PS 71 Forest Primary School
6285 Forest Ave Ridgewood NY, 11385, Queens County Phone: 718-821-7772 Ranking: (2,297 out of 3,424, bottom 33%)* 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: | 67 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 71 | 77 | 72 | |||||||
Total Students: | 948 | 986 | 982 | 1,006 | 991 | 945 | 964 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 166 | 17.5% | 179 | 18.2% | 167 | 17.0% | 156 | 15.5% | 170 | 17.2% | 140 | 14.8% | 152 | 15.8% |
Grade 1: | 166 | 17.5% | 177 | 18.0% | 150 | 15.3% | 183 | 18.2% | 166 | 16.8% | 159 | 16.8% | 166 | 17.2% |
Grade 2: | 160 | 16.9% | 138 | 14.0% | 176 | 17.9% | 184 | 18.3% | 152 | 15.3% | 162 | 17.1% | 145 | 15.0% |
Grade 3: | 134 | 14.1% | 176 | 17.8% | 173 | 17.6% | 162 | 16.1% | 151 | 15.2% | 136 | 14.4% | 132 | 13.7% |
Grade 4: | 165 | 17.4% | 167 | 16.9% | 156 | 15.9% | 166 | 16.5% | 131 | 13.2% | 123 | 13.0% | 145 | 15.0% |
Grade 5: | 154 | 16.2% | 147 | 14.9% | 157 | 16.0% | 151 | 15.0% | 123 | 12.4% | 138 | 14.6% | 151 | 15.7% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 98 | 9.9% | 87 | 9.2% | 73 | 7.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 490 | 51.7% | 501 | 50.8% | 507 | 51.6% | 505 | 50.2% | 506 | 51.1% | 494 | 52.3% | 496 | 51.5% |
Female: | 458 | 48.3% | 485 | 49.2% | 475 | 48.4% | 501 | 49.8% | 477 | 48.1% | 443 | 46.9% | 464 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 29 | 3.1% | 33 | 3.3% | 43 | 4.4% | 59 | 5.9% | 57 | 5.8% | 46 | 4.9% | 44 | 4.6% |
Hispanic: | 528 | 55.7% | 528 | 53.5% | 496 | 50.5% | 474 | 47.1% | 461 | 46.5% | 466 | 49.3% | 481 | 49.9% |
Black: | 10 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.2% | 19 | 2.0% | 13 | 1.3% |
White: | 375 | 39.6% | 405 | 41.1% | 423 | 43.1% | 456 | 45.3% | 459 | 46.3% | 414 | 43.8% | 426 | 44.2% |
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: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 666 | 70.3% | 713 | 72.3% | 653 | 66.5% | 631 | 62.7% | NA | NA | 555 | 58.7% | 566 | 58.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 108 | 11.4% | 87 | 8.8% | 106 | 10.8% | 98 | 9.7% | NA | NA | 188 | 19.9% | 192 | 19.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.14 | 14.08 | 14.49 | 13.40 | 13.96 | 12.30 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 71% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 50% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 53% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 29.8% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 63% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 65% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 37.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 57% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 56% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 28.3% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 81% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 72% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 40.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 60% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 51% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 58% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 31.7% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 90% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 34.1% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 81% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 86% |
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* PS 71 Forest 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.