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PS 197 John B Russwurm Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

2230 5th Ave

New York NY, 10037, New York County

Phone: 212-690-5960

Ranking:

(3,052 out of 3,424, bottom 11%)*

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:	29		25		24		30		33		41		45
Total Students:	307		327		351		375		370		490		556
Prekindergarten:	17	5.5%	18	5.5%	18	5.1%	18	4.8%	16	4.3%	16	3.3%	14	2.5%
Kindergarten:	45	14.7%	55	16.8%	52	14.8%	53	14.1%	40	10.8%	38	7.8%	42	7.6%
Grade 1:	58	18.9%	48	14.7%	46	13.1%	63	16.8%	37	10.0%	42	8.6%	52	9.4%
Grade 2:	41	13.4%	43	13.1%	75	21.4%	53	14.1%	46	12.4%	63	12.9%	86	15.5%
Grade 3:	41	13.4%	76	23.2%	52	14.8%	50	13.3%	47	12.7%	78	15.9%	52	9.4%
Grade 4:	61	19.9%	48	14.7%	51	14.5%	74	19.7%	71	19.2%	51	10.4%	68	12.2%
Grade 5:	40	13.0%	38	11.6%	57	16.2%	63	16.8%	51	13.8%	59	12.0%	75	13.5%
Ungraded:	4	1.3%	1	0.3%	NA	NA	1	0.3%	62	16.8%	71	14.5%	81	14.6%
Student By Gender:
Male:	158	51.5%	174	53.2%	187	53.3%	205	54.7%	207	55.9%	265	54.1%	303	54.5%
Female:	149	48.5%	153	46.8%	164	46.7%	170	45.3%	155	41.9%	217	44.3%	249	44.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	1.0%	0	0.0%	6	1.7%	5	1.3%	5	1.4%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%
Asian:	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	2	0.6%	2	0.5%	6	1.6%	2	0.4%	6	1.1%
Hispanic:	103	33.6%	100	30.6%	95	27.1%	106	28.3%	102	27.6%	139	28.4%	143	25.7%
Black:	186	60.6%	212	64.8%	232	66.1%	251	66.9%	248	67.0%	340	69.4%	397	71.4%
White:	14	4.6%	14	4.3%	16	4.6%	11	2.9%	9	2.4%	8	1.6%	8	1.4%
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:	249	81.1%	266	81.3%	310	88.3%	293	78.1%	NA	NA	426	86.9%	415	74.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	11	3.6%	9	2.8%	13	3.7%	10	2.7%	NA	NA	8	1.6%	18	3.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.58		13.07		14.63		12.32		11.21		12.00		12.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	36%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	40%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	42%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	56%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	33%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	19%	29%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	24%	31%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	8%	13.4%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	58%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	69%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	76%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	81%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	39%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	38%	35%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	29%	37%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	4.1%	16.1%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	54%	41%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	49%	41%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	37%	45%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	56%	53%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	47%	28%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	19%	33%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	21%	29%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	9.7%	11.7%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60%	57%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60%	58%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	64%	67%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72%	69%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	51%	38%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	22%	43%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	19%	40%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	14.3%	15.4%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	60%	56%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	47%	52%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	53%	55%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	57%	62%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	64%	68%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	47%	73%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	47%	69%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	41%	34%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	51%	39%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	63%	55%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	68%	63%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	43%	27%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	36%	33%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	17%	31%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	2.9%	10.7%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	23%	37%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58%	59%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65%	60%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	76%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	53%	38%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	33%	42%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	26%	42%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	0%	8.7%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	49%	43%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	38%	38%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	61%	56%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	72%	63%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	79%	59%	86%
2006	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	36%	33%	61%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	43%	40%	63%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	46%	49%	67%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79%	71%	81%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45%	44%	60%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45%	57%	71%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	59%	66%	79%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	73%	83%

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* PS 197 John B Russwurm 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.