Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302075
PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL
85 GARRETSON AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10304 · (718) 979-1030 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
228 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +28.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 28 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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
282
-34 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.3:1
% White
37%
was 31%
% Hispanic
30%
was 37%
% Black
11%
was 18%
% Asian
20%
was 12%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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%.
On this page, the feed for PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
- PS 52 JOHN C THOMPSON0.8 mi · 627
- NAPLES STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 311
- PS 48 WILLIAM G WILCOX0.9 mi · 964
- PS 46 ALBERT V MANISCALCO0.9 mi · 171
- IS 2 GEORGE L EGBERT0.9 mi · 980
- PS 38 GEORGE CROMWELL1.1 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOLHow many students attend PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL?
PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL enrolls approximately 282 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL serve?
PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL?
At PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 37% White, 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 20% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL?
PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 in Richmond County.
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