IS 51 EDWIN MARKHAM

As a sizable intermediate school in STATEN ISLAND, New York, IS 51 EDWIN MARKHAM teaches 1,072 students from grades 6 through 8, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. That puts it 102% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

IS 51 EDWIN MARKHAM is one of 74 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, a district that serves 56,577 students overall.

On demographics, IS 51 EDWIN MARKHAM shows that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 18% Black, 17% White, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Richmond County's rate of about 67%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), IS 51 EDWIN MARKHAM tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Richmond County shows 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. In all, Richmond County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students), of which IS 51 EDWIN MARKHAM is one.

Nearest neighbor: PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IS 51 EDWIN MARKHAM at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 1,311 students in 2018 compared to 1,072 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 44% to 54% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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