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PS 42 Benjamin Altman Primary School
71 Hester St New York NY, 10002, New York County Phone: 212-226-8410 Ranking: (556 out of 3,424, top 16%)* 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: | 53 | 56 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 52 | |||||||
Total Students: | 789 | 827 | 807 | 810 | 798 | 747 | 736 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 4.6% | 36 | 4.4% | 36 | 4.5% | 36 | 4.4% | 35 | 4.4% | 36 | 4.8% | 36 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten: | 98 | 12.4% | 153 | 18.5% | 145 | 18.0% | 133 | 16.4% | 121 | 15.2% | 121 | 16.2% | 130 | 17.7% |
Grade 1: | 149 | 18.9% | 132 | 16.0% | 139 | 17.2% | 135 | 16.7% | 128 | 16.0% | 122 | 16.3% | 115 | 15.6% |
Grade 2: | 129 | 16.3% | 144 | 17.4% | 129 | 16.0% | 124 | 15.3% | 130 | 16.3% | 107 | 14.3% | 122 | 16.6% |
Grade 3: | 135 | 17.1% | 121 | 14.6% | 122 | 15.1% | 120 | 14.8% | 111 | 13.9% | 116 | 15.5% | 124 | 16.8% |
Grade 4: | 116 | 14.7% | 126 | 15.2% | 110 | 13.6% | 127 | 15.7% | 126 | 15.8% | 118 | 15.8% | 98 | 13.3% |
Grade 5: | 125 | 15.8% | 115 | 13.9% | 125 | 15.5% | 133 | 16.4% | 122 | 15.3% | 99 | 13.3% | 95 | 12.9% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 25 | 3.1% | 28 | 3.7% | 16 | 2.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 426 | 54.0% | 432 | 52.2% | 417 | 51.7% | 427 | 52.7% | 424 | 53.1% | 377 | 50.5% | 375 | 51.0% |
Female: | 363 | 46.0% | 395 | 47.8% | 390 | 48.3% | 383 | 47.3% | 366 | 45.9% | 362 | 48.5% | 357 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 739 | 93.7% | 780 | 94.3% | 753 | 93.3% | 756 | 93.3% | 736 | 92.2% | 687 | 92.0% | 679 | 92.3% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 3.2% | 27 | 3.3% | 30 | 3.7% | 32 | 4.0% | 39 | 4.9% | 37 | 5.0% | 37 | 5.0% |
Black: | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.6% | 19 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.0% |
White: | 15 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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: | 753 | 95.4% | 689 | 83.3% | 678 | 84.0% | 680 | 84.0% | NA | NA | 625 | 83.7% | 615 | 83.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 5.8% | 47 | 5.8% | 47 | 5.8% | NA | NA | 43 | 5.8% | 43 | 5.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.89 | 14.77 | 15.23 | 15.13 | 15.34 | 13.60 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 79% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 70% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 71% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 51.2% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 80% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 62% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 75% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 54.8% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 67.3% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 93% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 88% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 57.3% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 92% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 61.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 86% |
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* PS 42 Benjamin Altman Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.