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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302247

PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY

140 PALMA DR, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10304 · (718) 447-1191 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of New York public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools

Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
373 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5514%
Kindergarten5013%
Grade 13910%
Grade 23910%
Grade 36316%
Grade 46116%
Grade 58522%

This year's kindergarten class (50) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
113%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
15941%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
18347%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
267%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21755%
Female
17545%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
35.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2535.0%27.0%
2023-2432.0%29.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →

Schools most like PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY

PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY this school39295.2%29.3%
PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN
BRONX
40694.3%48.3%
PS 158 WARWICK
BROOKLYN
32594.5%37.6%
PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON
NEW YORK
39497.2%27.5%
PS 111 SETON FALLS
BRONX
39794.2%29.5%
ROSALYN YALOW CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX
40195.5%54.5%
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Richmond County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.3%#2,034 of 2,335#48 of 53
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#2,149 of 2,342
▼ 115
#48 of 53
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#1,985 of 2,343
▼ 319
#48 of 53
▼ 5
Enrollment
ranked largest first
392#1,405 of 2,585#35 of 55
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.4:1#582 of 2,338#14 of 52
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.2%#655 of 2,388#30 of 52
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
95.2%#184 of 2,534#5 of 55
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-45.1%#72 of 1,757#2 of 34
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
392
-185 (-32%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2539237.710.4:195% (373)
2023-2443137.311.6:193% (401)
2022-2348144.410.8:190% (435)
2020-215774911.8:187% (501)
2017-187145313.5:186% (614)
2015-166965013.9:177% (538)
2010-116655811.5:183% (551)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY.

About PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY

At 140 PALMA DR in STATEN ISLAND, New York, PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY operates as a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 392 students in pre-K through 5.

In NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, 74 schools enroll a combined 56,577 students.

Enrollment at PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 47%. After that, the student body is 41% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 3% White. Census figures show Richmond County is about 10% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.

The teaching staff at PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY is 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.4:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 95%. The rate at public schools in Richmond County averages 67%, lower than here.

allk12 grades PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY a C-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY is 40.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.3%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Richmond County, median household income is about $98,333, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 88 public schools operate in Richmond County, serving about 62,254 students.

The next-closest public school is CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 29.3% versus a 52.5% average.

PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 392 was 32% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 577. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.4:1.

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Richmond County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Address
140 PALMA DR, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10304
Phone
(718) 447-1191
County
Richmond County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
392
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
373 (95%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360010302247
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY
How many students attend PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY?
PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY enrolls approximately 392 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY serve?
PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY is approximately 10.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY?
At PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY, the student body is approximately 3% White, 41% Hispanic, 47% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY in?
PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY 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.
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