PS 245 Primary School
249 East 17th St
Brooklyn NY, 11226, Kings County
Phone: 718-284-2330
Ranking: (2,065 out of 3,424, bottom 40%)*
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: | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
Total Students: | 293 | 290 | 261 | 232 | 209 | 188 | 183 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 16 | 5.5% | 18 | 6.2% | 16 | 6.1% | 18 | 7.8% | 17 | 8.1% | 18 | 9.6% | 17 | 9.3% |
Kindergarten: | 48 | 16.4% | 49 | 16.9% | 41 | 15.7% | 39 | 16.8% | 38 | 18.2% | 41 | 21.8% | 38 | 20.8% |
Grade 1: | 49 | 16.7% | 47 | 16.2% | 41 | 15.7% | 40 | 17.2% | 39 | 18.7% | 33 | 17.6% | 25 | 13.7% |
Grade 2: | 47 | 16.0% | 43 | 14.8% | 43 | 16.5% | 41 | 17.7% | 35 | 16.7% | 23 | 12.2% | 20 | 10.9% |
Grade 3: | 45 | 15.4% | 43 | 14.8% | 42 | 16.1% | 37 | 15.9% | 23 | 11.0% | 14 | 7.4% | 22 | 12.0% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 14.3% | 50 | 17.2% | 44 | 16.9% | 31 | 13.4% | 24 | 11.5% | 23 | 12.2% | 25 | 13.7% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 15.7% | 40 | 13.8% | 31 | 11.9% | 21 | 9.1% | 22 | 10.5% | 25 | 13.3% | 26 | 14.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 2.2% | 11 | 5.3% | 11 | 5.9% | 10 | 5.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 134 | 45.7% | 134 | 46.2% | 119 | 45.6% | 108 | 46.6% | 93 | 44.5% | 85 | 45.2% | 81 | 44.3% |
Female: | 159 | 54.3% | 156 | 53.8% | 142 | 54.4% | 124 | 53.4% | 108 | 51.7% | 95 | 50.5% | 98 | 53.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 102 | 34.8% | 94 | 32.4% | 79 | 30.3% | 65 | 28.0% | 36 | 17.2% | 25 | 13.3% | 27 | 14.8% |
Black: | 174 | 59.4% | 185 | 63.8% | 177 | 67.8% | 164 | 70.7% | 169 | 80.9% | 162 | 86.2% | 149 | 81.4% |
White: | 8 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 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: | 232 | 79.2% | 251 | 86.6% | 228 | 87.4% | 210 | 90.5% | NA | NA | 128 | 68.1% | 101 | 55.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 8.9% | 17 | 5.9% | 15 | 5.7% | 12 | 5.2% | NA | NA | 23 | 12.2% | 36 | 19.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.31 | 13.81 | 13.04 | 11.49 | 11.00 | 11.80 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 68% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 78% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 55% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 32% | 31.1% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 92% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 61% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 63% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 62% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 36.6% | 34.2% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 70% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 74% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 52% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.7% | 30.3% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 86% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 67% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 69% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 72% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 41.9% | 36.3% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 89% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 55% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 61% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 34.6% | 30.2% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 72% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 72% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 35.1% | 29.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 88% | 86% |
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* PS 245 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.