My 2 children attend this school and i've it to be rewarding for both of them especially the older one. Its important to keep in communication with your child teacher as that would foster a better growth and development for you child future academic years.
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 09/11/09
My child use to go to this school, the reason I changed her school is because its way to strict, I dont even think they have fun
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 05/21/09
I have 2 kids attending ps 103 and I think its a great school..the teachers are very good .I have not had any problems .
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 12/09/08
I think that there should be more after-school programs for the children. Something should be available to interest all the students. Such as the sports, music and art programs. I think it is completely left up to the parent how much they involve themselves in their childs education. I was fortunate
... Read more enough to have Mrs. Maietta as my sons teacher and I was very happy with her level of communication with me. Although I think my son could have done better academically. He believes he wasn't challenged enough. I think that since we cannot give each child individualized attention, we should at least expect there to be more programs available to pique their interests. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/26/07
P.S.103 Hector Fontanez Elementary School is a great school. This educational environment not only foster learning it has a great 'High Five' program that students love. I have the privilege of receiving the elementary education of two of my children at P.S103. My experience was and is positive about
... Read more this school. I recommend that all parents take the time to volunteer in the school and experience this learning environment by helping a child to learn how to do math, teach them to read, write,or just help out in the lunch room or perhaps other areas. Getting involve with the school will help them to develop a positive relationship with the learning environment Principal, Parent Coordinator, PTA Members,and other staff members. These individuals really care about your child. So show them that you also care about your child. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/29/07
This school is not doing good when it comes to paying attention to the kids needs. The needs of the students are shon aside like yesterdays news. I wish they would do better
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 04/01/06
so i dont ramble on forever, i'll address the topics above: -academic program is great, there is no gifted and talented program but they recognized that my son was bright almost immediately and helped me with the steps to get him into a specialized school. -there are no extracurricular sports or a
... Read more music program however they incorporate 'music' in to the curriculum, whether it be singing songs or making different noises of the rain forest. -parents are very involved, i cannot be involved as much i would like to be but i am always getting flyers from the PTA and the parent coordinator at the school for various activities. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/24/06
This is my son's first year at this schoool. I can't really say if I can give it a negative or a positive rating. I do not have any real complaints about the school. My son is improving well. However, I do have a complaint about the PTA, not about what they are doing, but on their efforts at getting
... Read more parents to participate. I don't know if a study has been done on the number of working parents in that area, but this is New York and to live in New York most people have to work. Yet, the PTA chooses to keep the majority of its activiites during the day, in fact, in the early moring. They cannot possibly want the parents to be involved if they choose to keep meetings and events at times when they know parents cannot attend. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/04/04
I do not know the history of this school in terms of parents involvement or even the overall discipline of the students but, base on the average of the past three years its not acceptable we must do better this year and future years more so my son just started this month as parents we will have to work
... Read more very close to the teachers and the school administration in a whole to improve the grades of our school! Yes! If our kid go there then its our school too! Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/09/03
I do not recommend this school to anyone. If you have another choice please choose otherwise. They lost my child on her first day of school (kindergarden)and you have to be careful of teachers that pretend they are professional and then treat your child horribly in class. This school does not take responsibility
... Read more if anything should happen to your child during the time that they are there or on trips and expect the 'parents' to sign a permission slip saying that. The sad part is that most of the 'parents' have signed it and not bother to really read all of the info. or question it. I don't think so!!! Read less
* In 2008-2009 New York used the New York State Assessments to test students in grades 3 through 8 in English language arts and math, in grades 4 and 8 in science and in grades 5 and 8 in social studies. The tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New York. The goal is for 90% of students to meet or exceed grade-level standards on the tests.
Student enrollment:
1,092
Students per teacher:
12
Full-time teachers:
93
Number of classrooms:
40
English
American Literature
Arts
Art
Computer Science
Computer Science
Fine Arts
Drama
Vocational Education
Phys Ed
Special Education
Speech/Language Pathologists
*The resources listed are programs that the institution is staffed to support. Staffing for a program does not guarantee that it will be offered. This content is provided by the institution and may be incomplete. The institution may offer programs not listed here. Please contact the school directly for additional details.
Advanced Placement
AP classes are college-level classes offered at the high school level. Once a student completes an AP class and passes a final comprehensive examination conducted by the College Board, the student earns college credit for the course. AP classes are specific and not to be confused with other higher-level classes such as honors classes.
Before/After School
"Extended day" programs where the school day is extended before and after school to accommodate working parents. These programs should not be confused with common after school clubs or athletic activities.
Gifted and Talented
A school system may identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented. A brief description of each area of giftedness or talent as defined by the Office of Gifted and Talented:
general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Bronx schools — Ps 103 Hector Fontanez is located at 4125 Carpenter Ave, Bronx NY 10466. 4125 Carpenter Ave is in the Wakefield neighborhood and 10466 ZIP code in Bronx, NY The school district for Ps 103 Hector Fontanez is the New York City Department Of Education. Ps 103 Hector Fontanez is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
School information provided by OnBoard Informatics Copyright (c) 2008. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
We won't spam you. Nor will we give, sell, rent or otherwise make your email address available to third parties.
All our mailings include a link so you can easily unsubscribe. For more details, read our full privacy policy.
Parent Reviews
These reviews include feedback from parents, students, former students, administrators and other staff. This feedback
may help you further evaluate and compare schools, along with other information such as test scores, academic programs,
school resources, classroom and teacher ratios, etc. The reviews are provided by GreatSchools.
Ask a question about this school on Trulia Voices to learn more
about this school or district from residents and other local experts.
Test Score Ratings
Test score ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results reported by this state. These ratings may help
you compare similar schools in this district or area. For example, a rating of 8 indicates that, on average, students in
this school scored better than 70% of the students in the state on the same tests. We have indicated below which tests
were used in calculating these ratings. Other factors should be considered when comparing schools, including teacher
experience, academic programs, extracurricular activities, resources for special needs students, etc. These ratings are
not provided by the state Department of Education, which may have their own rating systems.
