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P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto

143 Baxter Street Manhattan, NY 10013
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143 Baxter Street
Manhattan, NY 10013
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Teacher Data Reports for P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto

Percent of school’s ratings that were “above average” or “high”

  • Math 36%
    •  Higher than NYC average (25%)
  • English 45%
    •  Much higher than NYC average (25%)

New York released data for individual teachers throughout the public school system this Friday. Learn more about a specific school or teacher's ratings.  View data for teachers at this school»

Oct 10, 5:35 PM
District 2 Parents Mull Latest Rezoning Plans

By Yasmeen Khan

The Education Department has presented plans to rezone parts of District 2, covering Midtown East, Greenwich Village and Chelsea. Families and local residents can weigh in on the proposals later this month, ahead of the Community Education Council vote. Read More »
Question P.S. 15 Roberto Clemente
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How much have you spent this year on your child's school or school-related activities?
48 Responses
Top Response By Layne Julien
A reasonable question to add to the one suggested here is -- how much have your kids' teachers paid out-of-pocket this year for classroom supplies? Maybe it's not an issue … Read More »
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Jan 10, 6:39 PM
Cuomo Urges Districts and Unions to Compromise on Evaluations

By Fernanda Santos and Chris Palmer

The stalemate over a new teacher evaluation system continues, and on Tuesday Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo issued a blistering statement, saying "the forces that protect this bureaucracy have stymied reform at every turn." He urged both sides to "expedite their negotiations." Meanwhile the city schools chancellor, Dennis M. Walcott, repeated his declaration that he will not let money dictate school policy, and the teachers union published its own account of the negotiations. Read More »
Nov 29, 9:52 AM
City Abandons Rezoning Plans for Village and Chelsea

By Anna M. Phillips

UPDATED | City officials have dropped their plans to rezone crowded public elementary schools in Greenwich Village and Chelsea after a parent council voted down their most recent plan. Instead, officials will focus on zoning in Lower Manhattan, and they plan to present a third version of a zoning plan for the new Peck Slip School. Read More »
First Bell Nov 28, 8:31 AM
Principals' Rebellion Against Evaluations Grows

By Mary Ann Giordano

The suburbs are the breeding ground for a growing rebellion by New York principals against the new system of evaluating teachers. The principals do not object only to the use of student test results as a significant portion of teacher evaluations, the fulfillment of a pledge the state made to acquire $700 million in federal Race to the Top grants. They also object to the willy-nilly way that they say the evaluation system is being devised. Read More »
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Behind the Numbers Sep 28, 1:39 AM
Good, Improved and Failing: Our Lists Off the Progress Reports

By Robert Gebeloff

Part of what the annual school progress reports reveal are the schools that are subject to revamping or closing. But the reports can also show which schools are excelling, which are most improved, which are persistently failing, which exhibited the greatest student progress and which are inching up -- among many other measures. Here are some lists that SchoolBook has compiled based on schools' progress reports. Read More »
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  • Performance8 Above Average
  • Satisfaction 7 Above Average
  • Diversity 2 Below Average
8/9 Key indicators of this school's performance, including test scores and graduation rates. View All Data »
Performance Statistics
3rd Grade English 671 / 800
Above Average
3rd Grade Math 699 / 800
Above Average
4th Grade English 693 / 800
Above Average
4th Grade Math 720 / 800
Above Average
4th Grade Science 91 / 100
Above Average
5th Grade English 680 / 800
Above Average
5th Grade Math 721 / 800
Above Average
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More about P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto

Population 1,015 students
School Type Elementary
Grades PreK-5th
2012 Progress
Report		 A
Avg. Attendance Rate 98%
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