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Best Elementary Schools in Staten Island, NY (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Staten Island, NY, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Staten Island, NY rankings: Elementary Schools
Staten Island, NY elementary schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Ps 35 Clove Valley School (the) | Staten Island | 97% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 377 | |
| #2 | A+ | Naples Street Elementary School | Staten Island | 94% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 299 | |
| #3 | A+ | Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon | Staten Island | 90% | 57% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 536 | |
| #4 | A+ | Ps 5 Huguenot | Staten Island | 86% | 59% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 295 | |
| #5 | A | Hellenic Classical Charter School Staten Island (Charter) | Staten Island | Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island | 81% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 325 |
| #6 | A | Ps 23 Richmondtown | Staten Island | 81% | 56% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 591 | |
| #7 | A | Barbara Esselborn School (the) | Staten Island | 79% | 54% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 811 | |
| #8 | A | Ps 50 Frank Hankinson | Staten Island | 78% | 52% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 739 | |
| #9 | A | Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (the) | Staten Island | 77% | 58% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 654 | |
| #10 | A | Kathleen Grimm School For Leadership | Staten Island | 75% | 59% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 456 | |
| #11 | A | Ps 26 Carteret School (the) | Staten Island | 75% | 45% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 270 | |
| #12 | A | Ps 48 William G Wilcox | Staten Island | 75% | 52% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 983 | |
| #13 | A | Ps 30 Westerleigh | Staten Island | 74% | 53% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 659 | |
| #14 | A | Ps 55 Henry M Boehm | Staten Island | 74% | 57% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 509 | |
| #15 | A- | Ps 32 Gifford School (the) | Staten Island | 68% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 662 | |
| #16 | A- | Ps 54 Charles W Leng | Staten Island | 68% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 800 | |
| #17 | B+ | Ps 42 Eltingville | Staten Island | 68% | 53% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,011 | |
| #18 | B+ | Staten Island Hebrew Public Charter School (Charter) | Staten Island | 68% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 83 | |
| #19 | B+ | Ps 52 John C Thompson | Staten Island | 67% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 604 | |
| #20 | B+ | Ps 29 Bardwell | Staten Island | 66% | 52% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 594 | |
| #21 | B+ | Ps 36 J C Drumgoole | Staten Island | 66% | 55% | Exceeds Expectations | 842 | |
| #22 | B+ | Ps 56 Louis Desario School (the) | Staten Island | 66% | 58% | Exceeds Expectations | 640 | |
| #23 | B+ | Ps 1 Tottenville | Staten Island | 65% | 54% | Exceeds Expectations | 431 | |
| #24 | B+ | Ps 4 Maurice Wollin | Staten Island | 65% | 53% | Exceeds Expectations | 799 | |
| #25 | B+ | Staten Island School Of Civic Leadership | Staten Island | 65% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 838 | |
| #26 | B+ | Ps 13 M L Lindemeyer | Staten Island | 64% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 766 | |
| #27 | B | Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Jr | Staten Island | 62% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 472 | |
| #28 | B | Space Shuttle Columbia School | Staten Island | 61% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 696 | |
| #29 | B | Ps 65 Academy Of Innovative Learning (the) | Staten Island | 60% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 382 | |
| #30 | B- | Ps 6 Corporal Allan F Kivlehan School | Staten Island | 55% | 51% | Meets Expectations | 471 | |
| #31 | B- | Stephanie A Vierno School (the) | Staten Island | 55% | 47% | Exceeds Expectations | 653 | |
| #32 | C+ | Ps 45 John Tyler | Staten Island | 54% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 797 | |
| #33 | C+ | New World Preparatory Charter School (Charter) | Staten Island | New World Preparatory Charter School | 53% | 20% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 740 |
| #34 | C+ | Ps 69 Daniel D Tompkins | Staten Island | 51% | 47% | Meets Expectations | 771 | |
| #35 | C | Ps 21 Margaret Emery-elm Park | Staten Island | 50% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 393 | |
| #36 | C | Harbor View School (the) | Staten Island | 49% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 287 | |
| #37 | C | Ps 38 George Cromwell | Staten Island | 49% | 45% | Meets Expectations | 348 | |
| #38 | C | Ps 60 Alice Austen | Staten Island | 48% | 50% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 628 | |
| #39 | C | Ps 19 Curtis School (the) | Staten Island | 47% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 454 | |
| #40 | C- | Ps 22 Graniteville | Staten Island | 42% | 35% | Exceeds Expectations | 786 | |
| #41 | D+ | Ps 11 Thomas Dongan School | Staten Island | 40% | 40% | Meets Expectations | 327 | |
| #42 | D | Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School | Staten Island | 37% | 27% | Exceeds Expectations | 188 | |
| #43 | D | Ps 16 John J Driscoll | Staten Island | 37% | 30% | Meets Expectations | 396 | |
| #44 | D | Ps 74 Future Leaders Elementary School | Staten Island | 37% | 25% | Exceeds Expectations | 247 | |
| #45 | D | Ps 46 Albert V Maniscalco | Staten Island | 36% | 33% | Meets Expectations | 190 | |
| #46 | D | Ps 31 William T Davis | Staten Island | 34% | 23% | Exceeds Expectations | 332 | |
| #47 | D- | Ps 57 Hubert H Humphrey | Staten Island | 29% | 27% | Meets Expectations | 481 | |
| #48 | D- | Port Richmond School For Visionary Learning | Staten Island | 28% | 40% | Underperforms Expectations | 403 | |
| #49 | F | Ps 20 Port Richmond | Staten Island | 24% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 335 | |
| #50 | F | Ps 78 | Staten Island | 24% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 525 | |
| #51 | F | Bridge Preparatory Charter School (Charter) | Staten Island | Bridge Preparatory Charter School | 22% | 37% | Underperforms Expectations | 242 |
| #52 | F | Ps 18 John G Whittier | Staten Island | 20% | 27% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 364 | |
| #53 | F | Ps 44 Thomas C Brown | Staten Island | 18% | 27% | Underperforms Expectations | 547 |
How Staten Island, NY's elementary schools compare
A: 16B: 15C: 9D: 8F: 5
58% of the 53 ranked elementary schools in Staten Island, NY earn an A or B (16 A grades, 15 B, 9 C, 8 D, 5 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 46 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (87% here, 70% nationally), and 39 exceed it. On average 58% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 43% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Ps 35 Clove Valley School (the) (97% against 48%, A+), Naples Street Elementary School (94% against 50%, A+), Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon (90% against 57%, A+), New World Preparatory Charter School (53% against 20%, C+), Hellenic Classical Charter School Staten Island (81% against 50%, A).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Ps 42 Eltingville (1,011 students, B+, #17), Ps 48 William G Wilcox (983 students, A, #12), Ps 36 J C Drumgoole (842 students, B+, #21).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Staten Island, NY that are not ranked
2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Ps 373, Staten Island
- Waverly Academy Of Empowered Learners (the), Staten Island
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Staten Island, NY, as grouped on its schools page; the New York ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Staten Island, NY
What is the best elementary school in Staten Island, NY?
Ps 35 Clove Valley School (the) in Staten Island ranks first among the 53 ranked elementary schools in Staten Island, NY with a SchoolGrade of A+, 97% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48%.
How are elementary schools in Staten Island, NY ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Staten Island, NY have?
SchoolGrade grades 55 public elementary schools in Staten Island, NY; 53 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.