CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL

CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL, a sizable high school in STATEN ISLAND, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, works with 2,439 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 265% bigger than the state mean of about 668.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 56,577 students; CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Black, 10% White, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 173 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Richmond County's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.6%; this one delivers 52.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Richmond County reports that median household income runs about $98,333, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Richmond County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students), CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE), around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 42.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 2,590 (now 2,439). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 41% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.