180 | 19.5% | 181 | 19.3% | 180 | 19.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 190 | 20.6% | 185 | 19.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 172 | 18.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 6.5% | 105 | 11.2% | 128 | 14.1% | 249 | 26.0% | 210 | 22.7% | 251 | 26.6% | 217 | 24.2% |
| Grade 4: | 108 | 11.7% | 147 | 15.6% | 264 | 29.0% | 237 | 24.8% | 231 | 24.9% | 209 | 22.1% | 205 | 22.9% |
| Grade 5: | 146 | 15.8% | 253 | 26.9% | 265 | 29.1% | 261 | 27.3% | 210 | 22.7% | 204 | 21.6% | 220 | 24.5% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.4% | NA | NA | 70 | 7.6% | 62 | 6.6% | 54 | 6.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 441 | 47.8% | 454 | 48.3% | 440 | 48.4% | 457 | 47.8% | 445 | 48.1% | 459 | 48.6% | 437 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 481 | 52.2% | 486 | 51.7% | 470 | 51.6% | 500 | 52.2% | 473 | 51.1% | 477 | 50.5% | 456 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 510 | 55.3% | 487 | 51.8% | 395 | 43.4% | 351 | 36.7% | 347 | 37.5% | 349 | 37.0% | 325 | 36.2% |
| Hispanic: | 251 | 27.2% | 283 | 30.1% | 354 | 38.9% | 421 | 44.0% | 396 | 42.8% | 414 | 43.9% | 381 | 42.5% |
| Black: | 108 | 11.7% | 115 | 12.2% | 133 | 14.6% | 163 | 17.0% | 159 | 17.2% | 160 | 16.9% | 163 | 18.2% |
| White: | 36 | 3.9% | 39 | 4.1% | 21 | 2.3% | 21 | 2.2% | 24 | 2.6% | 21 | 2.2% | 27 | 3.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 858 | 93.1% | 673 | 71.6% | 642 | 70.5% | 731 | 76.4% | NA | NA | 721 | 76.4% | 685 | 76.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 130 | 13.8% | 124 | 13.6% | 141 | 14.7% | NA | NA | 140 | 14.8% | 132 | 14.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.89 | 15.80 | 15.22 | 16.79 | 15.02 | 15.00 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 50% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 51% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 54% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 32.4% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 59% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 58% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 61% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 37% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 63% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 50% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 55% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 56% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 66% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 68% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 38.1% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 81% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 79% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 85% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 89% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 50% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 51% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 58% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 32.2% | 30.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 63% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 71% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 33.7% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | 86% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 60% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 51% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 54% | 56% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 60% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 62% | 63% |
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* PS 86 Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.