IS 75 FRANK D PAULO

Located at 455 HUGUENOT AVE, in STATEN ISLAND, New York, IS 75 FRANK D PAULO is a high-enrollment 6-8 campus that enrolls 1,514 students (grades 6 through 8), part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so IS 75 FRANK D PAULO sits 185% above that benchmark.

IS 75 FRANK D PAULO is one of 74 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, a district that hosts 56,577 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, IS 75 FRANK D PAULO logs that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 23% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, IS 75 FRANK D PAULO has 134 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Richmond County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, IS 75 FRANK D PAULO is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 56.6%; this one delivers 79.6%, a residual of +23.0 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Richmond County) reports that median household income runs about $98,333, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. IS 75 FRANK D PAULO is one of 88 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students).

The closest other public school is PS 4 MAURICE WOLLIN, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IS 75 FRANK D PAULO ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 71.5%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 11%: 1,368 students in 2018 compared to 1,514 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 75% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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