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Thomas S O'brien Academy Of Science & Technology Primary School
94 Delaware Ave
Albany NY, 12202, Albany County
Phone: 518-475-6875
Ranking: 
(3,119 out of 3,424, bottom 9%)*
(3,119 out of 3,424, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Albany City School District
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: | 30 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 41 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 421 | 429 | 487 | 451 | 378 | 437 | 516 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 4.2% | 47 | 9.7% | 55 | 12.2% | 36 | 9.5% | 30 | 6.9% | 35 | 6.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 71 | 16.9% | 62 | 14.5% | 69 | 14.2% | 60 | 13.3% | 51 | 13.5% | 43 | 9.8% | 61 | 11.8% |
| Grade 1: | 68 | 16.2% | 68 | 15.9% | 71 | 14.6% | 60 | 13.3% | 41 | 10.8% | 54 | 12.4% | 64 | 12.4% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 17.3% | 72 | 16.8% | 74 | 15.2% | 55 | 12.2% | 67 | 17.7% | 56 | 12.8% | 69 | 13.4% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 16.4% | 61 | 14.2% | 70 | 14.4% | 77 | 17.1% | 63 | 16.7% | 61 | 14.0% | 73 | 14.1% |
| Grade 4: | 66 | 15.7% | 62 | 14.5% | 79 | 16.2% | 81 | 18.0% | 68 | 18.0% | 61 | 14.0% | 65 | 12.6% |
| Grade 5: | 58 | 13.8% | 72 | 16.8% | 68 | 14.0% | 63 | 14.0% | 52 | 13.8% | 65 | 14.9% | 72 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | 16 | 3.8% | 14 | 3.3% | 9 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 234 | 55.6% | 241 | 56.2% | 274 | 56.3% | 257 | 57.0% | 206 | 54.5% | 250 | 57.2% | 296 | 57.4% |
| Female: | 187 | 44.4% | 188 | 43.8% | 213 | 43.7% | 194 | 43.0% | 164 | 43.4% | 179 | 41.0% | 216 | 41.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 78 | 18.5% | 74 | 17.2% | 62 | 12.7% | 39 | 8.6% | 44 | 11.6% | 38 | 8.7% | 48 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic: | 63 | 15.0% | 62 | 14.5% | 70 | 14.4% | 63 | 14.0% | 38 | 10.1% | 52 | 11.9% | 61 | 11.8% |
| Black: | 214 | 50.8% | 232 | 54.1% | 285 | 58.5% | 299 | 66.3% | 241 | 63.8% | 269 | 61.6% | 312 | 60.5% |
| White: | 44 | 10.5% | 46 | 10.7% | 52 | 10.7% | 49 | 10.9% | 55 | 14.6% | 78 | 17.8% | 95 | 18.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 5.0% | 13 | 3.0% | 15 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 284 | 67.5% | 300 | 69.9% | 338 | 69.4% | 294 | 65.2% | 285 | 75.4% | 291 | 66.6% | 267 | 51.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 7.4% | 52 | 12.1% | 42 | 8.6% | 47 | 10.4% | 77 | 20.4% | 64 | 14.6% | 75 | 14.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.94 | 12.89 | 15.62 | 12.17 | 11.12 | 10.70 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 51% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 50% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 61% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 46% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 37% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.2% | 21.9% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 48% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 41% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10% | 19.7% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 48% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 50% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 51% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 67% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 36% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 42% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 14.7% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 63% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 45% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 43% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 50% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 16.4% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 86% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 85% | 89% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 46% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 50% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 70% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 38% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 35% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 40% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.2% | 17.5% | 30.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 46% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 52% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 39% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 40% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 41% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.6% | 13.8% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 86% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 43% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 45% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 39% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 57% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 83% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Thomas S O'brien Academy Of Science & Technology Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.