PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE)

PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) operates as a heavily attended elementary campus in STATEN ISLAND, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. Current enrollment sits at 694 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 57% larger than typical.

Across the 74 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 (56,577 students total), PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) records that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 26% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Richmond County (around 67%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.1%, the actual is 72.2%, a residual of +16.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Richmond County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $98,333 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Richmond County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students), of which PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) is one.

Nearest neighbor: DAVID MARQUIS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (THE), around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE). Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 77.2%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) has grew 3%, going from 675 students in 2018 to 694 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 76% to 52% over that span.

On the community side, members of the PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.