PS 209 Margaret Mead Primary School
2609 East 7th St
Brooklyn NY, 11235, Kings County
Phone: 718-743-1954
Ranking: (1,753 out of 3,424, bottom 49%)*
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: | 52 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 60 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 698 | 710 | 727 | 758 | 731 | 678 | 687 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 48 | 6.9% | 50 | 7.0% | 48 | 6.6% | 45 | 5.9% | 45 | 6.2% | 54 | 8.0% | 41 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten: | 82 | 11.7% | 77 | 10.8% | 77 | 10.6% | 86 | 11.3% | 91 | 12.4% | 62 | 9.1% | 56 | 8.2% |
Grade 1: | 80 | 11.5% | 80 | 11.3% | 84 | 11.6% | 96 | 12.7% | 66 | 9.0% | 62 | 9.1% | 73 | 10.6% |
Grade 2: | 84 | 12.0% | 78 | 11.0% | 92 | 12.7% | 67 | 8.8% | 68 | 9.3% | 68 | 10.0% | 62 | 9.0% |
Grade 3: | 73 | 10.5% | 84 | 11.8% | 57 | 7.8% | 93 | 12.3% | 73 | 10.0% | 62 | 9.1% | 69 | 10.0% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 10.7% | 63 | 8.9% | 90 | 12.4% | 93 | 12.3% | 62 | 8.5% | 63 | 9.3% | 71 | 10.3% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 8.9% | 88 | 12.4% | 97 | 13.3% | 74 | 9.8% | 65 | 8.9% | 75 | 11.1% | 72 | 10.5% |
Grade 6: | 65 | 9.3% | 76 | 10.7% | 45 | 6.2% | 63 | 8.3% | 56 | 7.7% | 54 | 8.0% | 70 | 10.2% |
Grade 7: | 71 | 10.2% | 50 | 7.0% | 55 | 7.6% | 72 | 9.5% | 54 | 7.4% | 73 | 10.8% | 43 | 6.3% |
Grade 8: | 50 | 7.2% | 53 | 7.5% | 72 | 9.9% | 65 | 8.6% | 82 | 11.2% | 45 | 6.6% | 73 | 10.6% |
Ungraded: | 8 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 69 | 9.4% | 60 | 8.8% | 57 | 8.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 350 | 50.1% | 353 | 49.7% | 348 | 47.9% | 384 | 50.7% | 360 | 49.2% | 337 | 49.7% | 350 | 50.9% |
Female: | 348 | 49.9% | 357 | 50.3% | 379 | 52.1% | 374 | 49.3% | 363 | 49.7% | 333 | 49.1% | 333 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 213 | 30.5% | 215 | 30.3% | 208 | 28.6% | 225 | 29.7% | 216 | 29.5% | 200 | 29.5% | 219 | 31.9% |
Hispanic: | 160 | 22.9% | 163 | 23.0% | 162 | 22.3% | 151 | 19.9% | 136 | 18.6% | 122 | 18.0% | 125 | 18.2% |
Black: | 25 | 3.6% | 23 | 3.2% | 27 | 3.7% | 40 | 5.3% | 43 | 5.9% | 35 | 5.2% | 47 | 6.8% |
White: | 296 | 42.4% | 299 | 42.1% | 319 | 43.9% | 342 | 45.1% | 336 | 46.0% | 321 | 47.3% | 296 | 43.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 489 | 70.1% | 501 | 70.6% | 495 | 68.1% | 476 | 62.8% | NA | NA | 391 | 57.7% | 405 | 59.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 6.0% | 43 | 6.1% | 62 | 8.5% | 61 | 8.0% | NA | NA | 97 | 14.3% | 101 | 14.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.42 | 14.34 | 12.76 | 12.85 | 13.05 | 11.30 | 13.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 60% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 52% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 53% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 30.7% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 65% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 37.6% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 60% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 54% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 33.9% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 44.3% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 90% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 35.3% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 41.1% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 72% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 68% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 78% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 81% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 64% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 63% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 53% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 58% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 36.5% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 72% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 74% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 76% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 48.4% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 62% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 62% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 81% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 55% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 51% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 39.3% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 74% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 40.3% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 55% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 59% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 52% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 53% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 39.4% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 60% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 68% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 73% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 43.4% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 67% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 42% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 51% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 58% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 62% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 67% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 64% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 60% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 77% | 57% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 56% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 59% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 97% | 65% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 209 Margaret Mead Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.