PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE)

As a moderately sized elementary campus in STATEN ISLAND, New York, PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE) hosts 464 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31.

Across the 74 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 (56,577 students total), PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE) records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%; the rest comes out to 14% Black, 5% White, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE) lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Richmond County's rate of about 67%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Richmond County) records that the typical household earns roughly $98,333 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 20 PORT RICHMOND, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE) at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE) operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE) has contracted 22%, going from 594 students in 2018 to 464 in 2025.

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