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PS 131 Abigail Adams Primary School
17045 84th Ave
Jamaica NY, 11432, Queens County
Phone: 718-739-4229
Ranking: 
(884 out of 3,534, top 25%)*
(884 out of 3,534, top 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: New York City Geographic District #29
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 51 | 52 | 39 | |||
| Total Students: | 774 | 778 | 694 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 123 | 15.9% | 132 | 17.0% | 100 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 139 | 18.0% | 110 | 14.1% | 125 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 119 | 15.4% | 133 | 17.1% | 97 | 14.0% |
| Grade 3: | 132 | 17.1% | 111 | 14.3% | 103 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 124 | 16.0% | 109 | 14.0% | 139 | 20.0% |
| Grade 5: | 109 | 14.1% | 148 | 19.0% | 101 | 14.6% |
| Ungraded: | 28 | 3.6% | 35 | 4.5% | 29 | 4.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 395 | 51.0% | 383 | 49.2% | 330 | 47.6% |
| Female: | 371 | 47.9% | 387 | 49.7% | 360 | 51.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 540 | 69.8% | 523 | 67.2% | 442 | 63.7% |
| Hispanic: | 69 | 8.9% | 73 | 9.4% | 60 | 8.6% |
| Black | 94 | 12.1% | 108 | 13.9% | 125 | 18.0% |
| White: | 68 | 8.8% | 72 | 9.3% | 65 | 9.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 628 | 80.7% | 503 | 72.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 51 | 6.6% | 76 | 11.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.17 | 15.00 | 17.80 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 57% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 59% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 62% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 46% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 48% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 49.7% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 73% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 81% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 86% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 47% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 49% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 49.7% | N/A |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 58% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 58% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 62% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 69% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 41% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 51% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 52.3% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 69% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 72% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 77% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 83% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 48% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 57% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 57.4% | N/A |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 77% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 74% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 71% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 77% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 88% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 56% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 62% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 72% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 75% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 40% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 45% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 51.9% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 59% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 70% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 77% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 82% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 50% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 55% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 59.6% | N/A |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 66% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 77% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 78% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 79% | 86% |
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* PS 131 Abigail Adams 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.