Is Ps 20 Port Richmond a good school?

Ps 20 Port Richmond ranks in the bottom 1.6% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 20 Port Richmond?

In the 2022-23 school year, 335 students attended Ps 20 Port Richmond.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 20 Port Richmond?

Students at Ps 20 Port Richmond are 80% Hispanic, 14% African American, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Ps 20 Port Richmond attend?

Students who attend Ps 20 Port Richmond usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 51 Edwin Markham High : Susan E Wagner High School

Ps 20 Port Richmond

Summary:

PS 20 Port Richmond is an elementary school in Staten Island, New York, serving 335 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school faces significant challenges, with a student population that is predominantly Hispanic (80%) and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (over 90% receive free or reduced-price lunch).

Academically, PS 20 Port Richmond consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math that are significantly lower than the New York City Geographic District #31 and state averages. The school's performance has been declining over the past several years, and its statewide ranking has dropped from 1,900 out of 2,395 New York elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 2,400 out of 2,439 in 2022-2023. This is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of their respective groups statewide.

Interestingly, despite the high per-student spending at PS 20 Port Richmond ($27,393 in 2022-2023), the school's academic outcomes are among the lowest in the state, suggesting that the additional resources are not translating into improved student achievement. In comparison, nearby schools like PS 29 Bardwell and PS 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math that are 30-50 percentage points higher than PS 20 Port Richmond, and lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

Detail:

Public K-5

161 Park Ave
Staten Island, NY 10302-1451

(718) 442-4110

District: New York City Geographic District #31

SchoolDigger Rank:
2400^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,393

Students who attend Ps 20 Port Richmond usually attend:

Middle:	Is 51 Edwin Markham
High:	Susan E Wagner High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.7

Number of students: 335

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

African American:

14.3%

White:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 20 Port Richmond ranks worse than 98.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 49 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.09. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80%), African American (14.3%), White (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 20 Port Richmond is 9.7, which is the 3^rd best among 49 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31. (See more...)

Compare Ps 20 Port Richmond employs 34.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 20 Port Richmond is $27,393, which is the 13^th highest among 49 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 20 Port Richmond:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 20 Port Richmond 2400^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 20 Port Richmond in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #31:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #31 398^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 20 Port Richmond

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Rank History for all students at Ps 20 Port Richmond

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	10.25	2069^th	2206	6.2%
2007	12.28	2016^th	2219	9.1%
2008	28.88	1776^th	2227	20.3%
2009	45.25	1519^th	2257	32.7%
2010	11.82	2094^th	2263	7.5%
2011	20.58	1918^th	2286	16.1%
2012	22.12	1929^th	2320	16.9%
2013	15.39	2082^nd	2325	10.5%
2014	15.79	2069^th	2345	11.8%
2015	11.27	2199^th	2352	6.5%
2016	16.98	2068^th	2366	12.6%
2017	18.20	2047^th	2386	14.2%
2018	25.47	1900^th	2395	20.7%
2019	18.37	2047^th	2413	15.2%
2021	12.90	2001^st	2201	9.1%
2022	4.84	2415^th	2434	0.8%
2023	5.09	2400^th	2439	1.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 20 Port Richmond

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.82	407^th	938	56.6%
2019	30.69	663^rd	860	22.9%
2022	17.77	999^th	1027	2.7%
2023	26.28	858^th	1001	14.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 20 Port Richmond

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.18	1069^th	1941	44.9%
2019	29.22	1372^nd	1859	26.2%
2022	19.30	1946^th	2031	4.2%
2023	25.58	1642^nd	2016	18.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 20 Port Richmond

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	4.31	2098^th	2099	0.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 20 Port Richmond

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.20	313^th	730	57.1%
2019	53.72	216^th	570	62.1%
2023	21.42	563^rd	637	11.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 20 Port Richmond

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.70	1594^th	2338	31.8%
2019	25.53	1833^rd	2357	22.2%
2022	5.48	2378^th	2401	1.0%
2023	7.18	2349^th	2403	2.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 20 Port Richmond

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.27	2128^th	2340	9.1%
2019	10.78	2238^th	2358	5.1%
2022	5.53	2384^th	2400	0.7%
2023	5.34	2373^rd	2400	1.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 20 Port Richmond

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.38	599^th	891	32.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 20 Port Richmond

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.89	869^th	1392	37.6%
2019	29.30	965^th	1315	26.6%
2022	8.64	1471^st	1503	2.1%
2023	10.48	1379^th	1429	3.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps 20 Port Richmond

