PS 156 Waverly Primary School
104 Sutter Ave
Brooklyn NY, 11212, Kings County
Phone: 718-498-2811
Ranking: (2,986 out of 3,424, bottom 13%)*
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: | 44 | 49 | 50 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 57 | |||||||
Total Students: | 781 | 770 | 808 | 833 | 852 | 877 | 904 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 35 | 4.5% | 36 | 4.7% | 35 | 4.3% | 36 | 4.3% | 36 | 4.2% | 36 | 4.1% | 36 | 4.0% |
Kindergarten: | 116 | 14.9% | 110 | 14.3% | 108 | 13.4% | 102 | 12.2% | 112 | 13.1% | 97 | 11.1% | 108 | 11.9% |
Grade 1: | 137 | 17.5% | 120 | 15.6% | 125 | 15.5% | 147 | 17.6% | 125 | 14.7% | 152 | 17.3% | 144 | 15.9% |
Grade 2: | 120 | 15.4% | 116 | 15.1% | 147 | 18.2% | 124 | 14.9% | 134 | 15.7% | 129 | 14.7% | 158 | 17.5% |
Grade 3: | 127 | 16.3% | 144 | 18.7% | 124 | 15.3% | 131 | 15.7% | 128 | 15.0% | 151 | 17.2% | 137 | 15.2% |
Grade 4: | 146 | 18.7% | 121 | 15.7% | 137 | 17.0% | 139 | 16.7% | 150 | 17.6% | 123 | 14.0% | 151 | 16.7% |
Grade 5: | 99 | 12.7% | 121 | 15.7% | 127 | 15.7% | 147 | 17.6% | 128 | 15.0% | 146 | 16.6% | 124 | 13.7% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 39 | 4.6% | 43 | 4.9% | 46 | 5.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 415 | 53.1% | 419 | 54.4% | 439 | 54.3% | 431 | 51.7% | 417 | 48.9% | 431 | 49.1% | 439 | 48.6% |
Female: | 366 | 46.9% | 351 | 45.6% | 369 | 45.7% | 402 | 48.3% | 427 | 50.1% | 438 | 49.9% | 461 | 51.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 151 | 19.3% | 144 | 18.7% | 136 | 16.8% | 128 | 15.4% | 132 | 15.5% | 133 | 15.2% | 142 | 15.7% |
Black: | 609 | 78.0% | 611 | 79.4% | 659 | 81.6% | 690 | 82.8% | 708 | 83.1% | 732 | 83.5% | 747 | 82.6% |
White: | 9 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
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: | 6 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 658 | 84.3% | 639 | 83.0% | 598 | 74.0% | 617 | 74.1% | NA | NA | 687 | 78.3% | 819 | 90.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 2.7% | 45 | 5.8% | 22 | 2.7% | 22 | 2.6% | NA | NA | 79 | 9.0% | 15 | 1.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.75 | 15.88 | 16.16 | 14.61 | 14.95 | 14.60 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 50% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 43% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 46% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 53% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 29% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 29% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.4% | 11% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 66% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 73% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 75% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 30% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 28% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 30% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.8% | 12.9% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 50% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 29% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 36% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.2% | 10.6% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 55% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 33% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 37% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 9% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 74% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 46% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 41% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 27% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 33% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 9.7% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 46% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 61% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 35% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 43% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 43% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 8.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68% | 86% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 156 Waverly 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.