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Young Scholars Academy For Discovery And Explorati Primary School
280 Hart St Brooklyn NY, 11206, Kings County Phone: 718-453-4081 Ranking:  (2,729 out of 3,424, bottom 20%)*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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 192 | 196 | 208 | 214 | 233 | 235 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 18 | 9.4% | 18 | 9.2% | 18 | 8.7% | 18 | 8.4% | 17 | 7.3% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 34 | 17.7% | 35 | 17.9% | 45 | 21.6% | 42 | 19.6% | 34 | 14.6% | 24 | 10.2% |
| Grade 1: | 35 | 18.2% | 33 | 16.8% | 34 | 16.3% | 29 | 13.6% | 21 | 9.0% | 25 | 10.6% |
| Grade 2: | 25 | 13.0% | 32 | 16.3% | 32 | 15.4% | 23 | 10.7% | 22 | 9.4% | 24 | 10.2% |
| Grade 3: | 30 | 15.6% | 28 | 14.3% | 24 | 11.5% | 25 | 11.7% | 23 | 9.9% | 40 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 25 | 13.0% | 26 | 13.3% | 22 | 10.6% | 36 | 16.8% | 39 | 16.7% | 55 | 23.4% |
| Grade 5: | 25 | 13.0% | 23 | 11.7% | 32 | 15.4% | 39 | 18.2% | 54 | 23.2% | 37 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 23 | 9.9% | 30 | 12.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 96 | 50.0% | 103 | 52.6% | 115 | 55.3% | 112 | 52.3% | 131 | 56.2% | 131 | 55.7% |
| Female: | 96 | 50.0% | 93 | 47.4% | 93 | 44.7% | 102 | 47.7% | 94 | 40.3% | 96 | 40.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.6% | 4 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 71 | 37.0% | 70 | 35.7% | 75 | 36.1% | 82 | 38.3% | 87 | 37.3% | 87 | 37.0% |
| Black: | 112 | 58.3% | 117 | 59.7% | 124 | 59.6% | 127 | 59.3% | 145 | 62.2% | 141 | 60.0% |
| White: | 5 | 2.6% | 4 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 158 | 82.3% | 182 | 92.9% | 185 | 88.9% | 208 | 97.2% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 2.6% | 4 | 2.0% | 7 | 3.4% | 2 | 0.9% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.80 | 13.07 | 12.99 | 13.38 | 11.95 | 12.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 64% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 38% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 40% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 41% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 13.9% | 31.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 90% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18% | 41% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 51% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 45% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 13.9% | 34.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 63% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 41% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 49% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 50% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 18.7% | 30.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 58% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 61% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 25% | 36.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 89% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 71% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 38% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 42% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 43% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 17.1% | 30.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 79% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 48% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 53% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 57% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 17.4% | 29.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 86% |
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* Young Scholars Academy For Discovery And Explorati 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.