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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302239
PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM
54 OSBORNE ST, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10312 · (718) 697-5200 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
225 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
77.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
512
-90 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.8:1
% White
72%
was 84%
% Hispanic
14%
was 10%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
12%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
494,956
Census ACS
Median income
$98,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
62,254 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
- TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,750 students
- NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,055 students
- SUSAN E WAGNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,743 students
- CURTIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,439 students
- PORT RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,696 students
- IS 72 ROCCO LAURIEMiddle · 1,532 students
Other schools in STATEN ISLAND
- TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,750 students
- NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,055 students
- SUSAN E WAGNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,743 students
- CURTIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,439 students
- PORT RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,696 students
- IS 72 ROCCO LAURIEMiddle · 1,532 students
Nearby schools
- PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON1.0 mi · 542
- PS 36 J C DRUMGOOLE1.1 mi · 866
- PS 42 ELTINGVILLE1.1 mi · 995
- IS 24 MYRA S BARNES1.2 mi · 1,314
- PS 5 HUGUENOT1.3 mi · 317
- IS 7 ELIAS BERNSTEIN1.5 mi · 1,177
Frequently asked questions
About PS 55 HENRY M BOEHMWhat is the total enrollment at PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM?
PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM serve?
PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM have?
PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM?
Student demographics at PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM are roughly 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 12% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM in?
PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.