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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302062
PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON
112 LINDENWOOD RD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10308 · (718) 356-2800 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of New York public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
268 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
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%
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
89.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
96.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 96 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 96.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 97.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in New York's top 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 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON
PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON's state test result (89.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON this school | 542 | 49.4% | 89.8% |
| PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD JAMAICA | 519 | 52.6% | 53.8% |
| PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 694 | 51.3% | 72.2% |
| PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY WHITESTONE | 559 | 43.5% | 72.3% |
| PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN STATEN ISLAND | 608 | 40.0% | 79.0% |
| MAPLEMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMHERST | 488 | 44.9% | 57.9% |
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 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #43 of 2,335 | #4 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #54 of 2,342 ▼ 13 | #4 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #93 of 2,343 ▼ 53 | #4 of 53 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #657 of 2,585 | #25 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #2,291 of 2,338 | #51 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #666 of 2,388 | #31 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #1,425 of 2,534 | #42 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #1,143 of 1,757 | #21 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 2024-25Enrollment
542
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 542 | 27.8 | 19.5:1 | 49% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 26.7 | 19.3:1 | 48% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 27.9 | 19.2:1 | 47% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 42% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 35% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 34% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 40% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON.
About PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON
PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in STATEN ISLAND, New York. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 542 students. Elementary schools in New York average about 443 students, which makes this school 22% above average.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 has 56,577 students in 74 schools, and PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON is one of those schools.
About 54% of the student body at PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON is White. Enrollment also includes 26% Asian, 16% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON reports a ratio of 19.5 students per teacher, from 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Lunch program data show 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Richmond County is 67%.
PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 97% of New York public elementary schools.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 56.8%. PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON posts 89.8%, 33.0 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Richmond County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $98,333 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON shares Richmond County with 87 other public schools.
IS 24 MYRA S BARNES is about 0.4 miles from PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 72.5%, lower than PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON's 89.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 562 (2020-21) to 542 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.5:1 to 19.5:1.
This page is set up for the PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 24 MYRA S BARNES0.4 mi · 1,314
- PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE)0.8 mi · 694
- BARBARA ESSELBORN SCHOOL (THE)0.9 mi · 806
- PS 42 ELTINGVILLE1.0 mi · 995
- PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM1.0 mi · 512
- DAVID MARQUIS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (THE)1.1 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMONWhat is the total enrollment at PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON?
PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON serve?
PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON.
What is the student diversity at PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON?
Student demographics at PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON are roughly 54% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 26% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON?
PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 in Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.