Is Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior a good school?

Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior ranks 636 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior?

In the 2022-23 school year, 472 students attended Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior?

Students at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior are 40% White, 26% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 7% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior attend?

Students who attend Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 49 Berta A Dreyfus High : Curtis High School

Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

Summary:

Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving 472 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #31, which is ranked 410 out of 865 districts in the state.

Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior has consistently ranked in the top 30% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 636 out of 2,445 schools (top 26%) and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in math, with 81.67% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 57.01% in the district and 48.93% statewide. The school has a diverse student population, with significant representation of Hispanic (46.8%) and White (35.6%) students, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (93.43%).

Compared to nearby schools, Ps 11 Thomas Dongan School and Ps 57 Hubert H Humphrey, Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior outperforms them in academic achievement, particularly in math. However, the school's performance on ELA assessments is more mixed, with some nearby schools, such as Ps 48 William G Wilcox and Ps 52 John C Thompson, outperforming Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior in certain grade levels. The nearby Naples Street Elementary School stands out as an exceptional performer, ranking in the top 1% of New York elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

99 Macfarland Ave
Staten Island, NY 10305-4697

(718) 447-4543

District: New York City Geographic District #31

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,566

Students who attend Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior usually attend:

Middle:	Is 49 Berta A Dreyfus
High:	Curtis High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 472

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.6%

Hispanic:

26.1%

Asian:

25.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior ranks better than 74% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 25^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 70.19. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.6%), Hispanic (26.1%), Asian (25.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior is 12.3, which is the 21^st best among 49 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31. (See more...)

Compare Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior employs 38.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior is $20,566. 33 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior 636^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior in the ranking list.)

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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 all students at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	64.33	958^th	2206	56.6%
2007	71.88	672^nd	2219	69.7%
2008	74.11	572^nd	2227	74.3%
2009	63.80	970^th	2257	57.0%
2010	53.61	1202^nd	2263	46.9%
2011	71.48	644^th	2286	71.8%
2012	63.60	915^th	2320	60.6%
2013	66.83	686^th	2325	70.5%
2014	65.56	749^th	2345	68.1%
2015	45.83	1273^rd	2352	45.9%
2016	40.99	1422^nd	2366	39.9%
2017	37.85	1499^th	2386	37.2%
2018	44.65	1349^th	2395	43.7%
2019	43.08	1334^th	2413	44.7%
2021	60.20	850^th	2201	61.4%
2022	68.52	699^th	2434	71.3%
2023	70.19	676^th	2439	72.3%
2024	70.19	636^th	2445	74.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.25	715^th	938	23.8%
2019	40.00	458^th	860	46.7%
2021	72.38	78^th	454	82.8%
2022	71.92	171^st	1027	83.3%
2023	67.01	191^st	1001	80.9%
2024	63.93	213^th	1066	80.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.52	1014^th	1941	47.8%
2019	40.64	952^nd	1859	48.8%
2021	52.11	395^th	1044	62.2%
2022	59.70	542^nd	2031	73.3%
2023	68.04	418^th	2016	79.3%
2024	73.91	335^th	2110	84.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.97	922^nd	2045	54.9%
2019	47.69	953^rd	2032	53.1%
2021	45.04	897^th	1678	46.5%
2022	78.83	282^nd	2099	86.6%
2023	78.49	318^th	2041	84.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	77.77	66^th	570	88.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.32	1356^th	2338	42.0%
2019	47.17	1229^th	2357	47.9%
2021	47.43	1024^th	1955	47.6%
2022	67.49	697^th	2401	71.0%
2023	62.19	831^st	2403	65.4%
2024	59.23	888^th	2413	63.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.82	1263^rd	2340	46.0%
2019	39.98	1395^th	2358	40.8%
2021	66.66	599^th	1961	69.5%
2022	67.79	694^th	2400	71.1%
2023	75.59	504^th	2400	79.0%
2024	76.93	454^th	2411	81.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.57	412^th	601	31.4%
2019	35.79	413^th	548	24.6%
2022	48.82	395^th	671	41.1%
2023	45.48	380^th	605	37.2%
2024	50.78	366^th	662	44.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.96	1084^th	1392	22.1%
2019	33.48	881^st	1315	33.0%
2022	63.38	456^th	1503	69.7%
2023	79.22	193^rd	1429	86.5%
2024	71.84	315^th	1531	79.4%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.94	830^th	1408	41.1%
2019	42.06	808^th	1338	39.6%
2021	64.11	446^th	1224	63.6%
2022	58.80	560^th	1399	60.0%
2023	57.18	579^th	1337	56.7%
2024	54.01	635^th	1392	54.4%

