Is Ps 23 Richmondtown a good school?

Yes. Ps 23 Richmondtown ranks in the top 8.1% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 23 Richmondtown?

In the 2022-23 school year, 591 students attended Ps 23 Richmondtown.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 23 Richmondtown?

Students at Ps 23 Richmondtown are 63% White, 21% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 23 Richmondtown attend?

Students who attend Ps 23 Richmondtown usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 24 Myra S Barnes High : Susan E Wagner High School

Ps 23 Richmondtown

Summary:

PS 23 Richmondtown is an exceptional elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving 591 students in grades PK-5. This school consistently outperforms both the New York City Geographic District #31 and the state of New York in academic proficiency, making it a standout institution in the region.

One of the key factors that sets PS 23 Richmondtown apart is its strong academic performance. The school's 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was 65.93% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 54.56% for the district and 42.6% for the state. Additionally, the school demonstrates high achievement across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This consistent excellence has earned PS 23 Richmondtown a ranking among the top 10-15% of elementary schools in New York, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While PS 23 Richmondtown outperforms its district and state counterparts, there are some nearby schools that also demonstrate strong academic performance. For example, PS 50 Frank Hankinson, located just 0.74 miles away, also ranks among the top elementary schools in New York and has similar high proficiency rates in ELA and Math. Additionally, despite having a significant percentage of students from low-income families, PS 23 Richmondtown is able to maintain its high academic achievement, suggesting the school is effectively supporting and meeting the needs of its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

30 Natick St
Staten Island, NY 10306-1698

(718) 351-1155

District: New York City Geographic District #31

SchoolDigger Rank:
197^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,806

Students who attend Ps 23 Richmondtown usually attend:

Middle:	Is 24 Myra S Barnes
High:	Susan E Wagner High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.5

Number of students: 591

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.8%

Asian:

21.0%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 23 Richmondtown ranks better than 91.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 7^th among 49 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.14. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 23 Richmondtown is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (62.8%), Asian (21%), Hispanic (13.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 23 Richmondtown is 14.5. 35 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 23 Richmondtown employs 40.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 23 Richmondtown is $19,806. 35 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 23 Richmondtown:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 23 Richmondtown 197^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 23 Richmondtown 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 #31 410^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 23 Richmondtown

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Rank History for all students at Ps 23 Richmondtown

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	67.39	841^st	2206	61.9%
2007	66.37	885^th	2219	60.1%
2008	69.19	761^st	2227	65.8%
2009	66.66	850^th	2257	62.3%
2010	73.60	569^th	2263	74.9%
2011	80.08	368^th	2286	83.9%
2012	76.67	486^th	2320	79.1%
2013	82.44	322^nd	2325	86.2%
2014	83.47	287^th	2345	87.8%
2015	80.77	386^th	2352	83.6%
2016	83.16	315^th	2366	86.7%
2017	84.84	273^rd	2386	88.6%
2018	82.48	329^th	2395	86.3%
2019	87.38	263^rd	2413	89.1%
2021	83.93	281^st	2201	87.2%
2022	86.89	264^th	2434	89.2%
2023	90.52	206^th	2439	91.6%
2024	90.14	197^th	2445	91.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 23 Richmondtown

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	81.43	92^nd	1027	91.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 23 Richmondtown

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.04	220^th	1941	88.7%
2019	82.65	151^st	1859	91.9%
2021	77.64	132^nd	1044	87.4%
2022	82.25	184^th	2031	90.9%
2023	92.47	82^nd	2016	95.9%
2024	88.11	135^th	2110	93.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 23 Richmondtown

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.79	211^th	2045	89.7%
2019	89.76	146^th	2032	92.8%
2021	84.91	143^rd	1678	91.5%
2022	86.30	182^nd	2099	91.3%
2023	93.75	105^th	2041	94.9%
2024	89.60	141^st	2078	93.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 23 Richmondtown

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	87.97	49^th	730	93.3%
2019	98.34	4^th	570	99.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 23 Richmondtown

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.80	291^st	2338	87.6%
2019	85.10	282^nd	2357	88.0%
2021	83.67	224^th	1955	88.5%
2022	83.97	312^th	2401	87.0%
2023	88.30	224^th	2403	90.7%
2024	90.88	163^rd	2413	93.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 23 Richmondtown

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.23	413^th	2340	82.4%
2019	87.08	241^st	2358	89.8%
2021	79.35	324^th	1961	83.5%
2022	87.34	224^th	2400	90.7%
2023	90.51	179^th	2400	92.5%
2024	86.09	262^nd	2411	89.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 23 Richmondtown

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	63.67	216^th	548	60.6%
2021	74.26	94^th	430	78.1%
2022	78.49	111^th	671	83.5%
2023	80.44	84^th	605	86.1%
2024	80.84	98^th	662	85.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 23 Richmondtown

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.45	137^th	1392	90.2%
2019	89.78	85^th	1315	93.5%
2024	84.31	165^th	1531	89.2%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 23 Richmondtown

