PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING

PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in STATEN ISLAND, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, with 377 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 runs 74 schools in total, collectively educating 56,577 students. PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Black, 14% White, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Richmond County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Richmond County shows median household earnings sit near $98,333, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: IS 51 EDWIN MARKHAM, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING's enrollment has ticked up 146% since 2018, when it stood at 153 (now 377). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 29% to 21% over that span.

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