PS 70 Primary School
3045 42nd St Astoria NY, 11103, Queens County Phone: 718-728-4646 Ranking: (1,664 out of 3,424, top 49%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 56 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 75 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,019 | 1,030 | 1,100 | 1,099 | 1,063 | 1,051 | 1,071 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 111 | 10.9% | 104 | 10.1% | 100 | 9.1% | 115 | 10.5% | 107 | 10.1% | 92 | 8.8% | 93 | 8.7% |
Kindergarten: | 148 | 14.5% | 135 | 13.1% | 164 | 14.9% | 171 | 15.6% | 160 | 15.1% | 143 | 13.6% | 154 | 14.4% |
Grade 1: | 142 | 13.9% | 168 | 16.3% | 174 | 15.8% | 157 | 14.3% | 144 | 13.5% | 158 | 15.0% | 179 | 16.7% |
Grade 2: | 158 | 15.5% | 153 | 14.9% | 156 | 14.2% | 145 | 13.2% | 160 | 15.1% | 178 | 16.9% | 159 | 14.8% |
Grade 3: | 162 | 15.9% | 153 | 14.9% | 153 | 13.9% | 172 | 15.7% | 165 | 15.5% | 152 | 14.5% | 139 | 13.0% |
Grade 4: | 151 | 14.8% | 153 | 14.9% | 173 | 15.7% | 173 | 15.7% | 157 | 14.8% | 137 | 13.0% | 160 | 14.9% |
Grade 5: | 142 | 13.9% | 163 | 15.8% | 179 | 16.3% | 162 | 14.7% | 127 | 11.9% | 149 | 14.2% | 149 | 13.9% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.4% | 43 | 4.0% | 42 | 4.0% | 38 | 3.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 536 | 52.6% | 558 | 54.2% | 589 | 53.5% | 594 | 54.0% | 559 | 52.6% | 555 | 52.8% | 564 | 52.7% |
Female: | 483 | 47.4% | 472 | 45.8% | 511 | 46.5% | 505 | 46.0% | 496 | 46.7% | 488 | 46.4% | 503 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 197 | 19.3% | 192 | 18.6% | 219 | 19.9% | 228 | 20.7% | 229 | 21.5% | 226 | 21.5% | 226 | 21.1% |
Hispanic: | 427 | 41.9% | 438 | 42.5% | 458 | 41.6% | 447 | 40.7% | 430 | 40.5% | 448 | 42.6% | 460 | 43.0% |
Black: | 20 | 2.0% | 20 | 1.9% | 23 | 2.1% | 25 | 2.3% | 22 | 2.1% | 24 | 2.3% | 19 | 1.8% |
White: | 360 | 35.3% | 373 | 36.2% | 395 | 35.9% | 394 | 35.9% | 380 | 35.7% | 350 | 33.3% | 365 | 34.1% |
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: | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 681 | 66.8% | 766 | 74.4% | 797 | 72.5% | 818 | 74.4% | NA | NA | 667 | 63.5% | 681 | 63.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 6.9% | 99 | 9.6% | 87 | 7.9% | 89 | 8.1% | NA | NA | 142 | 13.5% | 145 | 13.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.19 | 17.76 | 17.74 | 16.17 | 14.76 | 13.60 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 71% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 64% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 49% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 50% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 53% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 31.2% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 57% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 64% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 34.9% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 60% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 51% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 53% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 29% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 77% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 72% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 38.7% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 78% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 75% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 84% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 84% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 84% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 63% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 33.5% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 69% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 33.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 71% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84% | 86% |
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* PS 70 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.