PS 63 Author's Academy Primary School
1260 Franklin Ave Bronx NY, 10456, Bronx County Phone: 718-589-3058 Ranking: (2,112 out of 3,424, bottom 38%)* 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: | 41 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 585 | 611 | 613 | 597 | 552 | 512 | 490 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 6.2% | 35 | 5.7% | 36 | 5.9% | 36 | 6.0% | 36 | 6.5% | 18 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.7% |
Kindergarten: | 96 | 16.4% | 117 | 19.1% | 113 | 18.4% | 128 | 21.4% | 108 | 19.6% | 81 | 15.8% | 90 | 18.4% |
Grade 1: | 115 | 19.7% | 101 | 16.5% | 109 | 17.8% | 92 | 15.4% | 89 | 16.1% | 94 | 18.4% | 75 | 15.3% |
Grade 2: | 89 | 15.2% | 104 | 17.0% | 94 | 15.3% | 105 | 17.6% | 86 | 15.6% | 64 | 12.5% | 76 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 99 | 16.9% | 87 | 14.2% | 96 | 15.7% | 101 | 16.9% | 57 | 10.3% | 64 | 12.5% | 65 | 13.3% |
Grade 4: | 76 | 13.0% | 78 | 12.8% | 96 | 15.7% | 71 | 11.9% | 49 | 8.9% | 66 | 12.9% | 62 | 12.7% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 12.6% | 89 | 14.6% | 69 | 11.3% | 64 | 10.7% | 56 | 10.1% | 65 | 12.7% | 50 | 10.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 71 | 12.9% | 60 | 11.7% | 54 | 11.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 275 | 47.0% | 295 | 48.3% | 286 | 46.7% | 276 | 46.2% | 262 | 47.5% | 243 | 47.5% | 254 | 51.8% |
Female: | 310 | 53.0% | 316 | 51.7% | 327 | 53.3% | 321 | 53.8% | 282 | 51.1% | 261 | 51.0% | 232 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 351 | 60.0% | 373 | 61.0% | 362 | 59.1% | 342 | 57.3% | 328 | 59.4% | 299 | 58.4% | 295 | 60.2% |
Black: | 217 | 37.1% | 228 | 37.3% | 244 | 39.8% | 249 | 41.7% | 222 | 40.2% | 207 | 40.4% | 190 | 38.8% |
White: | 14 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
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: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 506 | 86.5% | 538 | 88.1% | 485 | 79.1% | 566 | 94.8% | NA | NA | 460 | 89.8% | 444 | 90.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 2.6% | 21 | 3.4% | 19 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.3% | NA | NA | 31 | 6.1% | 26 | 5.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.27 | 13.00 | 12.77 | 11.70 | 11.50 | 11.60 | 12.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 45% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 40% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 41% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 52% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 32% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 29% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 11.9% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 60% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 71% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 80% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 37% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 39% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 36% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 14.4% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 43% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 41% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 31% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 33% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 35% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 10.3% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 51% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 68% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 77% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 39% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 47% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 14% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 58% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 59% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 60% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 72% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 72% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 72% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 37% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 34% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 49% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 27% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 32% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 13.1% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 38% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 47% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 65% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 72% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 45% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 46% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 12.7% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 34% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 49% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 55% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 61% | 86% |
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* PS 63 Author's Academy Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.