PS 55 Benjamin Franklin Primary School
450 St Paul's Place Bronx NY, 10456, Bronx County Phone: 718-681-6227 Ranking: (3,284 out of 3,424, bottom 4%)* 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: | 45 | 47 | 56 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 694 | 670 | 711 | 699 | 709 | 664 | 703 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 35 | 5.0% | 36 | 5.4% | 35 | 4.9% | 36 | 5.2% | 36 | 5.1% | 32 | 4.8% | 31 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten: | 100 | 14.4% | 100 | 14.9% | 104 | 14.6% | 93 | 13.3% | 107 | 15.1% | 74 | 11.1% | 92 | 13.1% |
Grade 1: | 104 | 15.0% | 114 | 17.0% | 110 | 15.5% | 139 | 19.9% | 97 | 13.7% | 104 | 15.7% | 122 | 17.4% |
Grade 2: | 114 | 16.4% | 107 | 16.0% | 117 | 16.5% | 108 | 15.5% | 117 | 16.5% | 118 | 17.8% | 101 | 14.4% |
Grade 3: | 126 | 18.2% | 129 | 19.3% | 113 | 15.9% | 109 | 15.6% | 95 | 13.4% | 81 | 12.2% | 100 | 14.2% |
Grade 4: | 128 | 18.4% | 98 | 14.6% | 95 | 13.4% | 131 | 18.7% | 89 | 12.6% | 91 | 13.7% | 97 | 13.8% |
Grade 5: | 86 | 12.4% | 86 | 12.8% | 135 | 19.0% | 78 | 11.2% | 93 | 13.1% | 96 | 14.5% | 81 | 11.5% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 75 | 10.6% | 68 | 10.2% | 79 | 11.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 352 | 50.7% | 350 | 52.2% | 395 | 55.6% | 375 | 53.6% | 371 | 52.3% | 362 | 54.5% | 381 | 54.2% |
Female: | 342 | 49.3% | 320 | 47.8% | 316 | 44.4% | 324 | 46.4% | 330 | 46.5% | 294 | 44.3% | 318 | 45.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 349 | 50.3% | 331 | 49.4% | 355 | 49.9% | 364 | 52.1% | 392 | 55.3% | 362 | 54.5% | 388 | 55.2% |
Black: | 345 | 49.7% | 339 | 50.6% | 353 | 49.6% | 331 | 47.4% | 313 | 44.1% | 298 | 44.9% | 310 | 44.1% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 618 | 89.0% | 610 | 91.0% | 640 | 90.0% | 600 | 85.8% | NA | NA | 639 | 96.2% | 666 | 94.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.4% | 14 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.9% | NA | NA | 18 | 2.7% | 34 | 4.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.43 | 14.26 | 12.70 | 13.18 | 12.44 | 11.30 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 45% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 40% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 41% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 52% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11% | 32% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 29% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 3.2% | 11.9% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 37% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 39% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 36% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.4% | 14.4% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 43% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 41% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 56% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 31% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 18% | 33% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 35% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 4.4% | 10.3% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 51% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 39% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 47% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 14% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 58% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 60% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 72% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 37% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 34% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 49% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 27% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 32% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.2% | 13.1% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 38% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 65% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 45% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 46% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 12.7% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 41% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 34% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 55% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 61% | 86% |
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* PS 55 Benjamin Franklin Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.