PS 503 The School Of Discovery
330 59th St
Brooklyn NY, 11220, Kings County
Phone: 718-439-5962
Ranking: (2,923 out of 3,424, bottom 15%)*
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: | 86 | 92 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 66 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,028 | 990 | 944 | 891 | 844 | 806 | 768 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 170 | 16.5% | 214 | 21.6% | 180 | 19.1% | 156 | 17.5% | 128 | 15.2% | 108 | 13.4% | 132 | 17.2% |
Grade 1: | 217 | 21.1% | 178 | 18.0% | 158 | 16.7% | 148 | 16.6% | 114 | 13.5% | 133 | 16.5% | 120 | 15.6% |
Grade 2: | 173 | 16.8% | 153 | 15.5% | 157 | 16.6% | 138 | 15.5% | 137 | 16.2% | 124 | 15.4% | 134 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 163 | 15.9% | 159 | 16.1% | 139 | 14.7% | 154 | 17.3% | 127 | 15.0% | 135 | 16.7% | 120 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 161 | 15.7% | 135 | 13.6% | 147 | 15.6% | 134 | 15.0% | 130 | 15.4% | 121 | 15.0% | 113 | 14.7% |
Grade 5: | 142 | 13.8% | 149 | 15.1% | 140 | 14.8% | 137 | 15.4% | 119 | 14.1% | 114 | 14.1% | 87 | 11.3% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 72 | 8.5% | 53 | 6.6% | 44 | 5.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 559 | 54.4% | 523 | 52.8% | 499 | 52.9% | 464 | 52.1% | 432 | 51.2% | 397 | 49.3% | 385 | 50.1% |
Female: | 469 | 45.6% | 467 | 47.2% | 445 | 47.1% | 427 | 47.9% | 404 | 47.9% | 401 | 49.8% | 379 | 49.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 174 | 16.9% | 182 | 18.4% | 166 | 17.6% | 177 | 19.9% | 168 | 19.9% | 125 | 15.5% | 109 | 14.2% |
Hispanic: | 804 | 78.2% | 761 | 76.9% | 738 | 78.2% | 682 | 76.5% | 641 | 75.9% | 644 | 79.9% | 621 | 80.9% |
Black: | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.4% |
White: | 36 | 3.5% | 32 | 3.2% | 29 | 3.1% | 24 | 2.7% | 28 | 3.3% | 26 | 3.2% | 27 | 3.5% |
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: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 953 | 92.7% | 910 | 91.9% | 868 | 91.9% | 829 | 93.0% | NA | NA | 666 | 82.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 3.2% | 36 | 3.6% | 36 | 3.8% | 31 | 3.5% | NA | NA | 72 | 8.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.95 | 10.72 | 11.73 | 10.87 | 10.82 | 10.70 | 11.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 67% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 78% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 53% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 58% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 36.6% | 31.1% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 67% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 67% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 71% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.8% | 50.5% | 34.2% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 74% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 74% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 57% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 58% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 63% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 36.6% | 30.3% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 89% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 91% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 73% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 77% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 82% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 53.9% | 36.3% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 84% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 86% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 88% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 88% | 89% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 76% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 58% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 59% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 61% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 39.7% | 30.2% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 90% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 92% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 73% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 78% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 49% | 29.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 82% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 82% | 86% |
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* PS 503 The School Of Discovery was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.