Enrollment
365
Middle
STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360123106740
RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
2245 RICHMOND AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314 · (347) 855-2238 · Richmond County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of New York public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
255 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 90 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 29% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 16% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
45.4%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 49.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 365 | 69.9% | 41.0% |
| MOTT HALL II NEW YORK | 347 | 77.5% | 52.5% |
| NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS NEW YORK | 230 | 63.0% | 72.0% |
| WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL ALBANY | 615 | 68.0% | 47.4% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BED STUY 3 BROOKLYN | 494 | 74.3% | 90.0% |
| FORT GREEN PREPARATORY ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 228 | 64.5% | 46.5% |
Matched among New York middle 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 RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #592 of 766 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #571 of 768 ▼ 93 | #11 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #576 of 768 ▼ 162 | #11 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #479 of 796 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #65 of 688 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #294 of 773 | #8 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 365 | N/A | N/A | 70% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 43.9 | 7.5:1 | 68% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 23.3 | 9.4:1 | 66% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is a small middle school. Its address is in STATEN ISLAND, New York. Its enrollment is 365 students, spread over grades 6 through 9. Middle schools in New York average about 531 students, which makes this school 31% below average.
RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL operates as its own local education agency.
The largest group at RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 39%. After that, the student body is 35% Black, 16% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Richmond County is about 20% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL scores 70%.
Lunch program data show 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The figure for public schools in Richmond County is close, at 67%.
RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 22% of New York public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is 49.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.0%.
In Richmond County, home to about 494,956 people, median household income comes to about $98,333, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 88 public schools in the county, enrolling about 62,254, RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL among them.
The closest school to RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is NEW VENTURES CHARTER SCHOOL, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL. On proficiency, RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is behind the 54.9% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
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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
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- PORT RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,696 students
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- NEW VENTURES CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 134
- JOHN W LAVELLE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 884
- EARLY COLLEGE CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 192
- HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL - STATEN ISLAND1.0 mi · 474
- PS 60 ALICE AUSTEN1.0 mi · 599
- PS 26 CARTERET SCHOOL (THE)1.1 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 365 students in grades 06-09.
Is RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-09.
How diverse is RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 16% White, 39% Hispanic, 35% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL in Richmond County.
What county does RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serves Richmond County in NY.
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