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Washington Heights Academy Primary School
202 Sherman Ave
New York NY, 10034, New York County
Phone: 212-304-3320
Ranking: 
(1,781 out of 3,424, bottom 48%)*
(1,781 out of 3,424, bottom 48%)*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: | 22 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 425 | 397 | 389 | NA | NA | 161 | 133 | 110 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 70 | 16.5% | 71 | 17.9% | 71 | 18.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 12.9% | 51 | 12.8% | 53 | 13.6% | NA | NA | 22 | 13.7% | 22 | 16.5% | 22 | 20.0% |
| Grade 1: | 58 | 13.6% | 59 | 14.9% | 54 | 13.9% | NA | NA | 23 | 14.3% | 21 | 15.8% | 21 | 19.1% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 14.6% | 55 | 13.9% | 57 | 14.7% | NA | NA | 23 | 14.3% | 24 | 18.0% | 20 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 59 | 13.9% | 58 | 14.6% | 58 | 14.9% | NA | NA | 25 | 15.5% | 24 | 18.0% | 47 | 42.7% |
| Grade 4: | 69 | 16.2% | 59 | 14.9% | 48 | 12.3% | NA | NA | 26 | 16.1% | 42 | 31.6% | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 51 | 12.0% | 42 | 10.6% | 47 | 12.1% | NA | NA | 42 | 26.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 198 | 46.6% | 183 | 46.1% | 166 | 42.7% | NA | NA | 79 | 49.1% | 64 | 48.1% | 52 | 47.3% |
| Female: | 227 | 53.4% | 214 | 53.9% | 223 | 57.3% | NA | NA | 74 | 46.0% | 61 | 45.9% | 54 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.8% | NA | NA | 7 | 4.3% | 7 | 5.3% | 6 | 5.5% |
| Hispanic: | 398 | 93.6% | 367 | 92.4% | 354 | 91.0% | NA | NA | 130 | 80.7% | 100 | 75.2% | 80 | 72.7% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | 4 | 2.5% | 3 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.9% |
| White: | 11 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.5% | 19 | 4.9% | NA | NA | 19 | 11.8% | 23 | 17.3% | 23 | 20.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 300 | 70.6% | 320 | 80.6% | 297 | 76.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 68 | 51.1% | 54 | 49.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 6.8% | 18 | 4.5% | 21 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 23 | 17.3% | 17 | 15.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.31 | 20.54 | 19.45 | NA | NA | 16.10 | 16.60 | 15.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 55% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 34% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 35% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 32% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 17.7% | 31.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 41% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 41% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 45% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 20.8% | 34.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 53% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 32% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 38% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 13.4% | 30.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 45% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 53% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 55% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 20.2% | 36.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 66% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 70% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 72% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 74% | 89% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 33% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 38% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 38% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 17.2% | 30.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 49% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 51% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 54% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 17.3% | 29.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 63% | 86% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Washington Heights Academy 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.