NEW YORK—The Department of Education (DOE) began “early conversations” this week with 20 schools it identified as “struggling.”
Schools made the list just days after the 2010-2011 school progress reports came out. The schools all scored poorly on English Language Arts (ELA) tests and standardized Math tests. The schools were chosen not only based on these scores, but also on past progress reports, community needs, Joint Intervention Team reviews, and several other factors.
“The goal of these discussions is to gain a better understanding of where weaknesses in their educational strategy lie and why they are struggling,” explained Deputy Chancellor Marc Sternberg in a statement.
DOE informed elected officials in the schools’ districts, as well as the appropriate Community Education Councils (CEC) to keep them up to date on steps DOE might take to help these struggling schools, most of which are located in low-income neighborhoods.
20 Struggling Schools and Their Test Scores:
|
School |
English Language Arts Score (percent) |
Math 3 and 4 Score (percent) |
|
MANHATTAN: |
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P.S. 137 John L. Bernstein Elementary School |
36.8 |
45.2 |
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BROOKLYN: |
|
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Satellite Three Middle School |
18.6 |
33.7 |
|
P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker Elementary School |
34.2 |
36.1 |
|
Knowledge And Power Preparatory Middle School |
10.1 |
17.6
|
|
P.S. 019 Roberto Clemente Elementary School |
21.8 |
22 |
|
P.S. 022 Elementary School |
30.1 |
32.5 |
|
P.S. 161 The Crown K-8 |
38.2 |
40.5 |
|
Middle School for the Arts |
13 |
11.4 |
|
I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln Middle School |
23.3 |
35.3 |
|
P.S. 298 Dr. Betty Shabazz K-8 |
15.3 |
20.6 |
|
General D. Chappie James Elementary School |
25.5 |
34.9 |
|
General D. Chappie James Middle School |
10.7 |
11.9
|
|
QUEENS: |
|
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P.S. 215 Lucretia Mott Elementary School |
22.4 |
33.7 |
|
P.S. 181 Brookfield Elementary School |
25.6 |
32.7 |
|
BRONX: |
|
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P.S. 277 Elementary School |
20.7 |
24.7 |
|
New Millennium Business Academy |
11.3 |
27.3 |
|
M.S. 142 John Philip Sousa Middle School |
17.4 |
24.9 |
|
Aspire Preparatory Middle School |
23.6 |
38.4 |
|
J.H.S. 296 The Halsey School |
14.1 |
19.5 |
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STATEN ISLAND: |
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Elementary School |
23 |
30.8 |
