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Enrollment
3,055
High
DISTRICT 1,567 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302035
NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL
465 NEW DORP LN, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306 · (718) 667-8686 · Richmond County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,055 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
239 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
2,078 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 833 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 708 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 784 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 729 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 59.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 →
Schools most like NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL
NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL this school | 3,055 | 68.0% | 54.2% |
| SUSAN E WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND | 2,743 | 69.4% | 57.2% |
| EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 3,503 | 68.2% | 53.8% |
| JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 3,983 | 74.2% | 60.2% |
| FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL FOREST HILLS | 3,394 | 72.6% | 57.3% |
| TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND | 3,750 | 58.1% | 64.5% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #662 of 1,135 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #669 of 1,109 ▼ 147 | #6 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #665 of 1,135 ▼ 88 | #10 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,055 | #15 of 1,216 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #805 of 1,058 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #83 of 1,070 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #545 of 1,167 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #335 of 339 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
3,055
-76 (-2%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 2,480
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3,055 | 239.4 | 12.8:1 | 68% (2,078) |
| 2023-24 | 3,011 | 227.4 | 13.2:1 | 65% (1,970) |
| 2022-23 | 3,164 | 221.1 | 14.3:1 | 64% (2,034) |
| 2020-21 | 3,131 | 200 | 15.7:1 | 64% (2,016) |
| 2017-18 | 3,046 | 180.9 | 16.8:1 | 60% (1,831) |
| 2015-16 | 2,880 | 156 | 18.5:1 | 57% (1,647) |
| 2010-11 | 2,480 | 106 | 23.4:1 | 50% (1,231) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL.
About NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL
NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in STATEN ISLAND, New York. The school enrolls 3,055 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL falls under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, which has 74 schools enrolling 56,577 students.
The student body at NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL has no majority group. White students lead at 40%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 19% Asian, and 8% Black. The county population is about 60% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
There are 239.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 12.8:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1. A total of 2,078 students, or 68%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Richmond County is similar, at 67%.
Among New York public high schools, NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 54.2% actual against 50.0% predicted.
Census data for Richmond County show median household income comes to about $98,333, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 88 public schools in the county, enrolling about 62,254, NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL among them.
STEPHANIE A VIERNO SCHOOL (THE) is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 68.9% on proficiency, and NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL is below that at 54.2%.
The federal government classifies NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL's location as City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 3,131 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 3,055. Students per teacher dropped from 15.7 in 2020-21 to 12.8 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- 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
- IS 75 FRANK D PAULOMiddle · 1,514 students
Other schools in STATEN ISLAND
- TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,750 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
- IS 75 FRANK D PAULOMiddle · 1,514 students
Nearby schools
- STEPHANIE A VIERNO SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 688
- STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,425
- PS 38 GEORGE CROMWELL0.5 mi · 354
- IS 2 GEORGE L EGBERT0.6 mi · 980
- PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON1.1 mi · 750
- PS 52 JOHN C THOMPSON1.3 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOLHow large is NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL?
NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 3,055 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL serve?
NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL have?
NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL employs 239 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 8% Black, 19% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL in?
NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31.
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