Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School
276 West 151st St
New York NY, 10027, New York County
Phone: 212-368-8731
Ranking: 
(2,385 out of 3,424, bottom 30%)*
(2,385 out of 3,424, bottom 30%)*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: | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 220 | 215 | 212 | 204 | 205 | 179 | 139 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 31 | 14.1% | 25 | 11.6% | 21 | 9.9% | 20 | 9.8% | 20 | 9.8% | 28 | 15.6% | 29 | 20.9% |
| Grade 1: | 26 | 11.8% | 36 | 16.7% | 38 | 17.9% | 32 | 15.7% | 32 | 15.6% | 36 | 20.1% | 34 | 24.5% |
| Grade 2: | 39 | 17.7% | 42 | 19.5% | 34 | 16.0% | 36 | 17.6% | 35 | 17.1% | 38 | 21.2% | 36 | 25.9% |
| Grade 3: | 45 | 20.5% | 36 | 16.7% | 38 | 17.9% | 39 | 19.1% | 39 | 19.0% | 40 | 22.3% | 40 | 28.8% |
| Grade 4: | 40 | 18.2% | 40 | 18.6% | 42 | 19.8% | 39 | 19.1% | 40 | 19.5% | 37 | 20.7% | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 17.7% | 36 | 16.7% | 39 | 18.4% | 38 | 18.6% | 39 | 19.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 107 | 48.6% | 110 | 51.2% | 104 | 49.1% | 97 | 47.5% | 103 | 50.2% | 92 | 51.4% | 71 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 113 | 51.4% | 105 | 48.8% | 108 | 50.9% | 107 | 52.5% | 94 | 45.9% | 79 | 44.1% | 64 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 13.2% | 26 | 12.1% | 23 | 10.8% | 15 | 7.4% | 14 | 6.8% | 8 | 4.5% | 7 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 181 | 82.3% | 180 | 83.7% | 183 | 86.3% | 188 | 92.2% | 190 | 92.7% | 170 | 95.0% | 130 | 93.5% |
| White: | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 169 | 76.8% | 140 | 65.1% | 111 | 52.4% | 88 | 43.1% | NA | NA | 96 | 53.6% | 87 | 62.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 6.4% | 26 | 12.1% | 24 | 11.3% | 22 | 10.8% | NA | NA | 32 | 17.9% | 21 | 15.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.92 | 14.82 | 14.13 | 13.57 | 13.67 | 12.80 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 42% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 56% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 33% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 29% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 31% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 13.4% | 31.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 39% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 35% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 37% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 16.1% | 34.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 53% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 28% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 33% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 29% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 11.7% | 30.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 69% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 38% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 43% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 40% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 15.4% | 36.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 68% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 73% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 69% | 89% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 27% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 33% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 31% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 10.7% | 30.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 38% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 42% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 42% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 8.7% | 29.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 59% | 86% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower 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.