PS 197 John B Russwurm Primary School
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.