Is Ps 36 J C Drumgoole a good school?

Ps 36 J C Drumgoole ranks 493 rd of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 36 J C Drumgoole?

In the 2022-23 school year, 842 students attended Ps 36 J C Drumgoole.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 36 J C Drumgoole?

Students at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole are 65% White, 17% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ps 36 J C Drumgoole attend?

Students who attend Ps 36 J C Drumgoole usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 75 Frank D Paulo High : Tottenville High School

Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Summary:

PS 36 J.C. Drumgoole is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 842 students. This high-performing school stands out in the New York City Geographic District #31, consistently outperforming its peers in academic achievement.

One of the key factors that differentiates PS 36 J.C. Drumgoole is its diverse student population, with a significantly higher percentage of White (65.32%) and Asian (16.86%) students compared to the surrounding schools. Despite this, the school has maintained consistently strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math that are well above the district and state averages. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 65.25%, compared to the district's 55.99% and the state's 44.89%.

PS 36 J.C. Drumgoole's excellence extends beyond its overall academic performance. The school has particularly strong results among its Asian and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 20%, respectively, of New York elementary schools in recent years. Additionally, the school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 25% of New York elementary schools, including a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 school year. When compared to nearby schools, such as PS 8 Shirlee Solomon and PS 56 Louis Desario School (The), PS 36 J.C. Drumgoole stands out as a high-performing institution, with several of its peers ranking lower in the statewide rankings and having lower proficiency rates.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

255 Ionia Ave
Staten Island, NY 10312-3599

(718) 984-1422

District: New York City Geographic District #31

SchoolDigger Rank:
493^rd of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,223

Students who attend Ps 36 J C Drumgoole usually attend:

Middle:	Is 75 Frank D Paulo
High:	Tottenville High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.5

Number of students: 842

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

Asian:

16.9%

Hispanic:

13.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 36 J C Drumgoole ranks better than 79.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 20^th 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 77.84. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (65.3%), Asian (16.9%), Hispanic (13.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 43.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole is 15.5. 42 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 36 J C Drumgoole employs 54.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole is $19,223. 40 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 36 J C Drumgoole:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 36 J C Drumgoole 493^rd of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 36 J C Drumgoole in the ranking list.)

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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 36 J C Drumgoole

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Rank History for all students at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	69.84	746^th	2206	66.2%
2007	69.57	760^th	2219	65.8%
2008	67.08	849^th	2227	61.9%
2009	71.32	664^th	2257	70.6%
2010	65.05	862^nd	2263	61.9%
2011	79.74	379^th	2286	83.4%
2012	73.39	601^st	2320	74.1%
2013	72.49	542^nd	2325	76.7%
2014	76.55	478^th	2345	79.6%
2015	76.47	489^th	2352	79.2%
2016	82.18	345^th	2366	85.4%
2017	68.21	712^th	2386	70.2%
2018	68.42	707^th	2395	70.5%
2019	70.09	662^nd	2413	72.6%
2021	62.65	788^th	2201	64.2%
2022	76.85	494^th	2434	79.7%
2023	77.84	493^rd	2439	79.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	82.49	87^th	1027	91.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.48	550^th	1941	71.7%
2019	63.80	384^th	1859	79.3%
2022	51.53	749^th	2031	63.1%
2023	48.47	820^th	2016	59.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.36	564^th	2045	72.4%
2019	75.89	355^th	2032	82.5%
2021	69.46	373^rd	1678	77.8%
2022	76.04	335^th	2099	84.0%
2023	78.53	316^th	2041	84.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.65	771^st	2338	67.0%
2019	70.26	640^th	2357	72.8%
2021	71.09	484^th	1955	75.2%
2022	78.87	424^th	2401	82.3%
2023	77.29	490^th	2403	79.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.37	636^th	2340	72.8%
2019	68.09	669^th	2358	71.6%
2021	50.62	948^th	1961	51.7%
2022	71.75	585^th	2400	75.6%
2023	75.93	498^th	2400	79.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	66.40	242^nd	671	63.9%
2023	71.72	166^th	605	72.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.80	283^rd	1392	79.7%
2019	65.93	332^nd	1315	74.8%
2022	74.04	271^st	1503	82.0%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.36	700^th	1408	50.3%
2019	55.11	592^nd	1338	55.8%
2021	44.35	731^st	1224	40.3%
2022	56.65	598^th	1399	57.3%
2023	57.37	573^rd	1337	57.1%

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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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Reviews:

by a citizen
Saturday, March 26, 2022

The Politics is, lets just have really good schools so we could value the houses really high! There is nothing else there but houses and schools. No subway and your in Nyc. No corporations and your paying Manhattan prices. Just get out. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

