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Enrollment
674
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302286
PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS
144 KEATING PL, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314 · (718) 698-6661 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
490 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
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 11 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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
674
-262 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 9.3:1
% White
35%
was 56%
% Hispanic
24%
was 21%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
37%
was 20%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS
As an expansive K-5 school in STATEN ISLAND, New York, PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS teaches 674 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 52% bigger than typical.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 runs 74 schools in total, collectively educating 56,577 students. PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS is one of those campuses.
Demographically, PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS shows that the most-represented group is Asian (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Richmond County as a whole is about 13% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.3%; this one delivers 52.4%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Richmond County put median household earnings sit near $98,333, 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 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: IS 72 ROCCO LAURIE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS. On composite proficiency, PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 66.2%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Over the past 7-year window. PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS's enrollment has fell 28% since 2018, when it stood at 936 (now 674). White enrollment moved from 56% to 35% across the same window.
On the community side, the feed for PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- IS 72 ROCCO LAURIE0.1 mi · 1,532
- SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL0.6 mi · 720
- GAYNOR MCCOWN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL0.6 mi · 540
- CSI HIGH SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES0.6 mi · 519
- MARSH AVENUE SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING0.6 mi · 406
- HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL - STATEN ISLAND1.2 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINSHow large is PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS?
PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS enrolls approximately 674 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS have?
PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS?
Student demographics at PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS are roughly 35% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, 37% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS in?
PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31.
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