PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN

Set in STATEN ISLAND, New York, PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN is an average-sized elementary-level community, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. It works with 608 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN is one of 74 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, a district that instructs 56,577 students overall.

Looking at the student body, PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN lists that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder consists of 23% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Richmond County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Richmond County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 79.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Richmond County shows median household income runs about $98,333, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Richmond County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students), PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN. On composite proficiency, PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 72.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN's enrollment has rose 8% since 2018, when it stood at 562 (now 608). The Asian share of enrollment grew from 6% to 23% over that span.

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