PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE)

As a sprawling elementary school in STATEN ISLAND, New York, PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) hosts 668 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. That puts it 51% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 56,577 students; PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) is among them.

Looking at the student body, PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) lists that White students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder is composed of 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Richmond County's rate of about 67%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.6%; this one delivers 77.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Richmond County reports that median household income runs about $98,333, 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 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the mix.

SOUTH RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL IS/PS 25 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 74.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) has edged down 16%, going from 793 students in 2018 to 668 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 78% to 69%.

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