PS 161 Arthur Ashe School
10133 124th St South Richmond Hill NY, 11419, Queens County Phone: 718-441-5493 Ranking: (970 out of 3,424, top 28%)* 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: | 44 | 46 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 60 | |||||||
Total Students: | 708 | 669 | 764 | 797 | 810 | 808 | 784 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 28 | 4.0% | 25 | 3.7% | 25 | 3.3% | 24 | 3.0% | 30 | 3.7% | 28 | 3.5% | 20 | 2.6% |
Kindergarten: | 126 | 17.8% | 128 | 19.1% | 119 | 15.6% | 106 | 13.3% | 103 | 12.7% | 100 | 12.4% | 74 | 9.4% |
Grade 1: | 127 | 17.9% | 110 | 16.4% | 102 | 13.4% | 119 | 14.9% | 106 | 13.1% | 93 | 11.5% | 91 | 11.6% |
Grade 2: | 112 | 15.8% | 92 | 13.8% | 111 | 14.5% | 107 | 13.4% | 93 | 11.5% | 108 | 13.4% | 103 | 13.1% |
Grade 3: | 95 | 13.4% | 111 | 16.6% | 108 | 14.1% | 102 | 12.8% | 115 | 14.2% | 90 | 11.1% | 92 | 11.7% |
Grade 4: | 107 | 15.1% | 110 | 16.4% | 104 | 13.6% | 136 | 17.1% | 102 | 12.6% | 103 | 12.7% | 123 | 15.7% |
Grade 5: | 111 | 15.7% | 93 | 13.9% | 129 | 16.9% | 108 | 13.6% | 104 | 12.8% | 112 | 13.9% | 123 | 15.7% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 54 | 6.7% | 60 | 7.4% | 41 | 5.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 370 | 52.3% | 358 | 53.5% | 409 | 53.5% | 426 | 53.5% | 432 | 53.3% | 420 | 52.0% | 399 | 50.9% |
Female: | 338 | 47.7% | 311 | 46.5% | 355 | 46.5% | 371 | 46.5% | 370 | 45.7% | 380 | 47.0% | 381 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 70 | 9.9% | 57 | 8.5% | 39 | 5.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 14 | 1.7% | 18 | 2.3% |
Asian: | 444 | 62.7% | 415 | 62.0% | 528 | 69.1% | 574 | 72.0% | 557 | 68.8% | 529 | 65.5% | 503 | 64.2% |
Hispanic: | 126 | 17.8% | 122 | 18.2% | 117 | 15.3% | 133 | 16.7% | 146 | 18.0% | 160 | 19.8% | 158 | 20.2% |
Black: | 45 | 6.4% | 45 | 6.7% | 49 | 6.4% | 71 | 8.9% | 78 | 9.6% | 81 | 10.0% | 84 | 10.7% |
White: | 17 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.4% | 18 | 2.4% | 17 | 2.1% | 27 | 3.3% | 24 | 3.0% | 21 | 2.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 562 | 79.4% | 556 | 83.1% | 644 | 84.3% | 669 | 83.9% | NA | NA | 637 | 78.8% | 643 | 82.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 8.8% | 60 | 9.0% | 55 | 7.2% | 68 | 8.5% | NA | NA | 107 | 13.2% | 81 | 10.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.09 | 14.54 | 14.41 | 14.49 | 15.00 | 14.20 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 67% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 73% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 50% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 54% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 32.4% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 59% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 58% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 61% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 37% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 63% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 74% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 50% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 62% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 66% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 68% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 38.1% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 81% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 81% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 85% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 83% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 50% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 51% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 32.2% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 72% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 63% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 64% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 71% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 33.7% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 75% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 73% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 79% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 82% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 81% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 51% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 49% | 55% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 60% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 62% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 63% | 66% |
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* PS 161 Arthur Ashe School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.