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Best Schools in Staten Island, NY
Staten Island, NY has 116 public schools (16 high, 13 middle, 72 elementary) serving 73,444 students. On average they score 57% on state proficiency tests against a projected 48%, so schools in Staten Island greatly exceed expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Staten Island, NY
The top high schools in Staten Island, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Staten Island Technical High School
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1374 Students
2. Csi High School For International Studies
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 512 Students
3. Gaynor Mccown Expeditionary Learning School
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 478 Students
4. Tottenville High School
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3783 Students
5. Fort Hamilton High School
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New York City Geographic District #20 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3925 Students
6. Susan E Wagner High School
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2916 Students
7. New Dorp High School
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3164 Students
8. Curtis High School
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2153 Students
9. Ralph R Mckee Career And Technical Education High School
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 741 Students
10. New Ventures Charter School
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New Ventures Charter School • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 155 Students
Best Middle Schools in Staten Island, NY
The top middle schools in Staten Island, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Is 7 Elias Bernstein
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1193 Students
2. Is 75 Frank D Paulo
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1452 Students
3. Is 34 Tottenville
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1041 Students
4. Is 24 Myra S Barnes
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1262 Students
5. Is 51 Edwin Markham
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1205 Students
6. Is 72 Rocco Laurie
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1449 Students
7. Marsh Avenue School For Expeditionary Learning
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 419 Students
8. Is 2 George L Egbert
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 934 Students
9. Is 27 Anning S Prall
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 952 Students
10. Is 49 Berta A Dreyfus
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 501 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Staten Island, NY
The top elementary schools in Staten Island, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Ps 35 Clove Valley School (the)
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 377 Students
2. Naples Street Elementary School
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 299 Students
3. Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 536 Students
4. Ps 5 Huguenot
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 295 Students
5. Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island
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Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island • Charter • Grades Pre K - 6 • 325 Students
6. Ps 23 Richmondtown
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 591 Students
7. Barbara Esselborn School (the)
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 811 Students
8. Ps 50 Frank Hankinson
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 739 Students
9. Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (the)
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 654 Students
10. Ps 48 William G Wilcox
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New York City Geographic District #31 • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 983 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Staten Island, NY
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Staten Island, NY has a total population of 495,747 with 25% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 88%, and 36% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Staten Island, NY
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Staten Island, NY.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
19.17 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
4.55 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
14.62 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Staten Island, NY.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Staten Island, NY.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Staten Island, NY Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Staten Island, NY
How many schools are in Staten Island, NY?
Staten Island, NY has 116 public schools: 16 high schools, 13 middle schools and 72 elementary schools, serving 73,444 students in total.
How do schools in Staten Island perform on state tests?
On average, 116 schools in Staten Island score 57% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 48%, so on average schools in Staten Island greatly exceed expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Staten Island?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 29%
- Projected: 28%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 35%
- Projected: 29%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 24%
- Projected: 28%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 27%
- Projected: 21%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 19%
- Projected: 24%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 31%
- Projected: 22%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 30%
- Projected: 28%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 30%
- Projected: 25%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 30%
- Projected: 23%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 35%
- Projected: 33%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
Every school in Staten Island
81 of 88 schools in Staten Island carry a SchoolGrade (7 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 22B: 20C: 16D: 15F: 8
All 88 public schools we grade in Staten Island. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
All schools, A to Z (88)
- Barbara Esselborn School (the)
- Bridge Preparatory Charter School
- Concord High School
- Csi High School For International Studies
- Curtis High School
- David Marquis School Of The Arts (the)
- Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Staten Island (the)
- Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School
- Gaynor Mccown Expeditionary Learning School
- Geller House School
- Harbor View School (the)
- Hellenic Classical Charter School Staten Island
- Is 2 George L Egbert
- Is 24 Myra S Barnes
- Is 27 Anning S Prall
- Is 34 Tottenville
- Is 49 Berta A Dreyfus
- Is 51 Edwin Markham
- Is 61 William A Morris
- Is 7 Elias Bernstein
- Is 72 Rocco Laurie
- Is 75 Frank D Paulo
- John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School
- Kathleen Grimm School For Leadership
- Lois And Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School
- Marsh Avenue School For Expeditionary Learning
- Michael J Petrides School (the)
- Naples Street Elementary School
- New Dorp High School
- New Ventures Charter School
- New World Preparatory Charter School
- Port Richmond High School
- Port Richmond School For Visionary Learning
- Ps 1 Tottenville
- Ps 11 Thomas Dongan School
- Ps 13 M L Lindemeyer
- Ps 16 John J Driscoll
- Ps 18 John G Whittier
- Ps 19 Curtis School (the)
- Ps 20 Port Richmond
- Ps 21 Margaret Emery-elm Park
- Ps 22 Graniteville
- Ps 23 Richmondtown
- Ps 26 Carteret School (the)
- Ps 29 Bardwell
- Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (the)
- Ps 30 Westerleigh
- Ps 31 William T Davis
- Ps 32 Gifford School (the)
- Ps 35 Clove Valley School (the)
- Ps 36 J C Drumgoole
- Ps 373
- Ps 38 George Cromwell
- Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Jr
- Ps 4 Maurice Wollin
- Ps 42 Eltingville
- Ps 44 Thomas C Brown
- Ps 45 John Tyler
- Ps 46 Albert V Maniscalco
- Ps 48 William G Wilcox
- Ps 5 Huguenot
- Ps 50 Frank Hankinson
- Ps 52 John C Thompson
- Ps 54 Charles W Leng
- Ps 55 Henry M Boehm
- Ps 56 Louis Desario School (the)
- Ps 57 Hubert H Humphrey
- Ps 6 Corporal Allan F Kivlehan School
- Ps 60 Alice Austen
- Ps 65 Academy Of Innovative Learning (the)
- Ps 69 Daniel D Tompkins
- Ps 74 Future Leaders Elementary School
- Ps 78
- Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon
- Ralph R Mckee Career And Technical Education High School
- Richard H Hungerford School (the)
- Richmond Preparatory Charter School
- South Beach Psychiatric Center
- South Richmond High School Is/ps 25
- Space Shuttle Columbia School
- Staten Island Hebrew Public Charter School
- Staten Island School Of Civic Leadership
- Staten Island Technical High School
- Stephanie A Vierno School (the)
- Susan E Wagner High School
- Tottenville High School
- Waverly Academy Of Empowered Learners (the)
- Young Women's Leadership Of Staten Island
Private schools (26)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Academy Of St Dorothy
- Bishop Patrick V Ahern High School
- Chabad Lubavitch Of Staten Island
- Childrens Harbor Montessori School
- Eden Ii School
- Eden Ii School For Autistic Children
- Geller House School
- Holy Rosary School
- Jewish Foundation School Of Staten Island
- Moore Catholic High School
- Mother Franciska Elementary School
- Msgr Farrell High School
- New Dorp Christian Academy
- Notre Dame Academy High School
- Our Lady Of Good Counsel
- Rabbi Jacob Joseph School For Boys
- Rabbi Jacob Joseph School For Girls
- Smiles Around Us Academy
- St Ann School
- St Clare School
- St Joseph Hill Academy
- St Joseph Hill Academy
- St Peters Boys High School
- St Teresa School
- Staten Island Academy
- Staten Island Hebrew Academy