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How has PS 1 TOTTENVILLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302044
PS 1 TOTTENVILLE
58 SUMMIT ST, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10307 · (718) 984-0960 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
174 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
78.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
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
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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
461
-4 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.3:1
% White
68%
was 76%
% Hispanic
23%
was 19%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
6%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 1 TOTTENVILLE
As a reasonably sized elementary campus in STATEN ISLAND, New York, PS 1 TOTTENVILLE educates 461 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 runs 74 schools in total, collectively educating 56,577 students. PS 1 TOTTENVILLE is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, PS 1 TOTTENVILLE records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 6% Asian. By comparison, Richmond County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, PS 1 TOTTENVILLE has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Richmond County (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 1 TOTTENVILLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.1%; this one delivers 67.6%.
In the area at large, Richmond County reports that the typical household earns roughly $98,333 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. PS 1 TOTTENVILLE is one of 88 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students).
Nearest neighbor: IS 34 TOTTENVILLE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 1 TOTTENVILLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 1 TOTTENVILLE at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 40.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 1 TOTTENVILLE has remained close to its prior level, going from 465 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 76% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- IS 34 TOTTENVILLE0.1 mi · 1,230
- PS 6 CORPORAL ALLAN F KIVLEHAN SCHOOL0.7 mi · 540
- Perth Amboy Magnet School1.0 mi · 269
- SOUTH RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL IS/PS 251.2 mi · 572
- Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School1.2 mi · 559
- William C. McGinnis Middle School1.3 mi · 984
Frequently asked questions
About PS 1 TOTTENVILLEHow large is PS 1 TOTTENVILLE?
PS 1 TOTTENVILLE enrolls approximately 461 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 1 TOTTENVILLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 1 TOTTENVILLE is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 1 TOTTENVILLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 1 TOTTENVILLE is approximately 13.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 1 TOTTENVILLE?
PS 1 TOTTENVILLE reports a student body of 68% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 1 TOTTENVILLE in?
PS 1 TOTTENVILLE is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.