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Enrollment
668
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302051
PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE)
80 S GOFF AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10309 · (718) 984-1021 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% 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
14.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
244 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 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
49%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
81.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 81 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
77.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE)
PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (77.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) this school | 668 | 36.5% | 77.4% |
| PS 56 LOUIS DESARIO SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 644 | 39.4% | 70.8% |
| SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLIFTON PARK | 560 | 32.5% | 59.9% |
| PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK BROOKLYN | 577 | 42.3% | 73.2% |
| PS 207 ROCKWOOD PARK HOWARD BEACH | 668 | 37.6% | 63.7% |
| FLOYD S WINSLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HENRIETTA | 505 | 37.0% | 59.8% |
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 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #204 of 2,335 | #8 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #171 of 2,342 ▲ 13 | #5 of 53 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #220 of 2,343 ▼ 55 | #9 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #319 of 2,585 | #19 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,951 of 2,338 | #40 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #1,288 of 2,388 | #44 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #1,794 of 2,534 | #54 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #815 of 1,757 | #15 of 34 |
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
668
+34 (+5%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 960
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 668 | 46.1 | 14.5:1 | 37% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 45.1 | 14.3:1 | 36% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 44.3 | 14.8:1 | 31% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 32% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 793 | 53 | 15.0:1 | 30% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 29% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 960 | 56 | 17.1:1 | 29% (282) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE).
About PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE)
STATEN ISLAND, New York, is home to PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE), a high-enrollment elementary school. It teaches 668 students in pre-K through 5. It has 51% more students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) is one of 74 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, which enrolls 56,577 students in total.
At PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE), 69% of students are White. The school is also 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 60% White share among all Richmond County residents. The diversity index for PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) has a ratio of 14.5:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Richmond County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) lands at A, ahead of 92% of New York public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) is 61.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 77.4%.
In the wider Richmond County area, the median household earns about $98,333 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Richmond County, 88 public schools serve about 62,254 students.
Of the public schools around it, PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) is closest to SOUTH RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL IS/PS 25, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 74.5%; PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE)'s is 77.4%, ranking 4th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 668, up from 634 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE). Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- SOUTH RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL IS/PS 250.8 mi · 572
- TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 3,750
- PS 6 CORPORAL ALLAN F KIVLEHAN SCHOOL1.2 mi · 540
- IS 7 ELIAS BERNSTEIN1.3 mi · 1,177
- PS 5 HUGUENOT1.4 mi · 317
- PS 56 LOUIS DESARIO SCHOOL (THE)1.5 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE)How large is PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE)?
PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 668 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) have?
PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE)?
Student demographics at PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) are roughly 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) public or private?
PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31.
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