PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL

PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL operates as a compact K-5 school in STATEN ISLAND, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. Current enrollment sits at 282 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 runs 74 schools in total, collectively educating 56,577 students. PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 30% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 11% Black. By comparison, Richmond County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 81% of students at PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Richmond County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.3%; this one delivers 37.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Richmond County shows the typical household earns roughly $98,333 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students).

Nearest neighbor: PS 52 JOHN C THOMPSON, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 62.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 316 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged up from 12% to 20%.

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