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	88	104	2	72	0	n/a	n/a	266
1990	86	125	2	70	0	n/a	n/a	283
1991	87	160	3	79	0	n/a	n/a	329
1992	82	163	5	93	0	n/a	n/a	343
1993	69	159	6	113	1	n/a	n/a	348
1994	64	169	6	122	3	n/a	n/a	364
1995	67	148	9	146	6	n/a	n/a	376
1996	67	148	9	146	6	n/a	n/a	376
1997	59	154	3	170	6	n/a	n/a	392
1998	53	133	5	163	5	n/a	n/a	359
1999	41	162	7	184	3	n/a	n/a	397
2000	44	186	5	228	3	n/a	n/a	466
2001	37	162	5	247	2	n/a	n/a	453
2002	37	150	12	307	1	n/a	n/a	507
2003	37	150	12	307	1	n/a	n/a	507
2004	24	142	13	310	3	n/a	n/a	492
2005	33	106	13	307	4	n/a	n/a	463
2006	26	88	14	304	2	n/a	n/a	434
2007	33	76	15	280	2	n/a	n/a	406
2008	25	97	9	293	1	n/a	n/a	425
2009	37	92	4	338	1	n/a	n/a	472
2010	37	104	2	366	4	n/a	n/a	513
2011	42	83	2	376	11	0	0	514
2012	39	87	1	374	7	1	1	510
2013	33	97	1	400	5	1	1	538
2014	27	76	1	391	4	0	2	501
2015	29	68	3	378	2	0	5	485
2016	29	63	4	386	2	0	6	490
2017	25	68	2	371	3	1	7	477
2018	19	76	2	347	3	0	8	455
2019	19	72	4	342	3	1	7	448
2020	23	71	5	312	3	1	8	423
2021	22	65	5	302	3	1	7	405
2022	16	54	6	303	2	1	6	388
2023	11	48	1	268	2	2	3	335

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 20 Port Richmond

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	266	17.9	14.8	n/a
1990	283	17.9	15.8	n/a
1991	329	16.9	19.4	n/a
1992	343	17.9	19.1	n/a
1993	348	20.0	17.4	n/a
1994	364	20.0	18.2	n/a
1995	376	24.0	15.7	n/a
1996	376	24.0	15.7	n/a
1997	392	22.0	17.8	85.2
1998	359	25.0	14.4	84.4
1999	397	26.0	15.3	82.9
2000	466	28.0	16.6	85.6
2001	453	31.0	14.6	86.3
2002	507	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	507	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	492	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	463	31.0	14.9	0
2006	434	31.0	14.0	96.8
2007	406	27.0	15.0	94.3
2008	425	31.0	13.7	85.6
2009	472	34.0	13.9	86.4
2010	513	35.0	14.6	n/a
2011	514	36.5	14.0	92.2
2012	510	38.0	13.4	89.2
2013	538	41.0	13.1	94.6
2014	501	39.0	12.8	97.8
2015	485	39.0	12.4	97.3
2016	490	40.0	12.2	97.6
2017	477	41.8	11.4	97.5
2018	455	44.0	10.3	96
2019	448	44.0	10.1	94.4
2020	423	37.0	11.4	94.3
2021	405	43.0	9.4	93.8
2022	388	39.0	9.9	92.5
2023	335	34.5	9.7	94

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 20 Port Richmond

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	266	17.9	14.8	n/a
1990	283	17.9	15.8	n/a
1991	329	16.9	19.4	n/a
1992	343	17.9	19.1	n/a
1993	348	20.0	17.4	n/a
1994	364	20.0	18.2	n/a
1995	376	24.0	15.7	n/a
1996	376	24.0	15.7	n/a
1997	392	22.0	17.8	85.2
1998	359	25.0	14.4	84.4
1999	397	26.0	15.3	82.9
2000	466	28.0	16.6	85.6
2001	453	31.0	14.6	86.3
2002	507	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	507	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	492	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	463	31.0	14.9	0
2006	434	31.0	14.0	96.8
2007	406	27.0	15.0	94.3
2008	425	31.0	13.7	85.6
2009	472	34.0	13.9	86.4
2010	513	35.0	14.6	n/a
2011	514	36.5	14.0	92.2
2012	510	38.0	13.4	89.2
2013	538	41.0	13.1	94.6
2014	501	39.0	12.8	97.8
2015	485	39.0	12.4	97.3
2016	490	40.0	12.2	97.6
2017	477	41.8	11.4	97.5
2018	455	44.0	10.3	96
2019	448	44.0	10.1	94.4
2020	423	37.0	11.4	94.3
2021	405	43.0	9.4	93.8
2022	388	39.0	9.9	92.5
2023	335	34.5	9.7	94

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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