PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON

PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON is one of the well-populated elementary campuss in STATEN ISLAND, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, with 750 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 69% above the state mean of about 443.

Across the 74 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 (56,577 students total), PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON lists that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Richmond County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Richmond County's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.5%; actual is 82.3%, +27.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Richmond County shows the typical household earns roughly $98,333 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Richmond County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students), of which PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON is one.

The closest other public school is STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 72.4%.

PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON has ticked down 3%, going from 773 students in 2018 to 750 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 68% to 46% over that span.

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