PS 165 Robert E Simon Primary School
234 West 109th St New York NY, 10025, New York County Phone: 212-678-2873 Ranking: ![]() 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: | 56 | 62 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 50 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 861 | 850 | 826 | 769 | 688 | 654 | 590 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 15 | 1.7% | 18 | 2.1% | 18 | 2.2% | 18 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.8% | 18 | 3.1% |
Kindergarten: | 95 | 11.0% | 104 | 12.2% | 110 | 13.3% | 87 | 11.3% | 78 | 11.3% | 86 | 13.1% | 90 | 15.3% |
Grade 1: | 110 | 12.8% | 113 | 13.3% | 88 | 10.7% | 93 | 12.1% | 85 | 12.4% | 92 | 14.1% | 96 | 16.3% |
Grade 2: | 105 | 12.2% | 89 | 10.5% | 98 | 11.9% | 88 | 11.4% | 88 | 12.8% | 89 | 13.6% | 104 | 17.6% |
Grade 3: | 96 | 11.1% | 102 | 12.0% | 98 | 11.9% | 111 | 14.4% | 87 | 12.6% | 100 | 15.3% | 75 | 12.7% |
Grade 4: | 92 | 10.7% | 92 | 10.8% | 112 | 13.6% | 104 | 13.5% | 94 | 13.7% | 75 | 11.5% | 86 | 14.6% |
Grade 5: | 97 | 11.3% | 123 | 14.5% | 112 | 13.6% | 101 | 13.1% | 72 | 10.5% | 83 | 12.7% | 67 | 11.4% |
Grade 6: | 84 | 9.8% | 80 | 9.4% | 70 | 8.5% | 53 | 6.9% | 42 | 6.1% | 47 | 7.2% | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 82 | 9.5% | 74 | 8.7% | 53 | 6.4% | 58 | 7.5% | 40 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 82 | 9.5% | 53 | 6.2% | 65 | 7.9% | 49 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 84 | 12.2% | 64 | 9.8% | 54 | 9.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 456 | 53.0% | 451 | 53.1% | 440 | 53.3% | 416 | 54.1% | 370 | 53.8% | 353 | 54.0% | 311 | 52.7% |
Female: | 405 | 47.0% | 399 | 46.9% | 386 | 46.7% | 353 | 45.9% | 310 | 45.1% | 293 | 44.8% | 275 | 46.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 25 | 2.9% | 23 | 2.7% | 27 | 3.3% | 20 | 2.6% | 21 | 3.1% | 20 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.2% |
Hispanic: | 604 | 70.2% | 614 | 72.2% | 594 | 71.9% | 549 | 71.4% | 493 | 71.7% | 460 | 70.3% | 431 | 73.1% |
Black: | 135 | 15.7% | 121 | 14.2% | 132 | 16.0% | 141 | 18.3% | 131 | 19.0% | 128 | 19.6% | 103 | 17.5% |
White: | 85 | 9.9% | 80 | 9.4% | 64 | 7.7% | 48 | 6.2% | 40 | 5.8% | 43 | 6.6% | 35 | 5.9% |
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: | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 638 | 74.1% | 625 | 73.5% | 574 | 69.5% | 562 | 73.1% | NA | NA | 479 | 73.2% | 458 | 77.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 1.5% | 34 | 4.0% | 43 | 5.2% | 41 | 5.3% | NA | NA | 52 | 8.0% | 55 | 9.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.37 | 13.71 | 12.71 | 12.60 | 12.07 | 13.10 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 62% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 65% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 72% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 61% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 62% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 48.8% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 76% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 91% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 56% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 65% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 52.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 63% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 75% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 44.5% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 78% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 63% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 51.9% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 78% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 62% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 73% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 81% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 56% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 58% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 41.3% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 81% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 87% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 64% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 66% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 40% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 78% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 86% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 81% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 49% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 60% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 59% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 13% | 35.1% | 29.6% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 81% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 60% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 69% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 69% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 11.3% | 39.3% | 30.6% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 26% | 55% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 52% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 56% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 40.2% | 31.4% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 63% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 66% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 70% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 36.6% | 27.7% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 47% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 52% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 39.4% | 33.7% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 62% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 60% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.1% | 35.7% | 27.4% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 48% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 70% |
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* PS 165 Robert E Simon Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.