PS 196 Primary School
1250 Ward Ave
Bronx NY, 10472, Bronx County
Phone: 718-328-7187
Ranking: (2,472 out of 3,424, bottom 28%)*
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: | 51 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 41 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 917 | 868 | 797 | 789 | 487 | 506 | 486 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 3.9% | 36 | 4.1% | 36 | 4.5% | 36 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 154 | 16.8% | 143 | 16.5% | 112 | 14.1% | 105 | 13.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 1: | 174 | 19.0% | 130 | 15.0% | 127 | 15.9% | 129 | 16.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 2: | 132 | 14.4% | 135 | 15.6% | 119 | 14.9% | 151 | 19.1% | 119 | 24.4% | 118 | 23.3% | 124 | 25.5% |
Grade 3: | 146 | 15.9% | 125 | 14.4% | 148 | 18.6% | 127 | 16.1% | 92 | 18.9% | 109 | 21.5% | 93 | 19.1% |
Grade 4: | 126 | 13.7% | 150 | 17.3% | 138 | 17.3% | 119 | 15.1% | 110 | 22.6% | 104 | 20.6% | 107 | 22.0% |
Grade 5: | 147 | 16.0% | 147 | 16.9% | 115 | 14.4% | 120 | 15.2% | 102 | 20.9% | 105 | 20.8% | 115 | 23.7% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 64 | 13.1% | 70 | 13.8% | 47 | 9.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 457 | 49.8% | 425 | 49.0% | 391 | 49.1% | 385 | 48.8% | 231 | 47.4% | 247 | 48.8% | 258 | 53.1% |
Female: | 460 | 50.2% | 443 | 51.0% | 406 | 50.9% | 404 | 51.2% | 248 | 50.9% | 251 | 49.6% | 224 | 46.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 32 | 3.5% | 24 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 14 | 1.8% | 24 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 715 | 78.0% | 657 | 75.7% | 592 | 74.3% | 577 | 73.1% | 351 | 72.1% | 371 | 73.3% | 336 | 69.1% |
Black: | 157 | 17.1% | 174 | 20.0% | 165 | 20.7% | 178 | 22.6% | 118 | 24.2% | 118 | 23.3% | 129 | 26.5% |
White: | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 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: | 881 | 96.1% | 780 | 89.9% | 723 | 90.7% | 717 | 90.9% | NA | NA | 482 | 95.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.98 | 16.38 | 15.62 | 15.62 | 12.99 | 12.30 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 44% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 41% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 45% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 55% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 35% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 31% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 31% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 12.6% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 80% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 84% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 41% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 36% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 14.4% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 42% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 44% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 53% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 27% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 33% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 11.1% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 57% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 61% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 70% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 76% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 40% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 45% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 13.4% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 66% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 63% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 59% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 69% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 70% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 72% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 74% | 89% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 61% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 31% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 31% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 33% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 11.7% | 30.2% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 65% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 44% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 45% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.9% | 8.5% | 29.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 60% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 64% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 64% | 86% |
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* PS 196 Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.