PS 43 Primary School
160 Beach 29th St Far Rockaway NY, 11691, Queens County Phone: 718-327-5860 Ranking: (2,788 out of 3,424, bottom 19%)* 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: | 73 | 83 | 84 | 99 | 100 | 111 | 108 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,026 | 1,068 | 1,247 | 1,237 | 1,331 | 1,349 | 1,375 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 52 | 5.1% | 50 | 4.7% | 54 | 4.3% | 54 | 4.4% | 55 | 4.1% | 54 | 4.0% | 54 | 3.9% |
Kindergarten: | 113 | 11.0% | 140 | 13.1% | 165 | 13.2% | 153 | 12.4% | 139 | 10.4% | 117 | 8.7% | 125 | 9.1% |
Grade 1: | 112 | 10.9% | 120 | 11.2% | 142 | 11.4% | 143 | 11.6% | 126 | 9.5% | 132 | 9.8% | 148 | 10.8% |
Grade 2: | 110 | 10.7% | 116 | 10.9% | 135 | 10.8% | 113 | 9.1% | 136 | 10.2% | 139 | 10.3% | 138 | 10.0% |
Grade 3: | 119 | 11.6% | 105 | 9.8% | 119 | 9.5% | 138 | 11.2% | 120 | 9.0% | 135 | 10.0% | 134 | 9.7% |
Grade 4: | 110 | 10.7% | 106 | 9.9% | 138 | 11.1% | 114 | 9.2% | 126 | 9.5% | 132 | 9.8% | 127 | 9.2% |
Grade 5: | 115 | 11.2% | 108 | 10.1% | 115 | 9.2% | 136 | 11.0% | 108 | 8.1% | 125 | 9.3% | 130 | 9.5% |
Grade 6: | 95 | 9.3% | 105 | 9.8% | 139 | 11.1% | 115 | 9.3% | 135 | 10.1% | 123 | 9.1% | 153 | 11.1% |
Grade 7: | 89 | 8.7% | 111 | 10.4% | 108 | 8.7% | 132 | 10.7% | 109 | 8.2% | 138 | 10.2% | 145 | 10.5% |
Grade 8: | 106 | 10.3% | 100 | 9.4% | 117 | 9.4% | 111 | 9.0% | 136 | 10.2% | 136 | 10.1% | 109 | 7.9% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.7% | 15 | 1.2% | 27 | 2.2% | 141 | 10.6% | 118 | 8.7% | 112 | 8.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 502 | 48.9% | 522 | 48.9% | 631 | 50.6% | 637 | 51.5% | 662 | 49.7% | 662 | 49.1% | 708 | 51.5% |
Female: | 524 | 51.1% | 546 | 51.1% | 616 | 49.4% | 600 | 48.5% | 661 | 49.7% | 679 | 50.3% | 663 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 38 | 3.7% | 26 | 2.4% | 24 | 1.9% | 29 | 2.3% | 39 | 2.9% | 38 | 2.8% | 40 | 2.9% |
Hispanic: | 306 | 29.8% | 322 | 30.1% | 349 | 28.0% | 369 | 29.8% | 371 | 27.9% | 370 | 27.4% | 363 | 26.4% |
Black: | 640 | 62.4% | 675 | 63.2% | 826 | 66.2% | 802 | 64.8% | 895 | 67.2% | 909 | 67.4% | 941 | 68.4% |
White: | 30 | 2.9% | 25 | 2.3% | 30 | 2.4% | 26 | 2.1% | 18 | 1.4% | 25 | 1.9% | 25 | 1.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 815 | 79.4% | 1,002 | 93.8% | 1,010 | 81.0% | 980 | 79.2% | NA | NA | 1,059 | 78.5% | 1,057 | 76.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 4.7% | 63 | 5.9% | 85 | 6.8% | 87 | 7.0% | NA | NA | 127 | 9.4% | 158 | 11.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.15 | 12.95 | 14.89 | 12.53 | 13.28 | 12.20 | 12.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 66% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 73% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 51% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 53% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 54% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 29.1% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 58% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 56% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 60% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 31.7% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 65% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 76% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 49% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 55% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 27.3% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 78% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 62% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 68% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 67% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 36.6% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 79% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 86% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 87% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 87% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 78% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 50% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 55% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 58% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 29.6% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 89% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 64% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 68% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 28.9% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 85% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 52% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 47% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 47% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 52% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 11% | 24% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 59% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 59% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 63% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 65% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 19% | 31.6% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 46% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 64% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 41% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 39% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | 47% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 26.2% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 49% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 56% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 61% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 26.9% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 38% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 45% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 48% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 44% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 37% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 42% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 25.9% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 38% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 51% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 50% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 55% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 57% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.4% | 27.1% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 38% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 44% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 56% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 60% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 59% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 22% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 33% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 38% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 42% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 50% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 51% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 68% | 54% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 65% | 57% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 59% | 56% | 72% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 70% | 58% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 84% | 62% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 89% | 59% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 49% | 77% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 43 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.