PS 48 WILLIAM G WILCOX

PS 48 WILLIAM G WILCOX operates as a roomy elementary campus in STATEN ISLAND, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. Current enrollment sits at 964 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 118% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 74 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 (56,577 students total), PS 48 WILLIAM G WILCOX accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PS 48 WILLIAM G WILCOX records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 30% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 6% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

On the income-and-resources front, PS 48 WILLIAM G WILCOX records 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Richmond County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 48 WILLIAM G WILCOX performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.8%, the actual is 71.5%, a residual of +15.7 points.

In the area at large, Richmond County reports that median household earnings sit near $98,333, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. PS 48 WILLIAM G WILCOX is one of 88 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students).

Nearest neighbor: NAPLES STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 48 WILLIAM G WILCOX at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 52.9%.

PS 48 WILLIAM G WILCOX operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 982 students in 2018 compared to 964 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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