PS 397 Foster-Laurie Primary School
490 Fenimore St Brooklyn NY, 11203, Kings County Phone: 718-774-5200 Ranking: (3,016 out of 3,424, bottom 12%)* 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: | 24 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 340 | 355 | 376 | 373 | 419 | 427 | 415 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 42 | 12.4% | 50 | 14.1% | 37 | 9.8% | 50 | 13.4% | 48 | 11.5% | 43 | 10.1% | 42 | 10.1% |
Grade 1: | 55 | 16.2% | 55 | 15.5% | 71 | 18.9% | 52 | 13.9% | 70 | 16.7% | 75 | 17.6% | 70 | 16.9% |
Grade 2: | 62 | 18.2% | 67 | 18.9% | 61 | 16.2% | 63 | 16.9% | 75 | 17.9% | 71 | 16.6% | 70 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 60 | 17.6% | 53 | 14.9% | 66 | 17.6% | 75 | 20.1% | 71 | 16.9% | 74 | 17.3% | 61 | 14.7% |
Grade 4: | 59 | 17.4% | 65 | 18.3% | 82 | 21.8% | 62 | 16.6% | 65 | 15.5% | 69 | 16.2% | 76 | 18.3% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 18.2% | 65 | 18.3% | 59 | 15.7% | 71 | 19.0% | 73 | 17.4% | 76 | 17.8% | 78 | 18.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 17 | 4.1% | 19 | 4.4% | 18 | 4.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 190 | 55.9% | 180 | 50.7% | 192 | 51.1% | 196 | 52.5% | 222 | 53.0% | 215 | 50.4% | 208 | 50.1% |
Female: | 150 | 44.1% | 175 | 49.3% | 184 | 48.9% | 177 | 47.5% | 189 | 45.1% | 204 | 47.8% | 203 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 10 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.9% |
Hispanic: | 22 | 6.5% | 19 | 5.4% | 17 | 4.5% | 20 | 5.4% | 24 | 5.7% | 22 | 5.2% | 25 | 6.0% |
Black: | 290 | 85.3% | 308 | 86.8% | 340 | 90.4% | 332 | 89.0% | 373 | 89.0% | 385 | 90.2% | 370 | 89.2% |
White: | 16 | 4.7% | 14 | 3.9% | 11 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 295 | 86.8% | 292 | 82.3% | 362 | 96.3% | 356 | 95.4% | NA | NA | 365 | 85.5% | 331 | 79.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 5.0% | 21 | 5.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.9% | NA | NA | 25 | 5.9% | 27 | 6.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.17 | 13.15 | 13.43 | 12.29 | 13.97 | 12.90 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 48% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 49% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 43% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 44% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 42% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 17.8% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 50% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 49% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 47% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 21.7% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 50% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 49% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 36% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 44% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 44% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 18.1% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 62% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 66% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 45% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 50% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 55% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 25% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 70% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 69% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 65% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 78% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 76% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 79% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 45% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 46% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 38% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 40% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 42% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.1% | 20.1% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 46% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 60% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 48% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 51% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 16.4% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 52% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 73% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 86% |
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* PS 397 Foster-Laurie 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.