MS 53 Brian Piccolo Middle School
1045 Nameoke St
Far Rockaway NY, 11691, Queens County
Phone: 718-471-6900
Ranking: (3,287 out of 3,424, bottom 4%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 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: | 25 | 26 | 28 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 347 | 387 | 445 | 504 | 549 | 620 | 649 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 95 | 27.4% | 112 | 28.9% | 143 | 32.1% | 107 | 21.2% | 50 | 9.1% | 106 | 17.1% | 102 | 15.7% |
Grade 7: | 115 | 33.1% | 134 | 34.6% | 144 | 32.4% | 148 | 29.4% | 172 | 31.3% | 225 | 36.3% | 209 | 32.2% |
Grade 8: | 136 | 39.2% | 140 | 36.2% | 158 | 35.5% | 246 | 48.8% | 230 | 41.9% | 181 | 29.2% | 250 | 38.5% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% | 97 | 17.7% | 108 | 17.4% | 88 | 13.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 190 | 54.8% | 202 | 52.2% | 235 | 52.8% | 265 | 52.6% | 279 | 50.8% | 323 | 52.1% | 329 | 50.7% |
Female: | 157 | 45.2% | 185 | 47.8% | 210 | 47.2% | 239 | 47.4% | 262 | 47.7% | 289 | 46.6% | 316 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 108 | 31.1% | 133 | 34.4% | 156 | 35.1% | 166 | 32.9% | 185 | 33.7% | 204 | 32.9% | 213 | 32.8% |
Black: | 227 | 65.4% | 248 | 64.1% | 282 | 63.4% | 325 | 64.5% | 339 | 61.7% | 395 | 63.7% | 409 | 63.0% |
White: | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 344 | 99.1% | 296 | 76.5% | 330 | 74.2% | 368 | 73.0% | NA | NA | 551 | 88.9% | 545 | 84.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 3.6% | 15 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.4% | NA | NA | 52 | 8.4% | 61 | 9.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.88 | 15.18 | 15.89 | 13.00 | 13.18 | 12.40 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 52% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 56% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 58% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 47% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 47% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 52% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 3.5% | 24% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 59% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 74% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 76% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 83% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 59% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 11% | 63% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 65% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.6% | 31.6% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 50% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 46% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 64% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 76% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 14% | 41% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 39% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 47% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 8.4% | 26.2% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 49% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 62% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 73% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 56% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 58% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 14% | 61% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.7% | 26.9% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 38% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 45% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 48% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 64% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 44% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 37% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 42% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 25.9% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 38% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 51% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 76% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 50% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 55% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 57% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0.7% | 27.1% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 38% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 10% | 44% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 56% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 60% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 62% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 58% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 59% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 22% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 33% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 38% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 42% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 50% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 31% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 94% | 40% | 74% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 41% | 70% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 98% | 51% | 72% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 44% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 46% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 49% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 44% | 76% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* MS 53 Brian Piccolo Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.