PS 243 The Weeksville School
1580 Dean St Brooklyn NY, 11213, Kings County Phone: 718-953-1658 Ranking: (2,974 out of 3,424, bottom 13%)* 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: | 32 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 286 | 335 | 359 | 369 | 363 | 360 | 420 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 35 | 12.2% | 36 | 10.7% | 34 | 9.5% | 33 | 8.9% | 36 | 9.9% | 29 | 8.1% | 31 | 7.4% |
Kindergarten: | 35 | 12.2% | 42 | 12.5% | 45 | 12.5% | 47 | 12.7% | 46 | 12.7% | 50 | 13.9% | 52 | 12.4% |
Grade 1: | 42 | 14.7% | 47 | 14.0% | 56 | 15.6% | 47 | 12.7% | 57 | 15.7% | 51 | 14.2% | 56 | 13.3% |
Grade 2: | 53 | 18.5% | 60 | 17.9% | 44 | 12.3% | 61 | 16.5% | 54 | 14.9% | 53 | 14.7% | 58 | 13.8% |
Grade 3: | 46 | 16.1% | 34 | 10.1% | 66 | 18.4% | 66 | 17.9% | 35 | 9.6% | 45 | 12.5% | 57 | 13.6% |
Grade 4: | 32 | 11.2% | 57 | 17.0% | 61 | 17.0% | 57 | 15.4% | 43 | 11.8% | 51 | 14.2% | 53 | 12.6% |
Grade 5: | 41 | 14.3% | 57 | 17.0% | 53 | 14.8% | 56 | 15.2% | 47 | 12.9% | 39 | 10.8% | 65 | 15.5% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.5% | 45 | 12.4% | 42 | 11.7% | 48 | 11.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 144 | 50.3% | 159 | 47.5% | 163 | 45.4% | 182 | 49.3% | 175 | 48.2% | 176 | 48.9% | 212 | 50.5% |
Female: | 142 | 49.7% | 176 | 52.5% | 196 | 54.6% | 187 | 50.7% | 180 | 49.6% | 176 | 48.9% | 204 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.4% |
Asian: | 12 | 4.2% | 12 | 3.6% | 7 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 68 | 23.8% | 67 | 20.0% | 70 | 19.5% | 62 | 16.8% | 61 | 16.8% | 56 | 15.6% | 67 | 16.0% |
Black: | 203 | 71.0% | 252 | 75.2% | 278 | 77.4% | 297 | 80.5% | 289 | 79.6% | 292 | 81.1% | 340 | 81.0% |
White: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 238 | 83.2% | 302 | 90.1% | 313 | 87.2% | 343 | 93.0% | NA | NA | 332 | 92.2% | 403 | 96.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.3% | 14 | 4.2% | 14 | 3.9% | 17 | 4.6% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.94 | 10.15 | 10.11 | 10.25 | 10.08 | 10.40 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 44% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 49% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 53% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 38% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 40% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 0% | 13.9% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 58% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 72% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 90% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 41% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 51% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 45% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 13.9% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 44% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 44% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 41% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 49% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 50% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 10.4% | 18.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 54% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 81% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 54% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 61% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 60% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 57% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 63% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 75% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 83% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 43% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 43% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 38% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 42% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 43% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 17.1% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 46% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 48% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 53% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 17.4% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 53% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 52% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 74% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 76% | 86% |
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* PS 243 The Weeksville 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.