PS 178 Dr Selman Waksman Primary School
850 Baychester Ave Bronx NY, 10475, Bronx County Phone: 718-904-5570 Ranking: (2,805 out of 3,424, bottom 18%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 31 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 41 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 479 | 451 | 417 | 443 | 457 | 473 | 493 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 73 | 15.2% | 78 | 17.3% | 78 | 18.7% | 72 | 16.3% | 52 | 11.4% | 57 | 12.1% | 59 | 12.0% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 17.5% | 82 | 18.2% | 71 | 17.0% | 64 | 14.4% | 60 | 13.1% | 63 | 13.3% | 53 | 10.8% |
Grade 2: | 80 | 16.7% | 78 | 17.3% | 61 | 14.6% | 83 | 18.7% | 60 | 13.1% | 56 | 11.8% | 83 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 80 | 16.7% | 67 | 14.9% | 68 | 16.3% | 64 | 14.4% | 56 | 12.3% | 81 | 17.1% | 77 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 77 | 16.1% | 70 | 15.5% | 65 | 15.6% | 71 | 16.0% | 81 | 17.7% | 71 | 15.0% | 72 | 14.6% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 15.4% | 68 | 15.1% | 69 | 16.5% | 85 | 19.2% | 68 | 14.9% | 82 | 17.3% | 86 | 17.4% |
Ungraded: | 11 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 80 | 17.5% | 63 | 13.3% | 63 | 12.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 254 | 53.0% | 245 | 54.3% | 219 | 52.5% | 232 | 52.4% | 237 | 51.9% | 247 | 52.2% | 255 | 51.7% |
Female: | 225 | 47.0% | 206 | 45.7% | 198 | 47.5% | 211 | 47.6% | 212 | 46.4% | 218 | 46.1% | 234 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 11 | 2.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 137 | 28.6% | 141 | 31.3% | 135 | 32.4% | 133 | 30.0% | 132 | 28.9% | 139 | 29.4% | 149 | 30.2% |
Black: | 298 | 62.2% | 285 | 63.2% | 262 | 62.8% | 284 | 64.1% | 305 | 66.7% | 317 | 67.0% | 332 | 67.3% |
White: | 22 | 4.6% | 11 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.6% | 14 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.5% | 8 | 1.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 325 | 67.8% | 258 | 57.2% | 240 | 57.6% | 205 | 46.3% | NA | NA | 219 | 46.3% | 262 | 53.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 10.0% | 72 | 16.0% | 61 | 14.6% | 70 | 15.8% | NA | NA | 74 | 15.6% | 95 | 19.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.45 | 15.03 | 13.03 | 11.80 | 13.44 | 11.70 | 13.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 57% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 58% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 66% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 40% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 41% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 40% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 21% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 83% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 47% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 44% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 46% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 23.8% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 52% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 58% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 44% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 20% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 70% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 72% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 54% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 60% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 24.1% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 89% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 41% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 44% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 20.6% | 30.2% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 85% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 56% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 58% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 21.5% | 29.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 81% | 86% |
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* PS 178 Dr Selman Waksman 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.