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What's the biggest difference between MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,423
Combined
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010301827
MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE)
715 OCEAN TERR, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301 · (718) 815-0186 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
965 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined 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
69.7%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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
1,423
+110 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.3:1
% White
28%
was 43%
% Hispanic
35%
was 24%
% Black
21%
was 21%
% Asian
12%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE)
MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) is an all-grades campus of well-populated scale in STATEN ISLAND, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, serveing 1,423 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) sits 162% bigger than that benchmark.
MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) is one of 74 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, a district that instructs 56,577 students overall.
Demographically, MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% White, 21% Black, 12% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Richmond County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) logs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 58.6%.
In the broader community, Richmond County reports that median household income runs about $98,333, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Richmond County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students), MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: RICHARD H HUNGERFORD SCHOOL (THE), around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE). On composite proficiency, MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 59.1%.
MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) operates from an inner-city location.
Over the past 7-year window. MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE)'s enrollment has edged up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,313 (now 1,423). The White share of enrollment decreased from 43% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.
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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
- CURTIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,439 students
- PORT RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,696 students
- IS 72 ROCCO LAURIEMiddle · 1,532 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
- CURTIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,439 students
- PORT RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,696 students
- IS 72 ROCCO LAURIEMiddle · 1,532 students
Nearby schools
- RICHARD H HUNGERFORD SCHOOL (THE)0.0 mi · 516
- BRIDGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 263
- PS 35 CLOVE VALLEY SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 367
- PS 29 BARDWELL0.7 mi · 579
- PS 48 WILLIAM G WILCOX0.8 mi · 964
- NAPLES STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE)How large is MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE)?
MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 1,423 students in grades PK-12.
Is MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) have?
MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) employs 113 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE)?
Student demographics at MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) are roughly 28% White, 35% Hispanic, 21% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) public or private?
MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.