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Paul Robeson Community School
199 Commercial Ave
New Brunswick NJ, 08901, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-745-5300
Ranking: (1,545 out of 1,847, bottom 16%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: New Brunswick City School District
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: | 45 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 48 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 562 | 513 | 500 | 509 | 502 | 482 | 400 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 71 | 12.6% | 45 | 8.8% | 43 | 8.6% | 41 | 8.1% | 46 | 9.2% | 31 | 6.4% | 12 | 3.0% |
Kindergarten: | 98 | 17.4% | 101 | 19.7% | 93 | 18.6% | 103 | 20.2% | 107 | 21.3% | 99 | 20.5% | 68 | 17.0% |
Grade 1: | 94 | 16.7% | 77 | 15.0% | 81 | 16.2% | 75 | 14.7% | 83 | 16.5% | 77 | 16.0% | 63 | 15.8% |
Grade 2: | 64 | 11.4% | 62 | 12.1% | 55 | 11.0% | 74 | 14.5% | 57 | 11.4% | 63 | 13.1% | 62 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 74 | 13.2% | 67 | 13.1% | 79 | 15.8% | 58 | 11.4% | 59 | 11.8% | 62 | 12.9% | 56 | 14.0% |
Grade 4: | 70 | 12.5% | 77 | 15.0% | 55 | 11.0% | 56 | 11.0% | 56 | 11.2% | 56 | 11.6% | 45 | 11.3% |
Grade 5: | 73 | 13.0% | 63 | 12.3% | 65 | 13.0% | 67 | 13.2% | 51 | 10.2% | 56 | 11.6% | 45 | 11.3% |
Ungraded: | 18 | 3.2% | 21 | 4.1% | 29 | 5.8% | 35 | 6.9% | 43 | 8.6% | 38 | 7.9% | 49 | 12.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 283 | 50.4% | 279 | 54.4% | 267 | 53.4% | 281 | 55.2% | 298 | 59.4% | 277 | 57.5% | 225 | 56.3% |
Female: | 279 | 49.6% | 234 | 45.6% | 233 | 46.6% | 228 | 44.8% | 204 | 40.6% | 205 | 42.5% | 171 | 42.8% |
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% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 484 | 86.1% | 431 | 84.0% | 414 | 82.8% | 412 | 80.9% | 405 | 80.7% | 373 | 77.4% | 292 | 73.0% |
Black: | 74 | 13.2% | 78 | 15.2% | 81 | 16.2% | 93 | 18.3% | 93 | 18.5% | 101 | 21.0% | 96 | 24.0% |
White: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.2% | 10 | 2.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 427 | 76.0% | 458 | 89.3% | 426 | 85.2% | 395 | 77.6% | 377 | 75.1% | 393 | 81.5% | 261 | 65.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.3% | 32 | 6.2% | 31 | 6.2% | 32 | 6.3% | 32 | 6.4% | 44 | 9.1% | 34 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.49 | 12.21 | 12.20 | 14.54 | 13.94 | 8.30 | 12.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 51.0% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 56.6% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 56.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 58.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 67.5% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 35.1% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27.6% | 24.4% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 27.5% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30.2% | 30.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 18.8% | 31.1% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.2% | 46.5% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 65.4% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 76.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 66.9% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 73.6% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 60.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 51.3% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 52.7% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 54.6% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.0% | 54.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 55.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 63.3% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 62.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 54.4% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 58.2% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 62.8% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.4% | 33.7% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.8% | 28.0% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 28.4% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.8% | 29.1% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22.1% | 23.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.4% | 44.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 47.5% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 65.3% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 62.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 66.4% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 65.1% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 51.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 60.3% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 54.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.9% | 55.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 54.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.6% | 54.3% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 56.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 58.4% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 54.6% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 78.2% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 85.0% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 70.6% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 78% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 73.6% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 70.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 34.4% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 30.9% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 32.4% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20.3% | 26.4% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24.3% | 28.6% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.3% | 24.9% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 72.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 64.5% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 57.8% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 61.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 61.8% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.0% | 68.8% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 65.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 40.6% | 75.8% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 63.6% | 79% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 56.8% | 80.1% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 48.9% | 66.3% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 53.7% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 42.6% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.7% | 46.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 46.3% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.5% | 42.8% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15.1% | 39.3% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.5% | 40.0% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 43.2% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 41.1% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.6% | 40.2% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 41.4% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.2% | 46.3% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 53.0% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 52.0% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 49.6% | 78.9% |
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* Paul Robeson Community School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.