Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302090
PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL
195 DANIEL LOW TER, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301 · (718) 447-0124 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
366 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
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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
377
-148 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.9:1
% White
5%
was 7%
% Hispanic
66%
was 56%
% Black
22%
was 30%
% Asian
6%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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
- FORT HILL COLLABORATIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 182
- PS 74 FUTURE LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 255
- RALPH R MCKEE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 626
- PS 31 WILLIAM T DAVIS0.3 mi · 342
- CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 2,439
- PS 65 ACADEMY OF INNOVATIVE LEARNING (THE)0.4 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLLWhat is the total enrollment at PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL?
PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL serve?
PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL have?
PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL?
Student demographics at PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL are roughly 5% White, 66% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Asian.
What district is PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL in?
PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31.
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