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If you had an hour of school board time for CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
2,439
High
DISTRICT 1,567 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010301939
CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL
105 HAMILTON AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301 · (718) 390-1800 · Richmond County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
173 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
1,950 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,439
-151 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 18.2:1
% White
10%
was 15%
% Hispanic
49%
was 41%
% Black
30%
was 36%
% Asian
7%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
494,956
Census ACS
Median income
$98,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
62,254 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
- TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,750 students
- NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,055 students
- SUSAN E WAGNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,743 students
- PORT RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,696 students
- IS 72 ROCCO LAURIEMiddle · 1,532 students
- IS 75 FRANK D PAULOMiddle · 1,514 students
Other schools in STATEN ISLAND
- TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,750 students
- NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,055 students
- SUSAN E WAGNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,743 students
- PORT RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,696 students
- IS 72 ROCCO LAURIEMiddle · 1,532 students
- IS 75 FRANK D PAULOMiddle · 1,514 students
Nearby schools
- HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 256
- RALPH R MCKEE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 626
- PS 31 WILLIAM T DAVIS0.3 mi · 342
- FORT HILL COLLABORATIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 182
- PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL0.4 mi · 377
- PS 74 FUTURE LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About CURTIS HIGH SCHOOLHow large is CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL?
CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,439 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 10% White, 49% Hispanic, 30% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL?
CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 in Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.