PS 54 CHARLES W LENG

PS 54 CHARLES W LENG, a big elementary campus in STATEN ISLAND, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, serves 790 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 78% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 runs 74 schools in total, collectively educating 56,577 students. PS 54 CHARLES W LENG is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PS 54 CHARLES W LENG reports that the most-represented group is Asian (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 54 CHARLES W LENG tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Richmond County indicate the typical household earns roughly $98,333 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Richmond County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students), PS 54 CHARLES W LENG is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SUSAN E WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 54 CHARLES W LENG. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 54 CHARLES W LENG ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. PS 54 CHARLES W LENG's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 808 (now 790). Over the same period, the Asian share edged up from 33% to 46%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.