PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON

Located at 112 LINDENWOOD RD, in STATEN ISLAND, New York, PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON is a moderately sized elementary school that educates 542 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. That puts it 22% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, which oversees 74 schools and 56,577 students, PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 26% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Richmond County (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.8%; actual is 89.8%, +33.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Richmond County) reports that median household earnings sit near $98,333, 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 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON is one of 88 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students).

IS 24 MYRA S BARNES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON. On composite proficiency, PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 72.5%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 542). Over the same period, the White share fell from 73% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.