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PS 79 Francis Lewis Primary School
14727 15th Dr Whitestone NY, 11357, Queens County Phone: 718-746-0396 Ranking: (765 out of 3,424, top 22%)* 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 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 969 | 909 | 859 | 844 | 814 | 830 | 839 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 53 | 5.5% | 54 | 5.9% | 64 | 7.5% | 71 | 8.4% | 67 | 8.2% | 55 | 6.6% | 52 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten: | 164 | 16.9% | 164 | 18.0% | 122 | 14.2% | 118 | 14.0% | 104 | 12.8% | 113 | 13.6% | 95 | 11.3% |
Grade 1: | 171 | 17.6% | 152 | 16.7% | 133 | 15.5% | 135 | 16.0% | 111 | 13.6% | 92 | 11.1% | 125 | 14.9% |
Grade 2: | 159 | 16.4% | 135 | 14.9% | 149 | 17.3% | 123 | 14.6% | 93 | 11.4% | 123 | 14.8% | 126 | 15.0% |
Grade 3: | 132 | 13.6% | 152 | 16.7% | 129 | 15.0% | 110 | 13.0% | 118 | 14.5% | 123 | 14.8% | 121 | 14.4% |
Grade 4: | 157 | 16.2% | 133 | 14.6% | 112 | 13.0% | 149 | 17.7% | 124 | 15.2% | 130 | 15.7% | 116 | 13.8% |
Grade 5: | 132 | 13.6% | 117 | 12.9% | 145 | 16.9% | 135 | 16.0% | 128 | 15.7% | 121 | 14.6% | 130 | 15.5% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 69 | 8.5% | 73 | 8.8% | 74 | 8.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 501 | 51.7% | 479 | 52.7% | 461 | 53.7% | 455 | 53.9% | 409 | 50.2% | 425 | 51.2% | 441 | 52.6% |
Female: | 468 | 48.3% | 430 | 47.3% | 398 | 46.3% | 389 | 46.1% | 397 | 48.8% | 397 | 47.8% | 394 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 397 | 41.0% | 342 | 37.6% | 275 | 32.0% | 265 | 31.4% | 237 | 29.1% | 243 | 29.3% | 253 | 30.2% |
Hispanic: | 185 | 19.1% | 170 | 18.7% | 180 | 21.0% | 147 | 17.4% | 125 | 15.4% | 127 | 15.3% | 115 | 13.7% |
Black: | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
White: | 366 | 37.8% | 370 | 40.7% | 381 | 44.4% | 421 | 49.9% | 440 | 54.1% | 455 | 54.8% | 466 | 55.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 324 | 33.4% | 332 | 36.5% | 324 | 37.7% | 290 | 34.4% | NA | NA | 252 | 30.4% | 229 | 27.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 140 | 14.4% | 128 | 14.1% | 112 | 13.0% | 104 | 12.3% | NA | NA | 138 | 16.6% | 142 | 16.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.00 | 18.17 | 17.17 | 16.27 | 15.65 | 14.80 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 57% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 67% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 41.3% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 70% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 79% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 56.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 64% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 43.1% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 59.9% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 64% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 44.7% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 93% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 80% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 52.7% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 63% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 71% |
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* PS 79 Francis Lewis 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.