PS 161 Ponce De Leon Primary School
628 Tinton Ave
Bronx NY, 10455, Bronx County
Phone: 718-292-5478
Ranking: (3,212 out of 3,424, bottom 6%)*
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 | 45 | 55 | 60 | 58 | 60 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 528 | 544 | 595 | 631 | 599 | 550 | 496 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 31 | 5.9% | 34 | 6.3% | 30 | 5.0% | 32 | 5.1% | 35 | 5.8% | 30 | 5.5% | 36 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten: | 78 | 14.8% | 75 | 13.8% | 72 | 12.1% | 105 | 16.6% | 85 | 14.2% | 78 | 14.2% | 47 | 9.5% |
Grade 1: | 79 | 15.0% | 77 | 14.2% | 109 | 18.3% | 100 | 15.8% | 86 | 14.4% | 59 | 10.7% | 84 | 16.9% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 13.4% | 98 | 18.0% | 98 | 16.5% | 105 | 16.6% | 73 | 12.2% | 91 | 16.5% | 71 | 14.3% |
Grade 3: | 98 | 18.6% | 87 | 16.0% | 106 | 17.8% | 85 | 13.5% | 83 | 13.9% | 66 | 12.0% | 63 | 12.7% |
Grade 4: | 83 | 15.7% | 94 | 17.3% | 90 | 15.1% | 97 | 15.4% | 70 | 11.7% | 71 | 12.9% | 63 | 12.7% |
Grade 5: | 86 | 16.3% | 77 | 14.2% | 89 | 15.0% | 94 | 14.9% | 73 | 12.2% | 65 | 11.8% | 59 | 11.9% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 13 | 2.1% | 94 | 15.7% | 90 | 16.4% | 73 | 14.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 300 | 56.8% | 302 | 55.5% | 311 | 52.3% | 344 | 54.5% | 304 | 50.8% | 290 | 52.7% | 253 | 51.0% |
Female: | 228 | 43.2% | 242 | 44.5% | 284 | 47.7% | 287 | 45.5% | 287 | 47.9% | 252 | 45.8% | 239 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 399 | 75.6% | 398 | 73.2% | 414 | 69.6% | 445 | 70.5% | 438 | 73.1% | 407 | 74.0% | 371 | 74.8% |
Black: | 115 | 21.8% | 128 | 23.5% | 170 | 28.6% | 177 | 28.1% | 156 | 26.0% | 134 | 24.4% | 118 | 23.8% |
White: | 8 | 1.5% | 12 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 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: | 467 | 88.4% | 502 | 92.3% | 551 | 92.6% | 576 | 91.3% | NA | NA | 468 | 85.1% | 423 | 85.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.0% | 22 | 4.0% | 24 | 4.0% | 34 | 5.4% | NA | NA | 32 | 5.8% | 29 | 5.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.87 | 12.13 | 10.82 | 10.49 | 10.33 | 9.20 | 9.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 40% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 37% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 38% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 53% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 29% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 27% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11% | 10.3% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 36% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 34% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 36% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 11.8% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 35% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 34% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 38% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 50% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 27% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 33% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 28% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 9% | 9% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 53% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 54% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 36% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 41% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 43% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 12.3% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 53% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 53% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 71% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 32% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 36% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 51% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 58% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 33% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 9.6% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 39% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 51% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 60% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 40% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 40% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 45% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 9.7% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 42% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 34% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 55% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 58% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 61% | 86% |
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* PS 161 Ponce De Leon 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.