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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 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	234	10	21	32	0	n/a	n/a	297
1990	239	12	25	37	0	n/a	n/a	313
1991	299	43	30	45	0	n/a	n/a	417
1992	333	50	30	64	2	n/a	n/a	479
1993	309	67	30	62	4	n/a	n/a	472
1994	281	59	30	53	6	n/a	n/a	429
1995	254	28	23	77	0	n/a	n/a	382
1996	254	28	23	77	0	n/a	n/a	382
1997	249	27	29	88	1	n/a	n/a	394
1998	244	24	34	114	1	n/a	n/a	417
1999	265	17	50	127	0	n/a	n/a	459
2000	275	14	45	127	1	n/a	n/a	462
2001	261	16	54	124	1	n/a	n/a	456
2002	259	19	59	110	2	n/a	n/a	449
2003	259	19	59	110	2	n/a	n/a	449
2004	264	22	54	116	2	n/a	n/a	458
2005	269	24	62	106	1	n/a	n/a	462
2006	271	25	71	108	3	n/a	n/a	478
2007	281	17	61	122	2	n/a	n/a	483
2008	284	15	59	113	1	n/a	n/a	472
2009	293	19	66	127	1	n/a	n/a	506
2010	303	19	69	128	0	n/a	n/a	519
2011	300	23	76	139	0	0	0	538
2012	306	29	67	143	3	0	0	548
2013	300	37	71	167	4	0	1	580
2014	295	34	82	171	2	0	3	587
2015	260	30	83	175	1	0	2	551
2016	254	29	74	173	0	0	4	534
2017	254	44	74	175	0	0	6	553
2018	235	45	89	162	0	2	7	540
2019	207	44	88	163	1	2	8	513
2020	213	43	94	157	1	3	10	521
2021	204	43	91	147	2	3	6	496
2022	184	37	114	124	1	4	9	473
2023	187	34	119	123	2	2	5	472

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 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	297	15.9	18.6	n/a
1990	313	15.9	19.6	n/a
1991	417	17.9	23.2	n/a
1992	479	21.9	21.8	n/a
1993	472	21.0	22.5	n/a
1994	429	19.0	22.6	n/a
1995	382	20.0	19.1	n/a
1996	382	20.0	19.1	n/a
1997	394	19.0	20.7	56.9
1998	417	24.0	17.4	56.1
1999	459	22.0	20.9	56
2000	462	23.0	20.1	71.6
2001	456	27.0	16.9	71.1
2002	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	458	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	462	26.0	17.8	0
2006	478	29.0	16.5	70.3
2007	483	35.0	13.8	72
2008	472	36.0	13.1	67.8
2009	506	32.0	15.8	68.6
2010	519	32.0	16.2	n/a
2011	538	37.0	14.5	58.9
2012	548	31.0	17.6	58.9
2013	580	32.0	18.1	64.3
2014	587	31.0	18.9	63.5
2015	551	34.0	16.2	68.6
2016	534	31.0	17.2	67
2017	553	30.5	18.0	67.5
2018	540	37.0	14.5	67.8
2019	513	38.0	13.4	63.4
2020	521	39.0	13.3	70.1
2021	496	37.0	13.4	74.2
2022	473	40.0	11.8	82.7
2023	472	38.1	12.3	93.4

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 39 Francis J Murphy Junior

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	297	15.9	18.6	n/a
1990	313	15.9	19.6	n/a
1991	417	17.9	23.2	n/a
1992	479	21.9	21.8	n/a
1993	472	21.0	22.5	n/a
1994	429	19.0	22.6	n/a
1995	382	20.0	19.1	n/a
1996	382	20.0	19.1	n/a
1997	394	19.0	20.7	56.9
1998	417	24.0	17.4	56.1
1999	459	22.0	20.9	56
2000	462	23.0	20.1	71.6
2001	456	27.0	16.9	71.1
2002	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	458	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	462	26.0	17.8	0
2006	478	29.0	16.5	70.3
2007	483	35.0	13.8	72
2008	472	36.0	13.1	67.8
2009	506	32.0	15.8	68.6
2010	519	32.0	16.2	n/a
2011	538	37.0	14.5	58.9
2012	548	31.0	17.6	58.9
2013	580	32.0	18.1	64.3
2014	587	31.0	18.9	63.5
2015	551	34.0	16.2	68.6
2016	534	31.0	17.2	67
2017	553	30.5	18.0	67.5
2018	540	37.0	14.5	67.8
2019	513	38.0	13.4	63.4
2020	521	39.0	13.3	70.1
2021	496	37.0	13.4	74.2
2022	473	40.0	11.8	82.7
2023	472	38.1	12.3	93.4

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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