PS 56 Norwood Heights Primary School
341 East 207th St Bronx NY, 10467, Bronx County Phone: 718-405-6330 Ranking: (2,559 out of 3,424, bottom 25%)* 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: | 45 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 681 | 681 | 678 | 661 | 575 | 590 | 561 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 106 | 15.6% | 93 | 13.7% | 122 | 18.0% | 121 | 18.3% | 74 | 12.9% | 78 | 13.2% | 80 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 99 | 14.5% | 122 | 17.9% | 125 | 18.4% | 94 | 14.2% | 85 | 14.8% | 91 | 15.4% | 104 | 18.5% |
Grade 2: | 122 | 17.9% | 136 | 20.0% | 101 | 14.9% | 114 | 17.2% | 98 | 17.0% | 108 | 18.3% | 84 | 15.0% |
Grade 3: | 134 | 19.7% | 104 | 15.3% | 122 | 18.0% | 102 | 15.4% | 105 | 18.3% | 90 | 15.3% | 83 | 14.8% |
Grade 4: | 97 | 14.2% | 120 | 17.6% | 105 | 15.5% | 105 | 15.9% | 99 | 17.2% | 91 | 15.4% | 90 | 16.0% |
Grade 5: | 123 | 18.1% | 105 | 15.4% | 103 | 15.2% | 124 | 18.8% | 89 | 15.5% | 99 | 16.8% | 87 | 15.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 25 | 4.3% | 33 | 5.6% | 33 | 5.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 329 | 48.3% | 334 | 49.0% | 328 | 48.4% | 322 | 48.7% | 290 | 50.4% | 308 | 52.2% | 311 | 55.4% |
Female: | 352 | 51.7% | 347 | 51.0% | 350 | 51.6% | 339 | 51.3% | 277 | 48.2% | 274 | 46.4% | 246 | 43.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 170 | 25.0% | 161 | 23.6% | 156 | 23.0% | 156 | 23.6% | 140 | 24.3% | 133 | 22.5% | 106 | 18.9% |
Hispanic: | 396 | 58.1% | 403 | 59.2% | 396 | 58.4% | 353 | 53.4% | 306 | 53.2% | 321 | 54.4% | 312 | 55.6% |
Black: | 57 | 8.4% | 58 | 8.5% | 65 | 9.6% | 94 | 14.2% | 77 | 13.4% | 85 | 14.4% | 89 | 15.9% |
White: | 54 | 7.9% | 54 | 7.9% | 53 | 7.8% | 57 | 8.6% | 49 | 8.5% | 50 | 8.5% | 53 | 9.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 678 | 99.6% | 567 | 83.3% | 559 | 82.4% | 546 | 82.6% | NA | NA | 487 | 82.5% | 463 | 82.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 3.8% | 26 | 3.8% | 25 | 3.8% | NA | NA | 22 | 3.7% | 21 | 3.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.13 | 16.61 | 16.24 | 14.57 | 12.92 | 14.00 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 47% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 48% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 38% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 38% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 18.4% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 67% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 48% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 45% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 47% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 21.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 51% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 49% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 36% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 41% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 39% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 17.5% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 49% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 52% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 57% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 25% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 62% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 75% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 48% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 44% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 37% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 39% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 17% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 48% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 54% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 55% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 17.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 86% |
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* PS 56 Norwood Heights Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.