PS 81 Robert J Christen Primary School
5550 Riverdale Ave Bronx NY, 10471, Bronx County Phone: 718-796-8965 Ranking: (1,398 out of 3,424, top 41%)* 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: | 45 | 39 | 43 | 40 | 45 | 43 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 647 | 626 | 635 | 691 | 685 | 696 | 705 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 110 | 17.0% | 115 | 18.4% | 110 | 17.3% | 123 | 17.8% | 119 | 17.4% | 116 | 16.7% | 124 | 17.6% |
Grade 1: | 120 | 18.5% | 118 | 18.8% | 106 | 16.7% | 119 | 17.2% | 108 | 15.8% | 107 | 15.4% | 135 | 19.1% |
Grade 2: | 118 | 18.2% | 96 | 15.3% | 103 | 16.2% | 114 | 16.5% | 93 | 13.6% | 119 | 17.1% | 122 | 17.3% |
Grade 3: | 94 | 14.5% | 107 | 17.1% | 112 | 17.6% | 96 | 13.9% | 111 | 16.2% | 117 | 16.8% | 110 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 100 | 15.5% | 103 | 16.5% | 93 | 14.6% | 114 | 16.5% | 108 | 15.8% | 112 | 16.1% | 94 | 13.3% |
Grade 5: | 103 | 15.9% | 87 | 13.9% | 110 | 17.3% | 120 | 17.4% | 112 | 16.4% | 89 | 12.8% | 97 | 13.8% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.7% | 34 | 5.0% | 36 | 5.2% | 23 | 3.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 329 | 50.9% | 327 | 52.2% | 333 | 52.4% | 360 | 52.1% | 351 | 51.2% | 360 | 51.7% | 370 | 52.5% |
Female: | 318 | 49.1% | 299 | 47.8% | 302 | 47.6% | 331 | 47.9% | 326 | 47.6% | 328 | 47.1% | 331 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 68 | 10.5% | 70 | 11.2% | 81 | 12.8% | 89 | 12.9% | 78 | 11.4% | 77 | 11.1% | 76 | 10.8% |
Hispanic: | 301 | 46.5% | 295 | 47.1% | 291 | 45.8% | 308 | 44.6% | 303 | 44.2% | 277 | 39.8% | 285 | 40.4% |
Black: | 61 | 9.4% | 62 | 9.9% | 68 | 10.7% | 68 | 9.8% | 64 | 9.3% | 83 | 11.9% | 88 | 12.5% |
White: | 199 | 30.8% | 185 | 29.6% | 188 | 29.6% | 221 | 32.0% | 237 | 34.6% | 256 | 36.8% | 252 | 35.7% |
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: | 14 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 250 | 38.6% | 238 | 38.0% | 278 | 43.8% | 287 | 41.5% | NA | NA | 240 | 34.5% | 219 | 31.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 12.2% | 88 | 14.1% | 75 | 11.8% | 81 | 11.7% | NA | NA | 106 | 15.2% | 107 | 15.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.38 | 16.05 | 14.77 | 17.07 | 15.22 | 16.20 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 52% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 47% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 48% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 60% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 38% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 38% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 18.4% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 67% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 77% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 83% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 48% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 45% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 47% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 21.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 51% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 49% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 49% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 59% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 36% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 41% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 39% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 17.5% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 61% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 66% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 81% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 49% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 52% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 57% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 25% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 64% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 62% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 65% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 75% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 77% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 77% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 78% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 48% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 44% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 60% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 37% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 39% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 17% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 48% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 62% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 73% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 51% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 54% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 55% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 17.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 56% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 47% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 65% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 67% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 69% | 86% |
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* PS 81 Robert J Christen Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.