PS 45 JOHN TYLER

Set in STATEN ISLAND, New York, PS 45 JOHN TYLER is an expansive K-5 school, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. It serves 751 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 70% above the state mean of about 443.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 runs 74 schools in total, collectively educating 56,577 students. PS 45 JOHN TYLER is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, PS 45 JOHN TYLER logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 23% White, 16% Black, 10% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 45 JOHN TYLER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.6%; this one delivers 52.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Richmond County shows median household earnings sit near $98,333, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. PS 45 JOHN TYLER is one of 88 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students).

The closest other public school is IS 27 ANNING S PRALL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 45 JOHN TYLER comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 51.7%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 45 JOHN TYLER's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 862 (now 751). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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