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PS 56 Lewis H Latimer Primary School
170 Gates Ave Brooklyn NY, 11238, Kings County Phone: 718-857-3149 Ranking: (2,437 out of 3,424, bottom 29%)* 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: | 18 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 235 | 238 | 258 | 290 | 296 | 323 | 349 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 18 | 7.7% | 18 | 7.6% | 19 | 7.4% | 18 | 6.2% | 22 | 7.4% | 22 | 6.8% | 19 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten: | 34 | 14.5% | 28 | 11.8% | 24 | 9.3% | 35 | 12.1% | 36 | 12.2% | 36 | 11.1% | 34 | 9.7% |
Grade 1: | 30 | 12.8% | 26 | 10.9% | 35 | 13.6% | 43 | 14.8% | 41 | 13.9% | 40 | 12.4% | 52 | 14.9% |
Grade 2: | 29 | 12.3% | 40 | 16.8% | 45 | 17.4% | 50 | 17.2% | 38 | 12.8% | 51 | 15.8% | 51 | 14.6% |
Grade 3: | 42 | 17.9% | 44 | 18.5% | 44 | 17.1% | 34 | 11.7% | 43 | 14.5% | 48 | 14.9% | 51 | 14.6% |
Grade 4: | 39 | 16.6% | 40 | 16.8% | 43 | 16.7% | 53 | 18.3% | 43 | 14.5% | 46 | 14.2% | 49 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 41 | 17.4% | 38 | 16.0% | 46 | 17.8% | 53 | 18.3% | 39 | 13.2% | 44 | 13.6% | 49 | 14.0% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.4% | 34 | 11.5% | 36 | 11.1% | 43 | 12.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 116 | 49.4% | 109 | 45.8% | 121 | 46.9% | 149 | 51.4% | 147 | 49.7% | 161 | 49.8% | 189 | 54.2% |
Female: | 119 | 50.6% | 129 | 54.2% | 137 | 53.1% | 141 | 48.6% | 141 | 47.6% | 154 | 47.7% | 156 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 7 | 3.0% | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 7 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 7 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 10.6% | 23 | 9.7% | 23 | 8.9% | 33 | 11.4% | 27 | 9.1% | 35 | 10.8% | 25 | 7.2% |
Black: | 195 | 83.0% | 203 | 85.3% | 217 | 84.1% | 235 | 81.0% | 248 | 83.8% | 269 | 83.3% | 301 | 86.2% |
White: | 7 | 3.0% | 4 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.9% | 13 | 4.5% | 17 | 5.7% | 9 | 2.8% | 11 | 3.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 9 | 3.5% | 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: | 197 | 83.8% | 202 | 84.9% | 212 | 82.2% | 239 | 82.4% | NA | NA | 264 | 81.7% | 277 | 79.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 2.1% | 13 | 5.5% | 16 | 6.2% | 27 | 9.3% | NA | NA | 25 | 7.7% | 23 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.06 | 11.91 | 11.73 | 10.35 | 9.55 | 10.10 | 11.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 53% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 52% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 58% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 66% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 46% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 45% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 48% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 29% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 87% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 90% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 47% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 49% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 30.3% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 51% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 56% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 68% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 42% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 51% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 50% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 26.2% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 77% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 52% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 54% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 58% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 29.7% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 66% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 67% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 68% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 79% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 78% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 53% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 53% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 67% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 72% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 42% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 46% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 52% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 27.6% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 77% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 51% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 57% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 61% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 24% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 86% |
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* PS 56 Lewis H Latimer 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.