PS 4 Duke Ellington Primary School
500 West 160th St New York NY, 10032, New York County Phone: 212-928-0739 Ranking: (3,258 out of 3,424, bottom 5%)* 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: | 53 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 50 | 49 | |||||||
Total Students: | 729 | 718 | 721 | 701 | 645 | 695 | 647 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 32 | 4.4% | 36 | 5.0% | 35 | 4.9% | 37 | 5.3% | 36 | 5.6% | 35 | 5.0% | 35 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten: | 128 | 17.6% | 125 | 17.4% | 129 | 17.9% | 108 | 15.4% | 97 | 15.0% | 95 | 13.7% | 93 | 14.4% |
Grade 1: | 125 | 17.1% | 126 | 17.5% | 105 | 14.6% | 107 | 15.3% | 105 | 16.3% | 110 | 15.8% | 90 | 13.9% |
Grade 2: | 125 | 17.1% | 103 | 14.3% | 114 | 15.8% | 111 | 15.8% | 103 | 16.0% | 96 | 13.8% | 100 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 105 | 14.4% | 114 | 15.9% | 112 | 15.5% | 122 | 17.4% | 83 | 12.9% | 101 | 14.5% | 97 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 115 | 15.8% | 117 | 16.3% | 115 | 16.0% | 121 | 17.3% | 79 | 12.2% | 99 | 14.2% | 131 | 20.2% |
Grade 5: | 96 | 13.2% | 95 | 13.2% | 110 | 15.3% | 92 | 13.1% | 85 | 13.2% | 127 | 18.3% | 76 | 11.7% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 57 | 8.8% | 32 | 4.6% | 25 | 3.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 381 | 52.3% | 370 | 51.5% | 362 | 50.2% | 361 | 51.5% | 328 | 50.9% | 341 | 49.1% | 342 | 52.9% |
Female: | 348 | 47.7% | 348 | 48.5% | 359 | 49.8% | 340 | 48.5% | 309 | 47.9% | 346 | 49.8% | 301 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 653 | 89.6% | 642 | 89.4% | 652 | 90.4% | 626 | 89.3% | 575 | 89.1% | 616 | 88.6% | 576 | 89.0% |
Black: | 59 | 8.1% | 64 | 8.9% | 59 | 8.2% | 63 | 9.0% | 61 | 9.5% | 71 | 10.2% | 58 | 9.0% |
White: | 11 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.2% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 697 | 95.6% | 543 | 75.6% | 550 | 76.3% | 533 | 76.0% | NA | NA | 596 | 85.8% | 604 | 93.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 3.9% | 28 | 3.9% | 27 | 3.9% | NA | NA | 42 | 6.0% | 35 | 5.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.75 | 15.78 | 14.14 | 14.59 | 12.73 | 14.00 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 53% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 40% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 43% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 55% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 34% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 32% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6% | 17.7% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 64% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 73% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 80% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 88% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 41% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 20.8% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 45% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 38% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 50% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 32% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 38% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 38% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 13.4% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 56% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 61% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 45% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 53% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 55% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 20.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 53% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 58% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 70% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 74% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 44% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 37% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 58% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 33% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 38% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 38% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 17.2% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 48% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 59% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 49% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 51% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 54% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 17.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 46% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 42% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 56% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 86% |
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* PS 4 Duke Ellington 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.