Enrollment
180
Middle
DISTRICT 954 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010306758
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND
45 WAVERLY PL, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10304 · (929) 560-8040 · Richmond County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of New York public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
167 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 62 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 36% |
Student demographics
67%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND this school | 180 | 92.8% | 30.1% |
| MADIBA PREP MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 176 | 91.5% | 43.8% |
| CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION MIDDLE SCHOOL (CASA) BRONX | 165 | 92.7% | 38.0% |
| MS 53 BRIAN PICCOLO FAR ROCKAWAY | 235 | 94.0% | 32.8% |
| EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE BROOKLYN | 235 | 97.4% | 23.9% |
| ST. HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 184 | 96.7% | 39.0% |
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 YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #722 of 766 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #750 of 768 ▲ 1 | #13 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #396 of 768 ▲ 36 | #10 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #706 of 796 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #105 of 773 | #2 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 | 180 | 15.5 | 11.6:1 | 93% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 127 | 9 | 14.1:1 | 87% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 5 | 12.6:1 | 94% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND.
About YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND
A very small middle school in STATEN ISLAND, New York, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. Enrollment totals 180 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 66% below the 531-student average for middle schools in New York.
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND is one of the 74 schools that make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 (56,577 students in total).
The biggest share of students at YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND, 41%, is Black. Other reported shares: 39% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% White. That compares with about 10% Black among all Richmond County residents. The diversity index for YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND reported 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.6:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New York is 10.3:1. There are 167 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 93% of enrollment. The 67% average for public schools in Richmond County is 26 points lower.
Among New York public middle schools, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In New York, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 30.1% actual against a predicted 40.9%.
In Richmond County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $98,333, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 88 public schools in the county, enrolling about 62,254, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND among them.
Of the public schools around it, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND is closest to WAVERLY ACADEMY OF EMPOWERED LEARNERS (THE), less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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
- WAVERLY ACADEMY OF EMPOWERED LEARNERS (THE)0.0 mi · 165
- IS 49 BERTA A DREYFUS0.2 mi · 330
- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF STATEN ISLAND (THE)0.2 mi · 280
- PS 780.4 mi · 454
- PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY0.5 mi · 392
- CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLANDHow many students attend YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND?
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND enrolls approximately 180 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND serve?
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND?
The student-to-teacher ratio at YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND is approximately 11.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND?
At YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND, the student body is approximately 4% White, 39% Hispanic, 41% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND?
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 in Richmond County.
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