I could have given 0 stars if I had the option. This is a very bad school, maybe the worst, teachers are not qualified enough, the homework is very tiny or none, the administration does not care about student attendance........
They even hold classes in the hallway with bypassers, students cannot focus, they are distracted all the time.
Communicating with the administration is a struggle, there's a lack of information, especially if you're not part of the parent association.
I don't recommend this school to parents who work hard and have hopes their kids are getting a good education.
To summarize it, this school is the perfect image of the Republican Staten Island, rich people are welcome because of the donations to the school, immigrants are treated "differently". Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	1120	5	59	21	1	n/a	n/a	1206
1990	1096	5	79	34	0	n/a	n/a	1214
1991	1145	7	85	37	4	n/a	n/a	1278
1992	1225	3	71	44	3	n/a	n/a	1346
1993	1326	3	69	46	4	n/a	n/a	1448
1994	1443	3	72	52	4	n/a	n/a	1574
1995	1380	3	68	54	6	n/a	n/a	1511
1996	1380	3	68	54	6	n/a	n/a	1511
1997	1399	3	62	56	4	n/a	n/a	1524
1998	1366	3	62	54	4	n/a	n/a	1489
1999	1135	12	39	49	3	n/a	n/a	1238
2000	1105	10	41	58	3	n/a	n/a	1217
2001	1042	7	47	54	1	n/a	n/a	1151
2002	1038	12	42	52	5	n/a	n/a	1149
2003	1038	12	42	52	5	n/a	n/a	1149
2004	991	14	36	48	6	n/a	n/a	1095
2005	937	10	34	55	7	n/a	n/a	1043
2006	885	6	31	48	6	n/a	n/a	976
2007	853	6	32	52	4	n/a	n/a	947
2008	854	5	37	52	5	n/a	n/a	953
2009	823	3	35	58	3	n/a	n/a	922
2010	793	6	34	63	2	n/a	n/a	898
2011	803	6	38	65	0	0	0	912
2012	818	8	38	70	0	3	0	937
2013	828	6	39	72	1	2	6	954
2014	783	7	38	93	2	0	9	932
2015	755	3	40	99	4	0	12	913
2016	752	2	52	108	4	0	11	929
2017	708	2	42	117	3	2	10	884
2018	670	2	45	128	3	1	9	858
2019	649	2	62	143	2	1	11	870
2020	642	3	74	147	3	1	12	882
2021	598	4	72	134	4	1	10	823
2022	572	3	100	120	4	0	16	815
2023	550	11	142	115	5	0	19	842

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 36 J C Drumgoole

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1206	54.0	22.3	n/a
1990	1214	55.9	21.7	n/a
1991	1278	56.1	22.7	n/a
1992	1346	59.1	22.7	n/a
1993	1448	63.2	22.9	n/a
1994	1574	70.2	22.4	n/a
1995	1511	68.3	22.1	n/a
1996	1511	68.3	22.1	n/a
1997	1524	65.4	23.3	12.3
1998	1489	70.2	21.2	10.1
1999	1238	61.1	20.3	12.8
2000	1217	67.0	18.2	16.3
2001	1151	67.0	17.2	17.4
2002	1149	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1149	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1095	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1043	71.0	14.7	0
2006	976	65.0	15.0	22.6
2007	947	63.0	15.0	24.4
2008	953	64.0	14.9	24.3
2009	922	64.0	14.4	23.9
2010	898	61.7	14.5	n/a
2011	912	61.1	14.9	26.6
2012	937	57.0	16.4	28.5
2013	954	57.0	16.7	29.4
2014	932	55.0	16.9	28.4
2015	913	55.0	16.6	31.1
2016	929	56.0	16.5	32.6
2017	884	56.5	15.6	30.3
2018	858	60.0	14.2	34.5
2019	870	58.0	14.9	36.9
2020	882	53.0	16.6	37
2021	823	53.4	15.4	34.5
2022	815	50.7	16.0	40.5
2023	842	54.1	15.5	43.1

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 36 J C Drumgoole

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1206	54.0	22.3	n/a
1990	1214	55.9	21.7	n/a
1991	1278	56.1	22.7	n/a
1992	1346	59.1	22.7	n/a
1993	1448	63.2	22.9	n/a
1994	1574	70.2	22.4	n/a
1995	1511	68.3	22.1	n/a
1996	1511	68.3	22.1	n/a
1997	1524	65.4	23.3	12.3
1998	1489	70.2	21.2	10.1
1999	1238	61.1	20.3	12.8
2000	1217	67.0	18.2	16.3
2001	1151	67.0	17.2	17.4
2002	1149	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1149	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1095	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1043	71.0	14.7	0
2006	976	65.0	15.0	22.6
2007	947	63.0	15.0	24.4
2008	953	64.0	14.9	24.3
2009	922	64.0	14.4	23.9
2010	898	61.7	14.5	n/a
2011	912	61.1	14.9	26.6
2012	937	57.0	16.4	28.5
2013	954	57.0	16.7	29.4
2014	932	55.0	16.9	28.4
2015	913	55.0	16.6	31.1
2016	929	56.0	16.5	32.6
2017	884	56.5	15.6	30.3
2018	858	60.0	14.2	34.5
2019	870	58.0	14.9	36.9
2020	882	53.0	16.6	37
2021	823	53.4	15.4	34.5
2022	815	50.7	16.0	40.5
2023	842	54.1	15.5	43.1

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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