PS 88 S Silverstein Little Sparrow School
1340 Sheridan Ave Bronx NY, 10456, Bronx County Phone: 718-681-6220 Ranking:  (2,500 out of 3,424, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3 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: | 17 | NA | NA | 23 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 213 | 203 | 221 | 256 | 292 | 283 | 302 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 71 | 33.3% | 52 | 25.6% | 50 | 22.6% | 52 | 20.3% | 66 | 22.6% | 65 | 23.0% | 79 | 26.2% |
| Grade 1: | 50 | 23.5% | 47 | 23.2% | 56 | 25.3% | 75 | 29.3% | 72 | 24.7% | 80 | 28.3% | 75 | 24.8% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 21.6% | 51 | 25.1% | 64 | 29.0% | 71 | 27.7% | 65 | 22.3% | 71 | 25.1% | 65 | 21.5% |
| Grade 3: | 46 | 21.6% | 53 | 26.1% | 49 | 22.2% | 57 | 22.3% | 63 | 21.6% | 53 | 18.7% | 60 | 19.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 26 | 8.9% | 14 | 4.9% | 23 | 7.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 96 | 45.1% | 100 | 49.3% | 118 | 53.4% | 146 | 57.0% | 141 | 48.3% | 130 | 45.9% | 145 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 117 | 54.9% | 103 | 50.7% | 103 | 46.6% | 110 | 43.0% | 143 | 49.0% | 145 | 51.2% | 153 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 144 | 67.6% | 132 | 65.0% | 145 | 65.6% | 154 | 60.2% | 172 | 58.9% | 166 | 58.7% | 179 | 59.3% |
| Black: | 67 | 31.5% | 70 | 34.5% | 75 | 33.9% | 99 | 38.7% | 117 | 40.1% | 115 | 40.6% | 122 | 40.4% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 210 | 98.6% | 154 | 75.9% | 166 | 75.1% | 192 | 75.0% | NA | NA | 258 | 91.2% | 278 | 92.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 3.4% | 8 | 3.6% | 9 | 3.5% | NA | NA | 18 | 6.4% | 21 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.53 | NA | NA | 9.61 | 9.19 | 9.73 | 9.40 | 11.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 45% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 40% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 41% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 28% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 32% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 29% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 11.9% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 71% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 37% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 39% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 36% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 14.4% | 34.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 88 S Silverstein Little Sparrow School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.