PS 123 Primary School
14501 119th Ave Jamaica NY, 11436, Queens County Phone: 718-529-4300 Ranking: (2,877 out of 3,424, bottom 16%)* 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: | 45 | 43 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 686 | 703 | 681 | 703 | 648 | 633 | 612 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 54 | 7.9% | 53 | 7.5% | 54 | 7.9% | 54 | 7.7% | 54 | 8.3% | 54 | 8.5% | 53 | 8.7% |
Kindergarten: | 108 | 15.7% | 108 | 15.4% | 99 | 14.5% | 125 | 17.8% | 90 | 13.9% | 87 | 13.7% | 79 | 12.9% |
Grade 1: | 110 | 16.0% | 102 | 14.5% | 120 | 17.6% | 114 | 16.2% | 104 | 16.0% | 97 | 15.3% | 94 | 15.4% |
Grade 2: | 92 | 13.4% | 113 | 16.1% | 105 | 15.4% | 106 | 15.1% | 101 | 15.6% | 87 | 13.7% | 101 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 110 | 16.0% | 98 | 13.9% | 107 | 15.7% | 105 | 14.9% | 77 | 11.9% | 90 | 14.2% | 68 | 11.1% |
Grade 4: | 96 | 14.0% | 117 | 16.6% | 101 | 14.8% | 101 | 14.4% | 76 | 11.7% | 67 | 10.6% | 79 | 12.9% |
Grade 5: | 114 | 16.6% | 107 | 15.2% | 89 | 13.1% | 93 | 13.2% | 72 | 11.1% | 69 | 10.9% | 70 | 11.4% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 74 | 11.4% | 82 | 13.0% | 68 | 11.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 343 | 50.0% | 348 | 49.5% | 340 | 49.9% | 345 | 49.1% | 315 | 48.6% | 315 | 49.8% | 295 | 48.2% |
Female: | 343 | 50.0% | 355 | 50.5% | 341 | 50.1% | 358 | 50.9% | 325 | 50.2% | 310 | 49.0% | 313 | 51.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 30 | 4.4% | 27 | 3.8% | 12 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 90 | 13.1% | 81 | 11.5% | 89 | 13.1% | 101 | 14.4% | 76 | 11.7% | 70 | 11.1% | 58 | 9.5% |
Hispanic: | 131 | 19.1% | 121 | 17.2% | 125 | 18.4% | 117 | 16.6% | 108 | 16.7% | 92 | 14.5% | 77 | 12.6% |
Black: | 425 | 62.0% | 449 | 63.9% | 428 | 62.8% | 461 | 65.6% | 437 | 67.4% | 447 | 70.6% | 452 | 73.9% |
White: | 10 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.8% | 17 | 2.5% | 22 | 3.1% | 24 | 3.7% | 18 | 2.8% | 19 | 3.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 532 | 77.6% | 576 | 81.9% | 550 | 80.8% | 572 | 81.4% | NA | NA | 462 | 73.0% | 595 | 97.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 6.7% | 62 | 8.8% | 68 | 10.0% | 41 | 5.8% | NA | NA | 73 | 11.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.24 | 16.35 | 13.35 | 13.00 | 12.00 | 11.70 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 66% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 51% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 53% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 54% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 29.1% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 86% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 58% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 56% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 31.7% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 59% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 65% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 49% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 55% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 27.3% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 78% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 80% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 68% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 67% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 36.6% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 79% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 78% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 62% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 73% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 78% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 50% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 55% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 58% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.5% | 29.6% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 71% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 80% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 85% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 89% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 68% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 28.9% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 68% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 82% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 84% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 86% |
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* PS 123 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.