PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in STATEN ISLAND, New York, PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL works with 377 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 56,577 students; PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL is among them.

Demographically, PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 22% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White. By comparison, Richmond County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Richmond County's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 32.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Richmond County) logs that 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), PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL is one campus in the mix.

FORT HILL COLLABORATIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL's enrollment has contracted 28% since 2018, when it stood at 525 (now 377). Hispanic enrollment moved from 56% to 66% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.