PS 56 The Louis Desario School
250 Kramer Ave Staten Island NY, 10309, Richmond County Phone: 718-605-1189 Ranking: (539 out of 3,424, top 16%)* 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: | 40 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 731 | 761 | 769 | 783 | 769 | 766 | 765 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 59 | 8.1% | 50 | 6.6% | 54 | 7.0% | 58 | 7.4% | 55 | 7.2% | 54 | 7.0% | 58 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten: | 86 | 11.8% | 123 | 16.2% | 103 | 13.4% | 121 | 15.5% | 112 | 14.6% | 139 | 18.1% | 116 | 15.2% |
Grade 1: | 120 | 16.4% | 103 | 13.5% | 117 | 15.2% | 108 | 13.8% | 135 | 17.6% | 119 | 15.5% | 123 | 16.1% |
Grade 2: | 103 | 14.1% | 119 | 15.6% | 102 | 13.3% | 139 | 17.8% | 118 | 15.3% | 121 | 15.8% | 107 | 14.0% |
Grade 3: | 117 | 16.0% | 105 | 13.8% | 144 | 18.7% | 116 | 14.8% | 126 | 16.4% | 104 | 13.6% | 99 | 12.9% |
Grade 4: | 104 | 14.2% | 139 | 18.3% | 118 | 15.3% | 129 | 16.5% | 100 | 13.0% | 94 | 12.3% | 113 | 14.8% |
Grade 5: | 137 | 18.7% | 117 | 15.4% | 124 | 16.1% | 105 | 13.4% | 100 | 13.0% | 112 | 14.6% | 116 | 15.2% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 23 | 3.0% | 23 | 3.0% | 33 | 4.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 370 | 50.6% | 392 | 51.5% | 389 | 50.6% | 405 | 51.7% | 390 | 50.7% | 378 | 49.3% | 391 | 51.1% |
Female: | 361 | 49.4% | 369 | 48.5% | 380 | 49.4% | 378 | 48.3% | 371 | 48.2% | 380 | 49.6% | 370 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 30 | 4.1% | 27 | 3.5% | 28 | 3.6% | 28 | 3.6% | 28 | 3.6% | 28 | 3.7% | 26 | 3.4% |
Hispanic: | 88 | 12.0% | 79 | 10.4% | 73 | 9.5% | 61 | 7.8% | 59 | 7.7% | 57 | 7.4% | 57 | 7.5% |
Black: | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% |
White: | 601 | 82.2% | 641 | 84.2% | 656 | 85.3% | 681 | 87.0% | 669 | 87.0% | 666 | 86.9% | 668 | 87.3% |
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: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 211 | 28.9% | 216 | 28.4% | 213 | 27.7% | 224 | 28.6% | NA | NA | 156 | 20.4% | 143 | 18.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 9.4% | 90 | 11.8% | 97 | 12.6% | 90 | 11.5% | NA | NA | 95 | 12.4% | 107 | 14.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.27 | 18.12 | 17.88 | 17.02 | 17.09 | 16.50 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 69% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 53% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 57% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 57% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 32.8% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 62% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 63% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 37.3% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 68% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 68% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 70% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 76% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 51% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 32% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 81% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 82% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 65% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 73% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 40.7% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 83% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 80% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 85% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 86% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 90% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 89% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 70% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 69% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 77% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 52% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 61% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 33.5% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 74% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 83% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 86% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 91% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 68% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 72% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 33.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 72% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 81% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 86% |
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* PS 56 The Louis Desario School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.