PS 212 Primary School
1180 Tinton Ave
Bronx NY, 10456, Bronx County
Phone: 718-842-2331
Ranking: (3,084 out of 3,424, bottom 10%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 34 | 36 | 27 | 26 | 36 | 39 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 475 | 478 | 428 | 382 | 441 | 467 | 542 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 7.6% | 36 | 7.5% | 36 | 8.4% | 36 | 9.4% | 35 | 7.9% | 28 | 6.0% | 34 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten: | 48 | 10.1% | 43 | 9.0% | 42 | 9.8% | 25 | 6.5% | 43 | 9.8% | 39 | 8.4% | 31 | 5.7% |
Grade 1: | 33 | 6.9% | 44 | 9.2% | 31 | 7.2% | 41 | 10.7% | 43 | 9.8% | 32 | 6.9% | 33 | 6.1% |
Grade 2: | 45 | 9.5% | 31 | 6.5% | 43 | 10.0% | 33 | 8.6% | 30 | 6.8% | 36 | 7.7% | 34 | 6.3% |
Grade 3: | 45 | 9.5% | 49 | 10.3% | 39 | 9.1% | 37 | 9.7% | 30 | 6.8% | 30 | 6.4% | 31 | 5.7% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 8.8% | 34 | 7.1% | 32 | 7.5% | 39 | 10.2% | 36 | 8.2% | 27 | 5.8% | 29 | 5.4% |
Grade 5: | 39 | 8.2% | 42 | 8.8% | 46 | 10.7% | 32 | 8.4% | 33 | 7.5% | 25 | 5.4% | 36 | 6.6% |
Grade 6: | 52 | 10.9% | 66 | 13.8% | 56 | 13.1% | 44 | 11.5% | 42 | 9.5% | 42 | 9.0% | 82 | 15.1% |
Grade 7: | 67 | 14.1% | 62 | 13.0% | 52 | 12.1% | 34 | 8.9% | 37 | 8.4% | 84 | 18.0% | 98 | 18.1% |
Grade 8: | 56 | 11.8% | 59 | 12.3% | 45 | 10.5% | 52 | 13.6% | 69 | 15.6% | 90 | 19.3% | 77 | 14.2% |
Ungraded: | 12 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.4% | 43 | 9.8% | 34 | 7.3% | 57 | 10.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 238 | 50.1% | 236 | 49.4% | 210 | 49.1% | 192 | 50.3% | 214 | 48.5% | 232 | 49.7% | 267 | 49.3% |
Female: | 237 | 49.9% | 242 | 50.6% | 218 | 50.9% | 190 | 49.7% | 219 | 49.7% | 227 | 48.6% | 271 | 50.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.7% |
Hispanic: | 268 | 56.4% | 265 | 55.4% | 247 | 57.7% | 237 | 62.0% | 271 | 61.5% | 278 | 59.5% | 313 | 57.7% |
Black: | 195 | 41.1% | 192 | 40.2% | 169 | 39.5% | 138 | 36.1% | 157 | 35.6% | 170 | 36.4% | 199 | 36.7% |
White: | 5 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.1% | 17 | 3.1% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 362 | 76.2% | 349 | 73.0% | 386 | 90.2% | 368 | 96.3% | NA | NA | 426 | 91.2% | 465 | 85.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 15 | 3.5% | 11 | 2.9% | NA | NA | 22 | 4.7% | 48 | 8.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.97 | 13.45 | 15.85 | 14.98 | 12.25 | 12.10 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 44% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 41% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 45% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 35% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15% | 31% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 31% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 12.6% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 41% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 36% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 14.4% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 5% | 42% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 44% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 53% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 27% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 33% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 11.1% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 57% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 70% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 40% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 45% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 5.4% | 13.4% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 66% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 63% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 59% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 69% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 39% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 37% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 52% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 61% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 31% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 31% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 33% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 11.7% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 46% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 54% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 38% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 44% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 8.5% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 52% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 44% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 60% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 64% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 32% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 31% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 32% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 28% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 27% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 29% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 8% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 12% | 43% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 53% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 37% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 41% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 43% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 10.6% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 24% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 26% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 14% | 21% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 20% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 8.6% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 26% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 41% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 35% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 38% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 44% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 8.3% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 19% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 24% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 25% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 42% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 22% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 17% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 21% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 9.9% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 25% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 33% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 58% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 38% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 43% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 12.5% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 21% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 26% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 37% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 32% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 37% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 35% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 39% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 4% | 9% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 4% | 12% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 23% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 23% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 29% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 49% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 47% | 73% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 64% | 55% | 81% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 212 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.