PS 85 Great Expectations Primary School
2400 Marion Ave Bronx NY, 10458, Bronx County Phone: 718-584-5275 Ranking: (3,357 out of 3,424, bottom 2%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 91 | 94 | 107 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 98 | |||||||
Total Students: | 998 | 1,061 | 1,089 | 1,131 | 1,195 | 1,167 | 1,163 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 130 | 13.0% | 174 | 16.4% | 153 | 14.0% | 156 | 13.8% | 144 | 12.1% | 138 | 11.8% | 156 | 13.4% |
Grade 1: | 172 | 17.2% | 180 | 17.0% | 162 | 14.9% | 172 | 15.2% | 172 | 14.4% | 166 | 14.2% | 178 | 15.3% |
Grade 2: | 161 | 16.1% | 158 | 14.9% | 176 | 16.2% | 177 | 15.6% | 177 | 14.8% | 187 | 16.0% | 183 | 15.7% |
Grade 3: | 179 | 17.9% | 180 | 17.0% | 194 | 17.8% | 208 | 18.4% | 198 | 16.6% | 193 | 16.5% | 182 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 178 | 17.8% | 172 | 16.2% | 197 | 18.1% | 202 | 17.9% | 181 | 15.1% | 175 | 15.0% | 173 | 14.9% |
Grade 5: | 173 | 17.3% | 194 | 18.3% | 200 | 18.4% | 204 | 18.0% | 179 | 15.0% | 173 | 14.8% | 168 | 14.4% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.6% | 12 | 1.1% | 144 | 12.1% | 135 | 11.6% | 123 | 10.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 527 | 52.8% | 549 | 51.7% | 560 | 51.4% | 583 | 51.5% | 606 | 50.7% | 605 | 51.8% | 590 | 50.7% |
Female: | 471 | 47.2% | 512 | 48.3% | 529 | 48.6% | 548 | 48.5% | 581 | 48.6% | 554 | 47.5% | 569 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.9% | 16 | 1.3% | 20 | 1.7% | 21 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 716 | 71.7% | 741 | 69.8% | 757 | 69.5% | 791 | 69.9% | 814 | 68.1% | 769 | 65.9% | 763 | 65.6% |
Black: | 263 | 26.4% | 295 | 27.8% | 308 | 28.3% | 317 | 28.0% | 351 | 29.4% | 356 | 30.5% | 366 | 31.5% |
White: | 4 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.8% | 18 | 1.5% | 10 | 0.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 957 | 95.9% | 976 | 92.0% | 1,022 | 93.8% | 1,088 | 96.2% | NA | NA | 1,057 | 90.6% | 1,093 | 94.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 1.6% | 29 | 2.7% | 23 | 2.1% | 25 | 2.2% | NA | NA | 53 | 4.5% | 14 | 1.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.97 | 11.29 | 10.18 | 10.34 | 10.67 | 10.40 | 11.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 52% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 47% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 48% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 60% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15% | 38% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 38% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.6% | 18.4% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 91% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18% | 48% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 45% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 47% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 21.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 51% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 49% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 49% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 59% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 36% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 41% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 39% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 17.5% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 73% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 81% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 49% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 52% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 57% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 4.6% | 25% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 62% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 48% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 44% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 60% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 66% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 37% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 39% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.7% | 17% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 48% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 73% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 51% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 54% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 55% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 17.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 47% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 65% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 67% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 69% | 86% |
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* PS 85 Great Expectations 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.