Ps/Is 208 Primary School
7430 Commonwlth Blvd
Bellerose NY, 11426, Queens County
Phone: 718-428-6420
Ranking: (1,010 out of 3,424, top 29%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
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: | 46 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 736 | 734 | 720 | 734 | 733 | 734 | 725 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 72 | 9.8% | 68 | 9.3% | 64 | 8.9% | 74 | 10.1% | 71 | 9.7% | 82 | 11.2% | 72 | 9.9% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 9.5% | 69 | 9.4% | 67 | 9.3% | 76 | 10.4% | 78 | 10.6% | 76 | 10.4% | 67 | 9.2% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 10.1% | 75 | 10.2% | 79 | 11.0% | 83 | 11.3% | 73 | 10.0% | 70 | 9.5% | 77 | 10.6% |
Grade 3: | 76 | 10.3% | 89 | 12.1% | 74 | 10.3% | 79 | 10.8% | 69 | 9.4% | 76 | 10.4% | 78 | 10.8% |
Grade 4: | 91 | 12.4% | 87 | 11.9% | 83 | 11.5% | 86 | 11.7% | 75 | 10.2% | 66 | 9.0% | 73 | 10.1% |
Grade 5: | 89 | 12.1% | 83 | 11.3% | 89 | 12.4% | 72 | 9.8% | 72 | 9.8% | 72 | 9.8% | 85 | 11.7% |
Grade 6: | 93 | 12.6% | 90 | 12.3% | 80 | 11.1% | 93 | 12.7% | 75 | 10.2% | 86 | 11.7% | 92 | 12.7% |
Grade 7: | 89 | 12.1% | 80 | 10.9% | 93 | 12.9% | 90 | 12.3% | 84 | 11.5% | 93 | 12.7% | 87 | 12.0% |
Grade 8: | 82 | 11.1% | 93 | 12.7% | 91 | 12.6% | 81 | 11.0% | 95 | 13.0% | 87 | 11.9% | 77 | 10.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 41 | 5.6% | 26 | 3.5% | 17 | 2.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 358 | 48.6% | 364 | 49.6% | 358 | 49.7% | 362 | 49.3% | 348 | 47.5% | 348 | 47.4% | 343 | 47.3% |
Female: | 378 | 51.4% | 370 | 50.4% | 362 | 50.3% | 372 | 50.7% | 377 | 51.4% | 378 | 51.5% | 378 | 52.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 65 | 8.8% | 68 | 9.3% | 66 | 9.2% | 73 | 9.9% | 73 | 10.0% | 75 | 10.2% | 85 | 11.7% |
Hispanic: | 82 | 11.1% | 75 | 10.2% | 70 | 9.7% | 72 | 9.8% | 70 | 9.5% | 70 | 9.5% | 65 | 9.0% |
Black: | 567 | 77.0% | 565 | 77.0% | 564 | 78.3% | 569 | 77.5% | 570 | 77.8% | 568 | 77.4% | 555 | 76.6% |
White: | 11 | 1.5% | 15 | 2.0% | 18 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.7% | 20 | 2.7% | 21 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 302 | 41.0% | 316 | 43.1% | 286 | 39.7% | 307 | 41.8% | NA | NA | 253 | 34.5% | 401 | 55.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 117 | 15.9% | 112 | 15.3% | 119 | 16.5% | 98 | 13.4% | NA | NA | 131 | 17.8% | 31 | 4.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.00 | 17.07 | 15.32 | 15.55 | 15.60 | 15.60 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 57% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 59% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 62% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 70% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 46% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 48% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 50% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 28.2% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 81% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 86% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 47% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 49% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 50% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 27.3% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 58% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 58% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 62% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 69% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 41% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 51% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 52% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 26.5% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 69% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 72% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 77% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 48% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 57% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 57% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 28.1% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 77% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 74% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 71% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 77% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 79% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 83% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 56% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 75% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 40% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 45% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 52% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 25.4% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 59% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 70% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 77% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 82% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 50% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 55% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 60% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 20.9% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 71% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 46% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 52% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 54% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 74% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 36% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 38% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 39% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 15.1% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 52% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 65% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 73% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 76% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 42% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 45% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 50% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 17.5% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 43% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 45% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 61% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 72% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 34% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 31% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 38% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 16.1% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 41% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 52% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 65% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 80% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 43% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 43% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 44% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 12.7% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 28% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 44% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 41% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 55% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 36% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 32% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 33% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 18.6% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 32% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 44% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 54% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 64% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 35% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 42% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 44% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 14.5% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 38% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 45% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 49% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 46% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 50% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 54% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 50% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 24% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 28% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 34% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 35% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 67% | 46% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 73% | 51% | 73% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96% | 53% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 54% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 53% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ps/Is 208 Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.