Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau, NY

RegularPublic SchoolKindergarten–Grade 5Pre-Kindergarten Offered • Ungraded Offered
28-37 29th St, Long Island City, NY 11102
(718) 278-1220

How Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score20
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

584Students
100%Low-Income Students
46Teachers
13 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

GenderSchoolNYUS
Female 47%48%48%
Male 53%52%52%

Enrollment by Grade

GradeSchoolNYUS
Pre-Kindergarten 9%6%17%
Kindergarten 20%9%14%
Grade 1 13%9%13%
Grade 2 14%9%13%
Grade 3 15%8%13%
Grade 4 14%8%14%
Grade 5 14%8%14%
Ungraded 1%3%8%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

EthnicitySchoolNYUS
Asian 15%7%4%
Black 10%17%14%
Caucasian 19%49%54%
Hispanic or Latino 52%23%22%
Native American 2%1%2%
Other 2%3%4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

32%Math Proficiency
36%Reading Proficiency
34%Average Proficiency
98%Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

GenderSchoolNYUS
Female 42%57%50%
Male 30%53%45%

Proficiency by Grade

GradeSchoolNYUS
Grade 3 37%51%50%
Grade 4 32%47%49%
Grade 5 34%40%48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

EthnicitySchoolNYUS
Asian 54%62%59%
Black 20%45%38%
Caucasian 52%60%54%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

GroupSchoolNYUS
Homeless 30%37%43%
Limited English 15%32%34%
Low-Income 32%48%39%
With Disabilities 15%33%28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

-Overall Rate
-Low-Income
-Limited English
-With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

EthnicitySchoolNYUS

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