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What's something SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
720
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010305548
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL
77 MARSH AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314 · (718) 761-2155 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New York public elementary schools
- B+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
10.2:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
471 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 | 47 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
70%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
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL this school | 720 | 65.4% | 61.5% |
| PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE) REGO PARK | 710 | 63.0% | 60.3% |
| PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER BROOKLYN | 706 | 61.6% | 70.3% |
| PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS STATEN ISLAND | 674 | 72.7% | 52.4% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BENSONHURST BROOKLYN | 721 | 64.9% | 93.6% |
| PS 50 FRANK HANKINSON STATEN ISLAND | 750 | 55.7% | 82.3% |
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 SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #693 of 2,335 | #29 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #878 of 2,342 ▼ 189 | #29 of 53 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #713 of 2,343 ▼ 119 | #28 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #241 of 2,585 | #12 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #516 of 2,338 | #13 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #206 of 2,388 | #8 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #1,063 of 2,534 | #31 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #429 of 606 | #11 of 15 |
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
720
+60 (+9%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 720 | 70.4 | 10.2:1 | 65% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 53.1 | 13.5:1 | 63% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 696 | 60.6 | 11.5:1 | 61% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 54 | 12.2:1 | 56% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 54.2 | 12.8:1 | 52% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 51% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 53% (418) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL.
About SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL runs as a large elementary school in STATEN ISLAND, New York. The school had 720 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New York) has about 443 students.
Across its 74 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 enrolls 56,577 students. SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL is one of those schools.
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 37%. Other students are 32% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Richmond County residents are about 60% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 70.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.2:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 65%. For comparison, public schools in Richmond County average 67%.
allk12 grades SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL is 10.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 61.5% actual, 50.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Census Bureau estimates for Richmond County show that the median household income is $98,333, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is MARSH AVENUE SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING, about 0.1 miles away. SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL's average proficiency of 61.5% compares with 69.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment increase, from 660 in 2020-21 to 720 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.2:1 to 10.2:1.
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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
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
- MARSH AVENUE SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING0.1 mi · 406
- CSI HIGH SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES0.1 mi · 519
- GAYNOR MCCOWN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL0.1 mi · 540
- PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS0.6 mi · 674
- IS 72 ROCCO LAURIE0.7 mi · 1,532
- DAVID MARQUIS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (THE)1.4 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOLHow large is SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL?
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL enrolls approximately 720 students in grades PK-05.
Is SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL are roughly 37% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 32% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL?
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL 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.