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PS 149 Sojourner Truth Primary School
41 West 117th St New York NY, 10026, New York County Phone: 646-672-9020 Ranking: (3,239 out of 3,424, bottom 5%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 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: | 23 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 336 | 379 | 383 | 431 | 427 | 412 | 477 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 10.7% | 36 | 9.5% | 36 | 9.4% | 36 | 8.4% | 36 | 8.4% | 27 | 6.6% | 33 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten: | 33 | 9.8% | 45 | 11.9% | 28 | 7.3% | 55 | 12.8% | 46 | 10.8% | 34 | 8.3% | 47 | 9.9% |
Grade 1: | 41 | 12.2% | 29 | 7.7% | 56 | 14.6% | 60 | 13.9% | 39 | 9.1% | 42 | 10.2% | 42 | 8.8% |
Grade 2: | 28 | 8.3% | 57 | 15.0% | 49 | 12.8% | 41 | 9.5% | 39 | 9.1% | 45 | 10.9% | 56 | 11.7% |
Grade 3: | 36 | 10.7% | 40 | 10.6% | 32 | 8.4% | 43 | 10.0% | 44 | 10.3% | 43 | 10.4% | 30 | 6.3% |
Grade 4: | 33 | 9.8% | 33 | 8.7% | 44 | 11.5% | 38 | 8.8% | 43 | 10.1% | 28 | 6.8% | 30 | 6.3% |
Grade 5: | 27 | 8.0% | 35 | 9.2% | 29 | 7.6% | 40 | 9.3% | 29 | 6.8% | 27 | 6.6% | 44 | 9.2% |
Grade 6: | 30 | 8.9% | 29 | 7.7% | 41 | 10.7% | 39 | 9.0% | 27 | 6.3% | 38 | 9.2% | 57 | 11.9% |
Grade 7: | 29 | 8.6% | 41 | 10.8% | 33 | 8.6% | 32 | 7.4% | 35 | 8.2% | 54 | 13.1% | 36 | 7.5% |
Grade 8: | 39 | 11.6% | 33 | 8.7% | 33 | 8.6% | 40 | 9.3% | 57 | 13.3% | 34 | 8.3% | 52 | 10.9% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.6% | 32 | 7.5% | 40 | 9.7% | 50 | 10.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 176 | 52.4% | 198 | 52.2% | 190 | 49.6% | 211 | 49.0% | 204 | 47.8% | 205 | 49.8% | 230 | 48.2% |
Female: | 160 | 47.6% | 181 | 47.8% | 193 | 50.4% | 220 | 51.0% | 215 | 50.4% | 199 | 48.3% | 243 | 50.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 17 | 5.1% | 21 | 5.5% | 38 | 9.9% | 27 | 6.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 10 | 3.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 10 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 108 | 32.1% | 103 | 27.2% | 98 | 25.6% | 91 | 21.1% | 89 | 20.8% | 86 | 20.9% | 96 | 20.1% |
Black: | 198 | 58.9% | 242 | 63.9% | 239 | 62.4% | 300 | 69.6% | 324 | 75.9% | 313 | 76.0% | 367 | 76.9% |
White: | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 251 | 74.7% | 316 | 83.4% | 282 | 73.6% | 334 | 77.5% | NA | NA | 261 | 63.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.4% | 15 | 4.0% | 23 | 6.0% | 17 | 3.9% | NA | NA | 7 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.60 | 14.22 | 12.35 | 13.46 | 12.81 | 10.60 | 11.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 62% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 65% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 72% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 61% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9% | 62% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 48.8% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 76% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 84% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 91% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18% | 56% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18% | 65% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6% | 67% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 52.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 62% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 63% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 64% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 75% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 54% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 59% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 65% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 10% | 44.5% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 73% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 63% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 69% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 74% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.2% | 51.9% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 89% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 58% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 62% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 56% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 58% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 58% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 41.3% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 65% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 73% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 81% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 64% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 66% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 67% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.8% | 40% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 71% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 65% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 78% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 81% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 9% | 50% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 57% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 58% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 49% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 60% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 59% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 3.7% | 35.1% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 13% | 57% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 71% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 75% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 60% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 69% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 69% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 39.3% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 48% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 54% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 67% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 77% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 55% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 52% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 56% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 40.2% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 48% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 61% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 76% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 63% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 66% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 70% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 36.6% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 41% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 10% | 49% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 49% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 69% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 48% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 47% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 52% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 39.4% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 47% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 56% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 57% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 77% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 62% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 60% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.7% | 35.7% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 33% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 37% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 38% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 47% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 50% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 48% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 55% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 29% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 40% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 10% | 42% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 50% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 54% | 69% |
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* PS 149 Sojourner Truth Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.