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PS 87 William Sherman Primary School
160 West 78th St New York NY, 10024, New York County Phone: 212-678-2826 Ranking: (298 out of 3,424, top 9%)* 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: | 59 | 61 | 60 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 57 | |||||||
Total Students: | 902 | 949 | 963 | 980 | 1,004 | 919 | 899 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 18 | 2.0% | 18 | 1.9% | 18 | 1.9% | 18 | 1.8% | 18 | 1.8% | 18 | 2.0% | 18 | 2.0% |
Kindergarten: | 146 | 16.2% | 150 | 15.8% | 138 | 14.3% | 134 | 13.7% | 180 | 17.9% | 147 | 16.0% | 159 | 17.7% |
Grade 1: | 149 | 16.5% | 140 | 14.8% | 142 | 14.7% | 192 | 19.6% | 151 | 15.0% | 155 | 16.9% | 150 | 16.7% |
Grade 2: | 132 | 14.6% | 140 | 14.8% | 189 | 19.6% | 170 | 17.3% | 156 | 15.5% | 140 | 15.2% | 132 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 138 | 15.3% | 194 | 20.4% | 161 | 16.7% | 176 | 18.0% | 146 | 14.5% | 141 | 15.3% | 154 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 192 | 21.3% | 150 | 15.8% | 177 | 18.4% | 151 | 15.4% | 145 | 14.4% | 160 | 17.4% | 131 | 14.6% |
Grade 5: | 127 | 14.1% | 157 | 16.5% | 136 | 14.1% | 136 | 13.9% | 151 | 15.0% | 124 | 13.5% | 141 | 15.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 57 | 5.7% | 34 | 3.7% | 14 | 1.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 457 | 50.7% | 490 | 51.6% | 481 | 49.9% | 499 | 50.9% | 517 | 51.5% | 470 | 51.1% | 468 | 52.1% |
Female: | 445 | 49.3% | 459 | 48.4% | 482 | 50.1% | 481 | 49.1% | 479 | 47.7% | 441 | 48.0% | 427 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 65 | 7.2% | 64 | 6.7% | 70 | 7.3% | 65 | 6.6% | 66 | 6.6% | 52 | 5.7% | 62 | 6.9% |
Hispanic: | 132 | 14.6% | 140 | 14.8% | 145 | 15.1% | 158 | 16.1% | 184 | 18.3% | 182 | 19.8% | 191 | 21.2% |
Black: | 43 | 4.8% | 57 | 6.0% | 76 | 7.9% | 100 | 10.2% | 127 | 12.6% | 143 | 15.6% | 151 | 16.8% |
White: | 608 | 67.4% | 647 | 68.2% | 662 | 68.7% | 653 | 66.6% | 623 | 62.1% | 536 | 58.3% | 493 | 54.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 47 | 5.2% | 32 | 3.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 6.8% | 72 | 7.6% | 74 | 7.7% | 97 | 9.9% | NA | NA | 113 | 12.3% | 134 | 14.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 1.8% | 17 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.5% | 24 | 2.4% | NA | NA | 38 | 4.1% | 40 | 4.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.29 | 15.56 | 15.97 | 15.24 | 16.79 | 15.80 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 62% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 65% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 72% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 61% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 62% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 48.8% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 76% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 91% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 56% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 65% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 67% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 52.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 62% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 63% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 64% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 75% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 54% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 59% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 65% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 44.5% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 73% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 78% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 87% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 63% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 69% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 74% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 51.9% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 76% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 73% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 71% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 83% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 85% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 58% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 62% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 73% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 81% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 56% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 58% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 58% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 41.3% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 65% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 73% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 81% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 64% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 66% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 67% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 40% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 71% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 65% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 78% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 81% | 86% |
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* PS 87 William Sherman 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.