PS 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Jr Primary School
2100 Walton Ave Bronx NY, 10453, Bronx County Phone: 718-584-6004 Ranking: (3,047 out of 3,424, bottom 11%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten 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 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 80 | 75 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,046 | 1,005 | 973 | 989 | 958 | 966 | 1,027 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 99 | 9.5% | 106 | 10.5% | 100 | 10.3% | 97 | 9.8% | 82 | 8.6% | 75 | 7.8% | 74 | 7.2% |
Grade 1: | 126 | 12.0% | 96 | 9.6% | 107 | 11.0% | 104 | 10.5% | 92 | 9.6% | 86 | 8.9% | 105 | 10.2% |
Grade 2: | 104 | 9.9% | 112 | 11.1% | 101 | 10.4% | 103 | 10.4% | 77 | 8.0% | 101 | 10.5% | 106 | 10.3% |
Grade 3: | 119 | 11.4% | 111 | 11.0% | 105 | 10.8% | 88 | 8.9% | 95 | 9.9% | 80 | 8.3% | 86 | 8.4% |
Grade 4: | 115 | 11.0% | 99 | 9.9% | 95 | 9.8% | 128 | 12.9% | 90 | 9.4% | 84 | 8.7% | 88 | 8.6% |
Grade 5: | 102 | 9.8% | 101 | 10.0% | 128 | 13.2% | 127 | 12.8% | 80 | 8.4% | 86 | 8.9% | 92 | 9.0% |
Grade 6: | 121 | 11.6% | 133 | 13.2% | 117 | 12.0% | 120 | 12.1% | 87 | 9.1% | 101 | 10.5% | 94 | 9.2% |
Grade 7: | 131 | 12.5% | 120 | 11.9% | 119 | 12.2% | 99 | 10.0% | 111 | 11.6% | 91 | 9.4% | 123 | 12.0% |
Grade 8: | 126 | 12.0% | 122 | 12.1% | 97 | 10.0% | 118 | 11.9% | 112 | 11.7% | 123 | 12.7% | 132 | 12.9% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 132 | 13.8% | 139 | 14.4% | 127 | 12.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 519 | 49.6% | 514 | 51.1% | 512 | 52.6% | 522 | 52.8% | 523 | 54.6% | 533 | 55.2% | 555 | 54.0% |
Female: | 527 | 50.4% | 491 | 48.9% | 461 | 47.4% | 467 | 47.2% | 427 | 44.6% | 425 | 44.0% | 468 | 45.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 45 | 4.3% | 39 | 3.9% | 34 | 3.5% | 41 | 4.1% | 52 | 5.4% | 62 | 6.4% | 66 | 6.4% |
Hispanic: | 830 | 79.3% | 804 | 80.0% | 780 | 80.2% | 781 | 79.0% | 759 | 79.2% | 731 | 75.7% | 758 | 73.8% |
Black: | 162 | 15.5% | 151 | 15.0% | 145 | 14.9% | 157 | 15.9% | 145 | 15.1% | 166 | 17.2% | 193 | 18.8% |
White: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 967 | 92.4% | 924 | 91.9% | 848 | 87.2% | 871 | 88.1% | NA | NA | 803 | 83.1% | 863 | 84.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 2.7% | 27 | 2.7% | 33 | 3.4% | 38 | 3.8% | NA | NA | 77 | 8.0% | 43 | 4.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.33 | 13.77 | 13.90 | 13.68 | 13.24 | 12.10 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 52% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 47% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 48% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 38% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18% | 38% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11% | 18.4% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 83% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 91% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 48% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 45% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 47% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.2% | 21.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 49% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 49% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 36% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 41% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 39% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 7.6% | 17.5% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 49% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 52% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 57% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 5.4% | 25% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 77% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 78% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 48% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 44% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 60% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 37% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 14% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 39% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.4% | 17% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 48% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 51% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 54% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 55% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 17.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 56% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 47% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 65% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 67% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 69% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 45% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 45% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 41% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 63% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 8% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 33% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 8% | 13.5% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 39% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 51% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 45% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 47% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 52% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.3% | 17.4% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 26% | 39% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 28% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 26% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 32% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 15.3% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 35% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 47% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 59% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 76% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 45% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 13.1% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 31% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 41% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 30% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 28% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 14.7% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 29% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 36% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 52% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 67% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 35% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 43% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 47% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 14.5% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 28% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 28% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 36% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 36% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 39% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 42% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 41% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 2% | 15% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 20% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 26% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 26% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 33% | 69% |
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* PS 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Jr 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.