Manhattan College

School Profile Analysis

Student Name:

Yocasta Rojas

Name of School: PS 178 DR SELMAN WAKSMAN

Location District/County 11
School Address:
850 BAYCHESTER AVE, BRONX, NY 10475
Telephone #:
Student E-Mail:

(718) 904-5570
yrojas01.student@manhattan.edu

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report card.
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Achievement Data
NYS Elementary English Language Arts
Students Results
Please pick one grade to analyze

Year

Level
Standards

1
Below
Standards

2013

Percent
# of
Students
Level
Standards

42.9
27

Year

2014

Percent
# of
Students

1
Below
Standards
31.7
26

2
Meets Basic
Standards
(Approaching)
36.5
23

3
Meets
Proficiency
Standard
19
12

4
Exceeds
Proficiency
Standards
1.6
1

2
Meets Basic
Standards
(Approaching)
35.4
29

3
Meets
Proficiency
Standard
29.3
24

4
Exceeds
Proficiency
Standards
3.7
3

Analysis of ELA Data Please indicate the % of students performing below grade level (i.e. levels 1 &
2). Please describe what Levels 1 & 2 represents (i.e. 1 below standards, 2 approaching standards).
Compare the last 2 years to see if there is improvement:
According to this data the percentage of students below grade level (scoring level 1 or 2) was 67.1 in
2014. Level 1 represents students performing below standards, while level 2 represents the students
approaching basic standards. This represents an improvement from 2013 when 79.4 % of students
performed at grade level.

Achievement Data
NYS Elementary Math
Students Results
Please pick one grade to analyze

Year

Level
Standards

1
Below
Standards

2
3
4
Meets Basic
Meets
Exceeds
Standards
Proficiency Proficiency
(Approaching) Standard
Standards
2013
Percent
34.4
46.9
15.6
3.1
# of Students
22
30
10
2
Year
Level
1
2
3
4
Standards
Below
Meets Basic
Meets
Exceeds
Standards
Standards
Proficiency Proficiency
(Approaching) Standard
Standards
2014
Percent
12.2
43.9
35.4
8.5
# of Students
10
36
29
7
Analysis of Math Data Please indicate the % of students performing below grade level (i.e.
levels 1 & 2). Please describe what Levels 1 & 2 represents (i.e. 1 below standards, 2
approaching standards). Compare the last 2 years to see if there is improvement:

According to this data the percentage of students below grade level (scoring level 1 or 2) was
56.1 % in 2014. Level 1 represents students performing below standards, while level 2
represents students approaching basic standards. This represents an improvement from 2013,
when 81.3% performed on grade level.

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Overview of School Performance in ELA
Results
Student Group
All Students
Students w/ Disabilities

Total #
Tested
202
37

2012-2013
% Levels
1-2
78.2
100

% Levels
3-4
21.8
0

Total #
Tested
224
54

2013-2014
% Levels
1-2
75.5
96.3

% Levels
3-4
24.6
3.7

Limited English
Proficient

Analysis of ELA Data - Compare General Ed to Students with Disabilities levels on 1&2 and also indicate if
there is a difference between the groups for past two years - Indicate if there was improvement :
The achievement gap between gen-ed students and students with disabilities was 20.8% during 2013-2014. This
represents an improvement from 2012-2013, when the achievement gap was 21.8%.

Analysis of ELA Data - Compare the performance of the ELL students to the performance of all students.
Please indicate in your report what Levels 1 & 2 indicate. Compare the last 2 years to see if there is
improvement:

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Results
Student Group
All Students
Students w/ Disabilities

Total #
Tested
204
37

Overview of School Performance in Math

2012-2013
% Levels
% Levels
Total #
1-2
3-4
Tested
77.5
22.5
225
781
18.9
54

2013-2014
% Levels
1-2
58.7
77.7

% Levels
3-4
41.3
22.2

Limited English
Proficient

Analysis of Math Data - Compare General Ed to Students with Disabilities levels 1&2 and also indicate if there
is a difference between the groups for past two years - Indicate if there was improvement :
The achievement gap between gen-ed students and students with disabilities was 19.0 % during 2013-2014.
This represents a decrease from 2012-2013 when the achievement gap was 3.5%

Analysis of Math Data - Compare the performance of the ELL students to the performance of all students.
Please indicate in your report what Levels 1 & 2 indicate. Compare the last 2 years to see if there is
improvement:

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www.nysed.gov

Year

Eligible for
Free Lunch

Demographics
Reduced
Student
Price Lunch
Stability

Limited
English
Proficient
2011
%
#
%
#
%
# %
#
58
240 15
61
2
10
2012
%
#
%
#
%
# %
#
57
258 16
75
3
12
Analysis of Data Indicate any or no changes over the two years:

Notes

From 2011-2012 the proportion of students eligible for free lunch decreased from 58% to
57%, while the students receiving reduced lunch increased from 15% to 16%. Additionally
the proportion of students classified as limited English proficient increased from 2% to 3%.
The percentage remained almost static during this time period.

Racial/Ethnic Origin
Year

American
Indian/ Alaska
Native

Black or
African
American

Hispanic or
Latino

Asian or Native
Hawaiian/ Other
Pacific Islander

2011

%
#
%
#
%
# %
1
5
63
262 32
135 1
2012
%
#
%
#
%
# %
1
6
63
285 31
141 1
Analysis of Data Indicate any or no changes over the two years:

#
4
#
5

White

%
3
%
1

#
11
#
3

From 2011-2012 the proportion of Hispanic or Latino students decreased from 32% to
31%, while the proportion of white students decreased from 3% to 2%. All other racial
origin remained the same.
Attendance & Suspensions
Attendance %
Suspensions
%
#
%
#
94
417
8
35
2012-13
%
#
%
#
95
451
0
1
Analysis of Data Indicate any or no changes over the two years
Year
2011-12

Notes

From 2011-2013 the attendance increased from 94% to 95%. The data also indicates that
the percentage of students who received suspensions from 2011-2012 to 2012-2013
decreased from 8% to 0% (one total student).