Summary
Curtis High School is a public high school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,256 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #31, which is ranked 403 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Curtis High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past 5 years, it performs particularly poorly for its White and English Language Learner student populations, ranking in the bottom 50% of the state. In contrast, the school performs better for its African American and Homeless student populations, ranking in the top 50%. Academically, the school lags behind the district and state in proficiency rates across most Regents exams, except for English Language Arts and U.S. History, where it performs closer to the averages. Additionally, Curtis High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 28.5% to 43.7% over the past few years, significantly above the district and state averages.
Interestingly, there are several higher-performing high schools within a 4-mile radius of Curtis High School, such as Susan E. Wagner High School and Fort Hamilton High School, which have better academic proficiency, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Curtis High School. Despite the increased per-student spending at Curtis High School, from $13,142 in 2020-2021 to $26,360 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance has not yet improved, suggesting a need to focus on strengthening the curriculum and addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate.
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