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Which teacher or staff member at PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
768
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302082
PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER
191 VERMONT AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10305 · (718) 447-1462 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
628 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 150 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
71%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
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 →
Schools most like PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER
PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER this school | 768 | 81.8% | 62.7% |
| PS 117 J KELD/BRIARWOOD SCHOOL JAMAICA | 775 | 82.5% | 57.8% |
| PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE) BROOKLYN | 916 | 83.1% | 65.9% |
| PS/IS 268 JAMAICA | 696 | 83.5% | 47.4% |
| PS 36 UNIONPORT BRONX | 660 | 88.8% | 45.2% |
| PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) MASPETH | 750 | 82.9% | 54.2% |
Matched among New York elementary 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 PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #647 of 2,335 | #25 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #370 of 2,342 ▲ 314 | #14 of 53 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #368 of 2,343 ▲ 267 | #18 of 53 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #183 of 2,585 | #9 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #1,081 of 2,338 | #21 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #198 of 2,388 | #7 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #718 of 2,534 | #19 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #1,060 of 1,757 | #19 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
768
-54 (-7%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 768 | 66.5 | 11.5:1 | 82% (628) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 60.5 | 12.8:1 | 82% (635) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 60.3 | 12.7:1 | 78% (599) |
| 2020-21 | 822 | 65 | 12.7:1 | 70% (574) |
| 2017-18 | 866 | 60 | 14.4:1 | 65% (562) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 56 | 15.1:1 | 53% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 73% (569) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER.
About PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER
PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER is a high-enrollment elementary school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, located in STATEN ISLAND, New York. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 768 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 443.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 is responsible for 74 schools, PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER included, with 56,577 students in all.
Hispanic students make up 42% of enrollment at PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 29% Asian, 17% White, and 11% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 22 points above the 20% share among Richmond County residents. The diversity index for PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER has 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 1.3 students per teacher. At PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER, 82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Richmond County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
Among New York public elementary schools, PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
A school with PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 44.9%. PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER scores 62.7%, 17.8 points above that line.
In Richmond County, home to about 494,956 people, median household income comes to about $98,333, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Richmond County's 88 public schools enroll about 62,254 students and include PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER.
PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY is the nearest public school to PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 768 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 822. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.7:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY0.8 mi · 392
- IS 49 BERTA A DREYFUS0.8 mi · 330
- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF STATEN ISLAND (THE)0.8 mi · 280
- PS 780.8 mi · 454
- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND0.9 mi · 180
- WAVERLY ACADEMY OF EMPOWERED LEARNERS (THE)0.9 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About PS 13 M L LINDEMEYERHow large is PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER?
PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER enrolls approximately 768 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER serve?
PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER have?
PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER?
PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER reports a student body of 17% White, 42% Hispanic, 11% Black, 29% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER?
PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 in Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.