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PS 199 Jesse Isador Straus Primary School
270 West 70th St
New York NY, 10023, New York County
Phone: 212-799-1033
Ranking:
(74 out of 3,534, top 2%)*
(74 out of 3,534, top 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: New York City Geographic District # 3
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 47 | 51 | 49 | |||
| Total Students: | 735 | 801 | 721 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 172 | 23.4% | 176 | 22.0% | 144 | 20.0% |
| Grade 1: | 142 | 19.3% | 146 | 18.2% | 113 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 136 | 18.5% | 118 | 14.7% | 114 | 15.8% |
| Grade 3: | 95 | 12.9% | 112 | 14.0% | 105 | 14.6% |
| Grade 4: | 100 | 13.6% | 105 | 13.1% | 93 | 12.9% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 10.2% | 82 | 10.2% | 89 | 12.3% |
| Ungraded: | 15 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.1% | 19 | 2.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 392 | 53.3% | 418 | 52.2% | 368 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 335 | 45.6% | 375 | 46.8% | 349 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 93 | 12.7% | 117 | 14.6% | 106 | 14.7% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 10.9% | 83 | 10.4% | 76 | 10.5% |
| Black | 36 | 4.9% | 52 | 6.5% | 56 | 7.8% |
| White: | 521 | 70.9% | 544 | 67.9% | 479 | 66.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 61 | 7.6% | 48 | 6.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 33 | 4.1% | 27 | 3.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.64 | 15.70 | 14.70 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 62% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 62% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 65% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 72% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 54% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 61% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 61.7% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 76% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 84% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 88% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 56% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 65% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 66.9% | N/A |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 62% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 63% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 64% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 75% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 54% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 59% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 65.3% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 73% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 78% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 82% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 63% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 69% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 73.6% | N/A |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 76% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 73% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 71% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 58% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 62% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 73% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 81% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 56% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 58% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 58.5% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 65% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 73% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 81% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 87% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 64% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 66% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 67.5% | N/A |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 71% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 65% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 78% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 81% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 81% | 86% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 101% | 50% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 57% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 58% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 57% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 75% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81% | 83% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 48% | 57% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 54% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77% | 80% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 48% | 56% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 61% | 66% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 76% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | 88% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 41% | 49% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 49% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 49% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 69% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 47% | 54% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 56% | 59% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 57% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77% | 80% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 33% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 37% | 65% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 38% | 71% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 47% | 69% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 29% | 54% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 40% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 42% | 63% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 50% | 63% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 77% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 199 Jesse Isador Straus Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.