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PS 163 Flushing Heights Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

15901 59th Ave

Fresh Meadows NY, 11365, Queens County

Phone: 718-353-2514

Ranking:

(1,060 out of 3,424, top 31%)*

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		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	34		35		35		36		36		34		33
Total Students:	615		603		576		569		545		521		482
Prekindergarten:	35	5.7%	36	6.0%	34	5.9%	36	6.3%	29	5.3%	31	6.0%	31	6.4%
Kindergarten:	99	16.1%	100	16.6%	96	16.7%	85	14.9%	98	18.0%	80	15.4%	93	19.3%
Grade 1:	103	16.7%	101	16.7%	91	15.8%	107	18.8%	89	16.3%	95	18.2%	71	14.7%
Grade 2:	96	15.6%	90	14.9%	98	17.0%	84	14.8%	95	17.4%	78	15.0%	65	13.5%
Grade 3:	89	14.5%	102	16.9%	84	14.6%	90	15.8%	72	13.2%	67	12.9%	48	10.0%
Grade 4:	101	16.4%	82	13.6%	88	15.3%	85	14.9%	78	14.3%	51	9.8%	76	15.8%
Grade 5:	92	15.0%	92	15.3%	85	14.8%	80	14.1%	48	8.8%	80	15.4%	58	12.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	2	0.4%	36	6.6%	39	7.5%	40	8.3%
Student By Gender:
Male:	330	53.7%	314	52.1%	294	51.0%	304	53.4%	281	51.6%	251	48.2%	248	51.5%
Female:	285	46.3%	289	47.9%	282	49.0%	265	46.6%	256	47.0%	262	50.3%	230	47.7%
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%	0	0.0%
Asian:	484	78.7%	485	80.4%	435	75.5%	439	77.2%	414	76.0%	399	76.6%	370	76.8%
Hispanic:	91	14.8%	80	13.3%	105	18.2%	91	16.0%	85	15.6%	82	15.7%	69	14.3%
Black:	20	3.3%	13	2.2%	14	2.4%	17	3.0%	11	2.0%	10	1.9%	12	2.5%
White:	18	2.9%	22	3.6%	22	3.8%	22	3.9%	35	6.4%	30	5.8%	31	6.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	395	64.2%	380	63.0%	404	70.1%	397	69.8%	NA	NA	323	62.0%	286	59.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	61	9.9%	80	13.3%	57	9.9%	51	9.0%	NA	NA	81	15.5%	88	18.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.09		17.23		16.55		15.79		15.14		15.30		14.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	77%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	74%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	74%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	83%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	57%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	64%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	67%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	43.9%	41.3%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	92%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	94%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	95%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	97%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	70%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	76%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	79%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	59.6%	56.1%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79%	76%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	89%	76%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	72%	82%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	55%	64%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	53%	66%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	68%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	39.5%	43.1%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	94%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	77%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73%	82%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94%	85%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	59.9%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93%	88%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94%	88%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83%	91%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89%	93%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96%	93%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	88%	74%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	88%	82%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	60%	61%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	68%	64%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	64%	68%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	56.2%	44.7%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86%	82%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86%	88%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66%	79%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87%	80%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	83%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.6%	52.7%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	87%	84%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75%	80%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	93%	89%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80%	90%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	67%	91%	86%
2006	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	68%	70%	61%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	86%	76%	63%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71%	80%	60%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	71%

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* PS 163 Flushing Heights 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.