PS 5 HUGUENOT

Set in STATEN ISLAND, New York, PS 5 HUGUENOT is a cozy K-5 school, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. It serves 317 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

PS 5 HUGUENOT is one of 74 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, a district that enrolls 56,577 students overall.

Demographically, PS 5 HUGUENOT logs that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Richmond County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, PS 5 HUGUENOT shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Richmond County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 5 HUGUENOT is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 64.2%; this one delivers 89.8%, a residual of +25.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Richmond County) records that median household earnings sit near $98,333, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. PS 5 HUGUENOT is one of 88 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students).

TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 5 HUGUENOT comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 71.4%.

PS 5 HUGUENOT operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 5 HUGUENOT has grew 6%, going from 300 students in 2018 to 317 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 90% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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