PS 87 Primary School
1935 Bussing Ave Bronx NY, 10466, Bronx County Phone: 718-324-5188 Ranking: (2,924 out of 3,424, bottom 15%)* 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: | 35 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 631 | 609 | 560 | 571 | 567 | 521 | 505 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 108 | 17.1% | 100 | 16.4% | 79 | 14.1% | 80 | 14.0% | 78 | 13.8% | 67 | 12.9% | 71 | 14.1% |
Grade 1: | 115 | 18.2% | 111 | 18.2% | 90 | 16.1% | 94 | 16.5% | 81 | 14.3% | 78 | 15.0% | 80 | 15.8% |
Grade 2: | 106 | 16.8% | 95 | 15.6% | 88 | 15.7% | 97 | 17.0% | 84 | 14.8% | 89 | 17.1% | 68 | 13.5% |
Grade 3: | 101 | 16.0% | 98 | 16.1% | 111 | 19.8% | 106 | 18.6% | 101 | 17.8% | 73 | 14.0% | 82 | 16.2% |
Grade 4: | 103 | 16.3% | 102 | 16.7% | 101 | 18.0% | 95 | 16.6% | 84 | 14.8% | 89 | 17.1% | 91 | 18.0% |
Grade 5: | 98 | 15.5% | 102 | 16.7% | 90 | 16.1% | 95 | 16.6% | 99 | 17.5% | 93 | 17.9% | 82 | 16.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 40 | 7.1% | 32 | 6.1% | 31 | 6.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 345 | 54.7% | 326 | 53.5% | 295 | 52.7% | 298 | 52.2% | 293 | 51.7% | 280 | 53.7% | 272 | 53.9% |
Female: | 286 | 45.3% | 283 | 46.5% | 265 | 47.3% | 273 | 47.8% | 266 | 46.9% | 233 | 44.7% | 229 | 45.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 27 | 4.3% | 23 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.4% | 14 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.2% |
Asian: | 29 | 4.6% | 20 | 3.3% | 23 | 4.1% | 21 | 3.7% | 21 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.4% |
Hispanic: | 103 | 16.3% | 103 | 16.9% | 101 | 18.0% | 110 | 19.3% | 108 | 19.0% | 94 | 18.0% | 94 | 18.6% |
Black: | 462 | 73.2% | 442 | 72.6% | 410 | 73.2% | 422 | 73.9% | 421 | 74.3% | 396 | 76.0% | 381 | 75.4% |
White: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 512 | 81.1% | 476 | 78.2% | 415 | 74.1% | 434 | 76.0% | NA | NA | 358 | 68.7% | 369 | 73.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 4.0% | 39 | 6.4% | 41 | 7.3% | 39 | 6.8% | NA | NA | 76 | 14.6% | 75 | 14.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.02 | 16.92 | 16.97 | 16.30 | 16.68 | 14.10 | 12.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 57% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 40% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 41% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 40% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 21% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 75% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 47% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 44% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 46% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 23.8% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 53% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 52% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 35% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 44% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 46% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 20% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 70% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 79% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 54% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 57% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 24.1% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 76% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 75% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 80% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 82% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 53% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 52% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 41% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 44% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 45% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 20.6% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 78% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 56% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 58% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 21.5% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 59% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 72% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 86% |
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* PS 87 Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.