PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM

PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in STATEN ISLAND, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, works with 512 students in grades pre-K through 5.

PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM is one of 74 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, a district that teaches 56,577 students overall.

Looking at the student body, PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM shows that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Richmond County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 72.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Richmond County put the typical household earns roughly $98,333 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM is one of 88 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students).

PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 75.2%.

PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 512). White enrollment moved from 84% to 72% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.