HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE)

As a close-knit elementary school in STATEN ISLAND, New York, HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE) teaches 256 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE) sits 42% smaller than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 56,577 students; HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE) is among them.

Looking at the student body, HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE) records that 40% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 39% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Richmond County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Richmond County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.8%.

In the surrounding community, Richmond County reports that median household earnings sit near $98,333, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE) is one of 88 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students).

The closest other public school is CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE). On composite proficiency, HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE) comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 265 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 35% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.