PS 255 Barbara Reing School
2675 East 29th St Brooklyn NY, 11235, Kings County Phone: 718-376-8494 Ranking: (993 out of 3,424, top 29%)* 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: | 60 | 67 | 62 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 56 | |||||||
Total Students: | 866 | 866 | 833 | 799 | 780 | 733 | 719 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 66 | 7.6% | 67 | 7.7% | 67 | 8.0% | 69 | 8.6% | 66 | 8.5% | 67 | 9.1% | 65 | 9.0% |
Kindergarten: | 123 | 14.2% | 118 | 13.6% | 128 | 15.4% | 103 | 12.9% | 99 | 12.7% | 99 | 13.5% | 108 | 15.0% |
Grade 1: | 132 | 15.2% | 132 | 15.2% | 113 | 13.6% | 118 | 14.8% | 103 | 13.2% | 113 | 15.4% | 89 | 12.4% |
Grade 2: | 138 | 15.9% | 117 | 13.5% | 116 | 13.9% | 117 | 14.6% | 115 | 14.7% | 88 | 12.0% | 81 | 11.3% |
Grade 3: | 125 | 14.4% | 128 | 14.8% | 120 | 14.4% | 134 | 16.8% | 98 | 12.6% | 91 | 12.4% | 87 | 12.1% |
Grade 4: | 141 | 16.3% | 131 | 15.1% | 150 | 18.0% | 118 | 14.8% | 96 | 12.3% | 94 | 12.8% | 91 | 12.7% |
Grade 5: | 133 | 15.4% | 159 | 18.4% | 121 | 14.5% | 117 | 14.6% | 100 | 12.8% | 95 | 13.0% | 108 | 15.0% |
Ungraded: | 8 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.6% | 18 | 2.2% | 23 | 2.9% | 103 | 13.2% | 86 | 11.7% | 90 | 12.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 469 | 54.2% | 474 | 54.7% | 477 | 57.3% | 457 | 57.2% | 430 | 55.1% | 394 | 53.8% | 398 | 55.4% |
Female: | 397 | 45.8% | 392 | 45.3% | 356 | 42.7% | 342 | 42.8% | 342 | 43.8% | 331 | 45.2% | 317 | 44.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 219 | 25.3% | 200 | 23.1% | 191 | 22.9% | 195 | 24.4% | 195 | 25.0% | 175 | 23.9% | 161 | 22.4% |
Hispanic: | 112 | 12.9% | 116 | 13.4% | 118 | 14.2% | 127 | 15.9% | 109 | 14.0% | 106 | 14.5% | 110 | 15.3% |
Black: | 24 | 2.8% | 27 | 3.1% | 36 | 4.3% | 39 | 4.9% | 47 | 6.0% | 51 | 7.0% | 61 | 8.5% |
White: | 499 | 57.6% | 510 | 58.9% | 480 | 57.6% | 437 | 54.7% | 428 | 54.9% | 400 | 54.6% | 386 | 53.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 552 | 63.7% | 549 | 63.4% | 512 | 61.5% | 474 | 59.3% | NA | NA | 444 | 60.6% | 436 | 60.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 8.2% | 87 | 10.0% | 91 | 10.9% | 83 | 10.4% | NA | NA | 82 | 11.2% | 80 | 11.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.43 | 12.93 | 13.44 | 11.65 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 12.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 65% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 55% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 32% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 61% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 62% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 36.6% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 70% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 52% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 61% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 33.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 76% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 67% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 72% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 41.9% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 84% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 54% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 34.6% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 68% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 64% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 72% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 72% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 35.1% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 77% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 88% | 86% |
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* PS 255 Barbara Reing School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.