PS 47 Chris Galas Primary School
9 Power Rd Far Rockaway NY, 11693, Queens County Phone: 718-634-7167 Ranking: (480 out of 3,424, top 14%)* 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: | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 230 | 211 | 257 | 246 | 243 | 255 | 250 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 25 | 10.9% | 21 | 10.0% | 32 | 12.5% | 27 | 11.0% | 19 | 7.8% | 24 | 9.4% | 19 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten: | 24 | 10.4% | 26 | 12.3% | 29 | 11.3% | 24 | 9.8% | 29 | 11.9% | 23 | 9.0% | 24 | 9.6% |
Grade 1: | 29 | 12.6% | 22 | 10.4% | 25 | 9.7% | 27 | 11.0% | 23 | 9.5% | 26 | 10.2% | 22 | 8.8% |
Grade 2: | 23 | 10.0% | 22 | 10.4% | 28 | 10.9% | 22 | 8.9% | 28 | 11.5% | 21 | 8.2% | 25 | 10.0% |
Grade 3: | 26 | 11.3% | 23 | 10.9% | 25 | 9.7% | 37 | 15.0% | 23 | 9.5% | 29 | 11.4% | 25 | 10.0% |
Grade 4: | 25 | 10.9% | 22 | 10.4% | 39 | 15.2% | 21 | 8.5% | 25 | 10.3% | 25 | 9.8% | 26 | 10.4% |
Grade 5: | 24 | 10.4% | 32 | 15.2% | 21 | 8.2% | 27 | 11.0% | 24 | 9.9% | 28 | 11.0% | 17 | 6.8% |
Grade 6: | 26 | 11.3% | 10 | 4.7% | 19 | 7.4% | 15 | 6.1% | 24 | 9.9% | 15 | 5.9% | 18 | 7.2% |
Grade 7: | 12 | 5.2% | 18 | 8.5% | 15 | 5.8% | 24 | 9.8% | 13 | 5.3% | 19 | 7.5% | 30 | 12.0% |
Grade 8: | 16 | 7.0% | 15 | 7.1% | 24 | 9.3% | 20 | 8.1% | 19 | 7.8% | 29 | 11.4% | 23 | 9.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.8% | 16 | 6.6% | 16 | 6.3% | 21 | 8.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 102 | 44.3% | 93 | 44.1% | 119 | 46.3% | 115 | 46.7% | 116 | 47.7% | 119 | 46.7% | 127 | 50.8% |
Female: | 128 | 55.7% | 118 | 55.9% | 138 | 53.7% | 131 | 53.3% | 119 | 49.0% | 128 | 50.2% | 119 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 6 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 9.1% | 17 | 8.1% | 20 | 7.8% | 23 | 9.3% | 16 | 6.6% | 22 | 8.6% | 23 | 9.2% |
Black: | 4 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.9% | 6 | 2.3% | 12 | 4.9% | 12 | 4.9% | 16 | 6.3% | 20 | 8.0% |
White: | 204 | 88.7% | 184 | 87.2% | 222 | 86.4% | 204 | 82.9% | 209 | 86.0% | 209 | 82.0% | 198 | 79.2% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 23.5% | 75 | 35.5% | 108 | 42.0% | 105 | 42.7% | NA | NA | 83 | 32.5% | 89 | 35.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 11.7% | 28 | 13.3% | 33 | 12.8% | 32 | 13.0% | NA | NA | 40 | 15.7% | 54 | 21.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.37 | 13.18 | 14.69 | 12.84 | 11.05 | 10.60 | 10.90 |
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 | 70% | 62% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 66% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 73% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 51% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 53% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 54% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 29.1% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 58% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 56% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 60% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 31.7% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 65% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 59% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 65% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 76% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 49% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 55% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 27.3% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 80% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 62% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 68% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 67% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 36.6% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 78% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 62% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 63% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 78% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 50% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 55% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 58% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 29.6% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 89% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 64% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 68% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 28.9% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 72% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 68% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 84% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 56% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 58% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 47% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 47% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 52% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 24% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 59% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 76% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 59% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 63% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 65% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 31.6% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 50% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 46% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 64% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 76% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 39% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 47% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 26.2% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 49% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 62% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 73% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 56% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 58% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 61% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 26.9% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 38% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 45% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 48% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 64% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 44% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 37% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 42% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 25.9% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 38% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 51% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 64% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 50% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 55% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 57% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 27.1% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 38% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 44% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 56% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 60% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 62% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 58% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 59% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 22% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 33% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 38% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 42% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 50% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 51% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 75% | 56% | 72% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57% | 80% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 59% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 47 Chris Galas Primary 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.