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.50	298^th	1408	78.8%
2019	79.33	245^th	1338	81.7%
2021	74.50	282^nd	1224	77.0%
2022	78.52	245^th	1399	82.5%
2023	77.22	293^rd	1337	78.1%
2024	77.52	265^th	1392	81.0%

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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 23 Richmondtown

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	696	1	26	18	0	n/a	n/a	741
1990	715	0	33	17	0	n/a	n/a	765
1991	739	1	31	23	0	n/a	n/a	794
1992	750	1	25	30	2	n/a	n/a	808
1993	707	1	21	28	2	n/a	n/a	759
1994	690	1	13	18	0	n/a	n/a	722
1995	584	0	13	18	3	n/a	n/a	618
1996	584	0	13	18	3	n/a	n/a	618
1997	533	1	13	16	3	n/a	n/a	566
1998	531	7	15	25	3	n/a	n/a	581
1999	524	11	19	35	1	n/a	n/a	590
2000	564	15	15	35	2	n/a	n/a	631
2001	532	19	18	39	2	n/a	n/a	610
2002	512	19	16	40	0	n/a	n/a	587
2003	512	19	16	40	0	n/a	n/a	587
2004	494	17	15	32	0	n/a	n/a	558
2005	493	10	13	46	1	n/a	n/a	563
2006	497	3	14	43	1	n/a	n/a	558
2007	478	3	17	52	0	n/a	n/a	550
2008	467	13	18	62	3	n/a	n/a	563
2009	461	14	19	64	4	n/a	n/a	562
2010	429	12	19	66	4	n/a	n/a	530
2011	427	12	19	79	4	0	0	541
2012	433	14	12	70	0	1	0	530
2013	426	14	12	70	0	1	1	524
2014	393	11	11	77	1	0	2	495
2015	397	8	16	82	2	0	4	509
2016	399	6	15	84	2	0	4	510
2017	408	6	20	86	2	0	6	528
2018	419	7	32	92	2	1	9	562
2019	398	6	46	83	3	1	7	544
2020	411	4	58	87	1	2	5	568
2021	398	3	71	82	1	2	8	565
2022	385	1	91	84	2	1	11	575
2023	371	2	124	78	3	1	12	591

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 23 Richmondtown

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	741	33.0	22.4	n/a
1990	765	36.1	21.1	n/a
1991	794	36.1	21.9	n/a
1992	808	38.0	21.2	n/a
1993	759	35.2	21.6	n/a
1994	722	32.0	22.6	n/a
1995	618	31.0	19.9	n/a
1996	618	31.0	19.9	n/a
1997	566	28.6	19.8	13.8
1998	581	33.6	17.3	16.4
1999	590	33.8	17.5	16.9
2000	631	34.8	18.1	22.3
2001	610	38.4	15.9	23.4
2002	587	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	587	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	558	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	563	n/a	n/a	0
2006	558	37.0	15.1	26.2
2007	550	41.0	13.4	28.7
2008	563	39.0	14.4	27.9
2009	562	41.0	13.7	27.9
2010	530	39.0	13.5	n/a
2011	541	34.0	15.9	32.3
2012	530	32.0	16.5	31.3
2013	524	35.0	14.9	31.1
2014	495	35.0	14.1	27.7
2015	509	35.0	14.5	34.8
2016	510	40.0	12.7	31
2017	528	37.3	14.1	34.3
2018	562	42.0	13.3	37.2
2019	544	43.0	12.6	34.7
2020	568	41.0	13.8	36.8
2021	565	44.0	12.8	35.9
2022	575	39.0	14.7	40.7
2023	591	40.7	14.5	39.4

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 23 Richmondtown

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	741	33.0	22.4	n/a
1990	765	36.1	21.1	n/a
1991	794	36.1	21.9	n/a
1992	808	38.0	21.2	n/a
1993	759	35.2	21.6	n/a
1994	722	32.0	22.6	n/a
1995	618	31.0	19.9	n/a
1996	618	31.0	19.9	n/a
1997	566	28.6	19.8	13.8
1998	581	33.6	17.3	16.4
1999	590	33.8	17.5	16.9
2000	631	34.8	18.1	22.3
2001	610	38.4	15.9	23.4
2002	587	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	587	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	558	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	563	n/a	n/a	0
2006	558	37.0	15.1	26.2
2007	550	41.0	13.4	28.7
2008	563	39.0	14.4	27.9
2009	562	41.0	13.7	27.9
2010	530	39.0	13.5	n/a
2011	541	34.0	15.9	32.3
2012	530	32.0	16.5	31.3
2013	524	35.0	14.9	31.1
2014	495	35.0	14.1	27.7
2015	509	35.0	14.5	34.8
2016	510	40.0	12.7	31
2017	528	37.3	14.1	34.3
2018	562	42.0	13.3	37.2
2019	544	43.0	12.6	34.7
2020	568	41.0	13.8	36.8
2021	565	44.0	12.8	35.9
2022	575	39.0	14.7	40.7
2023	591	40.7	14.5	39.4

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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