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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302118
PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN
30 NATICK ST, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306 · (718) 351-1155 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
243 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
59%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
82.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 23 RICHMONDTOWN
PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN this school | 608 | 40.0% | 79.0% |
| PS 56 LOUIS DESARIO SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 644 | 39.4% | 70.8% |
| PS 30 WESTERLEIGH STATEN ISLAND | 689 | 41.1% | 75.6% |
| PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON STATEN ISLAND | 542 | 49.4% | 89.8% |
| PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 668 | 36.5% | 77.4% |
| BLUE CREEK SCHOOL LATHAM | 450 | 38.7% | 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 23 RICHMONDTOWN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #186 of 2,335 | #6 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #172 of 2,342 ▲ 34 | #6 of 53 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #200 of 2,343 ▼ 2 | #7 of 53 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #433 of 2,585 | #22 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,913 of 2,338 | #38 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #766 of 2,388 | #33 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #1,694 of 2,534 | #50 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #313 of 606 | #6 of 15 |
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
608
+43 (+8%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 608 | 42.9 | 14.2:1 | 40% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 41.7 | 14.3:1 | 41% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 40.7 | 14.5:1 | 39% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 44 | 12.8:1 | 36% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 37% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 31% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 32% (175) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN.
About PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN
PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in STATEN ISLAND, New York. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 608 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 37% above that mark.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 (74 schools, 56,577 students) runs PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN.
The largest group at PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN is White students, at 58%. The remaining students are 23% Asian, 14% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Richmond County residents are about 60% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN scores 59%.
Staffing at PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN comes to 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2:1. The school's 14.2:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. On the income side, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Richmond County averages 67%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN lands at A, ahead of 93% of New York public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN would score about 60.3%. It scores 79.0%, 18.7 points above that figure.
Looking at the county, Richmond County, the median household earns about $98,333 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN, Richmond County has 88 public schools.
PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON is about 0.7 miles from PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 79.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN's location as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN had a net gain of 43 students, or 8%. The school's ratio increased from 12.8:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is set up for the PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 50 FRANK HANKINSON0.7 mi · 750
- STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,425
- DAVID MARQUIS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (THE)1.1 mi · 556
- STEPHANIE A VIERNO SCHOOL (THE)1.3 mi · 688
- BARBARA ESSELBORN SCHOOL (THE)1.3 mi · 806
- NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 3,055
Frequently asked questions
About PS 23 RICHMONDTOWNWhat is the total enrollment at PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN?
PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN enrolls approximately 608 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN serve?
PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN is approximately 14.2:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN?
PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN reports a student body of 58% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 23% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN?
PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN 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.