New York City Academy For Discovery Primary School
9516 89th Ave Woodhaven NY, 11421, Queens County Phone: 718-441-2165 Ranking:  (919 out of 3,424, top 27%)*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: | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 10 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 478 | 455 | 358 | 321 | 225 | 140 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 35 | 7.3% | 36 | 7.9% | 36 | 10.1% | 36 | 11.2% | 36 | 16.0% | 53 | 37.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 51 | 10.7% | 74 | 16.3% | 52 | 14.5% | 88 | 27.4% | 79 | 35.1% | 58 | 41.4% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 15.5% | 57 | 12.5% | 84 | 23.5% | 81 | 25.2% | 64 | 28.4% | 19 | 13.6% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 13.0% | 94 | 20.7% | 82 | 22.9% | 85 | 26.5% | 27 | 12.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 86 | 18.0% | 84 | 18.5% | 72 | 20.1% | 30 | 9.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 88 | 18.4% | 78 | 17.1% | 31 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 82 | 17.2% | 32 | 7.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 19 | 8.4% | 10 | 7.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 256 | 53.6% | 243 | 53.4% | 182 | 50.8% | 169 | 52.6% | 106 | 47.1% | 63 | 45.0% |
| Female: | 222 | 46.4% | 212 | 46.6% | 176 | 49.2% | 152 | 47.4% | 111 | 49.3% | 69 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 19 | 4.0% | 17 | 3.7% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 74 | 15.5% | 62 | 13.6% | 54 | 15.1% | 47 | 14.6% | 28 | 12.4% | 14 | 10.0% |
| Hispanic: | 323 | 67.6% | 304 | 66.8% | 245 | 68.4% | 234 | 72.9% | 166 | 73.8% | 109 | 77.9% |
| Black: | 27 | 5.6% | 26 | 5.7% | 27 | 7.5% | 22 | 6.9% | 20 | 8.9% | 11 | 7.9% |
| White: | 28 | 5.9% | 35 | 7.7% | 26 | 7.3% | 16 | 5.0% | 11 | 4.9% | 6 | 4.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 335 | 70.1% | 340 | 74.7% | 288 | 80.4% | 242 | 75.4% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 9.0% | 44 | 9.7% | 23 | 6.4% | 24 | 7.5% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.42 | 15.17 | 12.79 | 12.66 | 13.24 | 14.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 53% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 54% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 29.1% | 31.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 56% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 31.7% | 34.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 55% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 27.3% | 30.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 67% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 36.6% | 36.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 29.6% | 30.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 28.9% | 29.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* New York City Academy For Discovery Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.