PS 78 Primary School
4809 Center Blvd Long Island City NY, 11109, Queens County Phone: 718-392-5402 Ranking: (1,117 out of 3,424, top 33%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 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: | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 375 | 293 | 265 | 248 | 247 | 255 | 251 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 9.6% | 36 | 12.3% | 36 | 13.6% | 36 | 14.5% | 35 | 14.2% | 36 | 14.1% | 36 | 14.3% |
Kindergarten: | 87 | 23.2% | 50 | 17.1% | 50 | 18.9% | 39 | 15.7% | 33 | 13.4% | 41 | 16.1% | 37 | 14.7% |
Grade 1: | 57 | 15.2% | 58 | 19.8% | 40 | 15.1% | 30 | 12.1% | 38 | 15.4% | 35 | 13.7% | 43 | 17.1% |
Grade 2: | 45 | 12.0% | 47 | 16.0% | 30 | 11.3% | 40 | 16.1% | 35 | 14.2% | 40 | 15.7% | 27 | 10.8% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 13.3% | 26 | 8.9% | 40 | 15.1% | 33 | 13.3% | 37 | 15.0% | 26 | 10.2% | 28 | 11.2% |
Grade 4: | 30 | 8.0% | 45 | 15.4% | 35 | 13.2% | 34 | 13.7% | 28 | 11.3% | 23 | 9.0% | 27 | 10.8% |
Grade 5: | 43 | 11.5% | 31 | 10.6% | 34 | 12.8% | 36 | 14.5% | 23 | 9.3% | 28 | 11.0% | 24 | 9.6% |
Grade 6: | 27 | 7.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 18 | 7.3% | 26 | 10.2% | 29 | 11.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 188 | 50.1% | 157 | 53.6% | 146 | 55.1% | 127 | 51.2% | 122 | 49.4% | 128 | 50.2% | 124 | 49.4% |
Female: | 187 | 49.9% | 136 | 46.4% | 119 | 44.9% | 121 | 48.8% | 117 | 47.4% | 119 | 46.7% | 123 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 50 | 13.3% | 37 | 12.6% | 40 | 15.1% | 35 | 14.1% | 41 | 16.6% | 37 | 14.5% | 33 | 13.1% |
Hispanic: | 144 | 38.4% | 115 | 39.2% | 108 | 40.8% | 97 | 39.1% | 89 | 36.0% | 94 | 36.9% | 98 | 39.0% |
Black: | 18 | 4.8% | 13 | 4.4% | 19 | 7.2% | 12 | 4.8% | 18 | 7.3% | 21 | 8.2% | 21 | 8.4% |
White: | 148 | 39.5% | 118 | 40.3% | 97 | 36.6% | 103 | 41.5% | 98 | 39.7% | 101 | 39.6% | 96 | 38.2% |
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: | 15 | 4.0% | 9 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 29.6% | 81 | 27.6% | 93 | 35.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 159 | 62.4% | 156 | 62.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.2% | 16 | 5.5% | 11 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 5.5% | 14 | 5.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.42 | 14.64 | 13.24 | 12.39 | 10.73 | 10.60 | 9.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 71% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 64% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 49% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 50% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 53% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 31.2% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 57% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 56% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 64% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 34.9% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 60% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 74% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 51% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 53% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 29% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 79% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 66% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 38.7% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 75% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 63% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 63% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 74% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 51% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 57% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 33.5% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 33.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 80% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84% | 86% |
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* PS 78 Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.