PS 298 Dr Betty Shabazz Primary School
85 Watkins St
Brooklyn NY, 11212, Kings County
Phone: 718-495-7793
Ranking: (3,252 out of 3,424, bottom 5%)*
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: | 25 | 29 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 296 | 373 | 512 | 574 | 566 | 539 | 619 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 43 | 14.5% | 47 | 12.6% | 51 | 10.0% | 52 | 9.1% | 54 | 9.5% | 33 | 6.1% | 34 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten: | 39 | 13.2% | 42 | 11.3% | 52 | 10.2% | 64 | 11.1% | 60 | 10.6% | 38 | 7.1% | 40 | 6.5% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 14.9% | 41 | 11.0% | 52 | 10.2% | 59 | 10.3% | 48 | 8.5% | 49 | 9.1% | 62 | 10.0% |
Grade 2: | 28 | 9.5% | 46 | 12.3% | 50 | 9.8% | 48 | 8.4% | 39 | 6.9% | 52 | 9.6% | 60 | 9.7% |
Grade 3: | 42 | 14.2% | 34 | 9.1% | 53 | 10.4% | 41 | 7.1% | 51 | 9.0% | 56 | 10.4% | 63 | 10.2% |
Grade 4: | 30 | 10.1% | 43 | 11.5% | 36 | 7.0% | 53 | 9.2% | 55 | 9.7% | 52 | 9.6% | 60 | 9.7% |
Grade 5: | 31 | 10.5% | 25 | 6.7% | 42 | 8.2% | 53 | 9.2% | 47 | 8.3% | 50 | 9.3% | 66 | 10.7% |
Grade 6: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 50 | 9.8% | 69 | 12.0% | 55 | 9.7% | 49 | 9.1% | 49 | 7.9% |
Grade 7: | NA | NA | 39 | 10.5% | 61 | 11.9% | 68 | 11.8% | 47 | 8.3% | 40 | 7.4% | 66 | 10.7% |
Grade 8: | 36 | 12.2% | 53 | 14.2% | 60 | 11.7% | 64 | 11.1% | 39 | 6.9% | 59 | 10.9% | 53 | 8.6% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 71 | 12.5% | 61 | 11.3% | 66 | 10.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 153 | 51.7% | 190 | 50.9% | 263 | 51.4% | 290 | 50.5% | 277 | 48.9% | 251 | 46.6% | 293 | 47.3% |
Female: | 143 | 48.3% | 183 | 49.1% | 249 | 48.6% | 284 | 49.5% | 281 | 49.6% | 280 | 51.9% | 322 | 52.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.4% | 11 | 2.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 68 | 23.0% | 82 | 22.0% | 96 | 18.8% | 98 | 17.1% | 83 | 14.7% | 65 | 12.1% | 77 | 12.4% |
Black: | 220 | 74.3% | 276 | 74.0% | 402 | 78.5% | 464 | 80.8% | 474 | 83.7% | 468 | 86.8% | 536 | 86.6% |
White: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 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: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 240 | 81.1% | 341 | 91.4% | 434 | 84.8% | 456 | 79.4% | NA | NA | 422 | 78.3% | 604 | 97.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 1.0% | 8 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.1% | NA | NA | 34 | 6.3% | 12 | 1.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.00 | 12.75 | 12.80 | 13.33 | 12.58 | 12.30 | 12.90 |
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 | 32% | 43% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 46% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 53% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12% | 29% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6% | 29% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5.7% | 11% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 82% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15% | 30% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21% | 28% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4% | 30% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5.7% | 12.9% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 45% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 51% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 29% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 36% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 17% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 0% | 10.6% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 55% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 33% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 18% | 37% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 9% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 60% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 72% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 46% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 41% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 56% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 27% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 33% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 9.7% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 46% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 61% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 35% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 43% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 43% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 4% | 8.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 56% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 60% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 68% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 41% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 46% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 69% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 31% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 13% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 32% | 55% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 55% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 61% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 41% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 39% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 40% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 46% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 39% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 53% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 67% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 28% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 6% | 27% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 32% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 10.8% | 14.6% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 41% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 61% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 35% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 41% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 10% | 41% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 10.7% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 36% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 41% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 40% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 2% | 28% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 14.3% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 33% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 41% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 57% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 35% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 4% | 36% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.2% | 10.3% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 27% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 34% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 33% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 40% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 36% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 37% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 14% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 21% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 28% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 25% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 2% | 33% | 69% |
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* PS 298 Dr Betty Shabazz Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.