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PS 171 Peter G Van Alst Primary School
1414 29th Ave Astoria NY, 11102, Queens County Phone: 718-932-0909 Ranking: (2,818 out of 3,424, bottom 18%)* 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: | 43 | 40 | 49 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 60 | |||||||
Total Students: | 575 | 605 | 593 | 621 | 650 | 651 | 699 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 56 | 9.7% | 55 | 9.1% | 48 | 8.1% | 54 | 8.7% | 58 | 8.9% | 77 | 11.8% | 89 | 12.7% |
Kindergarten: | 90 | 15.7% | 96 | 15.9% | 103 | 17.4% | 82 | 13.2% | 95 | 14.6% | 81 | 12.4% | 79 | 11.3% |
Grade 1: | 98 | 17.0% | 111 | 18.3% | 81 | 13.7% | 92 | 14.8% | 92 | 14.2% | 78 | 12.0% | 108 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 84 | 14.6% | 88 | 14.5% | 91 | 15.3% | 85 | 13.7% | 78 | 12.0% | 98 | 15.1% | 88 | 12.6% |
Grade 3: | 80 | 13.9% | 88 | 14.5% | 80 | 13.5% | 89 | 14.3% | 93 | 14.3% | 79 | 12.1% | 84 | 12.0% |
Grade 4: | 89 | 15.5% | 71 | 11.7% | 87 | 14.7% | 104 | 16.7% | 84 | 12.9% | 78 | 12.0% | 89 | 12.7% |
Grade 5: | 76 | 13.2% | 95 | 15.7% | 100 | 16.9% | 112 | 18.0% | 81 | 12.5% | 80 | 12.3% | 83 | 11.9% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 69 | 10.6% | 80 | 12.3% | 79 | 11.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 296 | 51.5% | 313 | 51.7% | 321 | 54.1% | 316 | 50.9% | 323 | 49.7% | 312 | 47.9% | 337 | 48.2% |
Female: | 279 | 48.5% | 292 | 48.3% | 272 | 45.9% | 305 | 49.1% | 319 | 49.1% | 331 | 50.8% | 358 | 51.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 118 | 20.5% | 132 | 21.8% | 140 | 23.6% | 143 | 23.0% | 155 | 23.8% | 161 | 24.7% | 168 | 24.0% |
Hispanic: | 277 | 48.2% | 302 | 49.9% | 312 | 52.6% | 313 | 50.4% | 303 | 46.6% | 308 | 47.3% | 328 | 46.9% |
Black: | 150 | 26.1% | 130 | 21.5% | 99 | 16.7% | 113 | 18.2% | 123 | 18.9% | 115 | 17.7% | 135 | 19.3% |
White: | 24 | 4.2% | 31 | 5.1% | 39 | 6.6% | 51 | 8.2% | 68 | 10.5% | 67 | 10.3% | 66 | 9.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 462 | 80.3% | 518 | 85.6% | 502 | 84.7% | 510 | 82.1% | NA | NA | 517 | 79.4% | 619 | 88.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 4.3% | 37 | 6.1% | 31 | 5.2% | 14 | 2.3% | NA | NA | 14 | 2.2% | 41 | 5.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.37 | 15.13 | 12.10 | 11.82 | 12.04 | 10.70 | 11.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 71% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 49% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 50% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 31.2% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 81% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 87% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 57% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 56% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 64% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 34.9% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 65% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 60% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 66% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 74% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 51% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 53% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 55% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 29% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 77% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 79% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 63% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 66% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 72% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 38.7% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 78% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 75% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 79% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 84% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 84% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 84% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 63% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 63% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 74% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 51% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 57% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 57% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 33.5% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 69% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 78% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 67% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 71% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17% | 33.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 71% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 80% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 84% | 86% |
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* PS 171 Peter G Van Alst Primary 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.