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Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The)

Public Grades PK, KG-5

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The) is an exceptional elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 644 students. This school is part of the New York City Geographic District #31, which is ranked 403 out of 874 districts in the state.

Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The) consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 91-211 out of over 2,400 schools in recent years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating exceptional academic performance. Additionally, the school excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5-20% of New York elementary schools for female students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as in the top 6-10% for special education students.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon and Ps 5 Huguenot, Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The) maintains a higher level of academic achievement across multiple grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science consistently outperform the district and state averages, demonstrating its commitment to providing a high-quality education for all students.

668

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,135

Per pupil spending ?

36.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 S Goff Ave
Staten Island, NY 10309-3499

(718) 984-1021

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The) usually attend:

High:

Tottenville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Asian:

14.1%

Hispanic:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

211^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 49Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #31

403^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #31 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	211 of 2445	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	219 of 2445	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	158 of 2439	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	111 of 2434	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	91 of 2201	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	235 of 2413	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	259 of 2395	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	488 of 2386	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	80.1	387 of 2366	83.6%	★★★★☆
2015	73.5	564 of 2352	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	84.6	263 of 2345	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	82.4	321 of 2325	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	83.1	282 of 2320	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	82.8	300 of 2286	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	73.4	574 of 2263	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	70.2	706 of 2257	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.5	454 of 2227	79.6%	★★★★☆
2007	73.5	613 of 2219	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	78.0	399 of 2206	81.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	147 of 696	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	32 of 662	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	75.8	138 of 671	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	38 of 430	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	77 of 601	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	185 of 2409	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	188 of 2413	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	162 of 2403	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	86 of 2401	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	149 of 1955	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	251 of 2357	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	257 of 2338	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	86.0	144 of 1531	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	73 of 1429	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	52 of 1503	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	1 of 818	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	66 of 1315	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	63 of 1392	95.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	98 of 2098	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	120 of 2078	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	66 of 2041	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	49 of 2099	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	7 of 1678	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	235 of 2032	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	200 of 2045	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	247 of 2407	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	244 of 2411	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.6	156 of 2400	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	123 of 2400	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	39 of 1961	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	221 of 2358	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	254 of 2340	89.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	213 of 2134	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	161 of 2110	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	126 of 2016	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	51 of 2031	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	75.1	146 of 1044	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	231 of 1859	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	127 of 1941	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	202 of 1402	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	237 of 1392	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	187 of 1337	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	118 of 1399	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	176 of 1224	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	310 of 1338	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	335 of 1408	76.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math88%+31 vs state

English Language Arts81%+26 vs state

Science62%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	80 S Goff Ave	Staten Island	10309	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-1021	668	46	14.4	36.5%	459 (68.7%)	9 (1.3%)	90 (13.5%)	94 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	89.2	211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.3	219^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.0%	8	82.1	81.6	79.6	84.0	96.2	83.7	62.0	$36,135	$1,656	$34,479
Ps 6 Corporal Allan F Kivlehan School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Page Ave	Staten Island	10307	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 697-3760	540	51	10.6	56.5%	376 (69.6%)	10 (1.9%)	102 (18.9%)	38 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	61.5	907^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.9%		77.9	479^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.4%	428	65.3	57.8	73.6	72.2	55.4	67.6	33.8	$48,517	$2,035	$46,482
Ps 5 Huguenot	Public	K-5	348 Deisius St	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 668-3270	317	21	15.2	29.3%	253 (79.8%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.5%)	25 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	95.3	72^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.6	49^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.0%	23	98.4	88.6	92.1	100.0	91.1	100.0	65.7	$36,165	$2,099	$34,066
Ps 56 Louis Desario School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Kramer Ave	Staten Island	10309	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 605-1189	644	42	15.2	39.4%	425 (66.0%)	7 (1.1%)	88 (13.7%)	109 (16.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	77.1	502^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	79.5%		85.1	312^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%	190	90.0	76.0	68.7	89.7	74.3	65.6	44.7	$35,623	$1,852	$33,770
Kathleen Grimm School For Leadership	Public	PK, KG-5	644 Bloomingdale Rd	Staten Island	10309	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 668-8640	452	29	15.6	39.6%	338 (74.8%)	6 (1.3%)	48 (10.6%)	52 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	87.4	248^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.9%		83.1	359^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.3%	111	77.6	78.0	85.2	85.3	89.8	82.2	58.3	$33,063	$1,417	$31,647
Ps 1 Tottenville	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Summit St	Staten Island	10307	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-0960	461	35	13.1	37.7%	314 (68.1%)	7 (1.5%)	106 (23.0%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	75.4	535^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.1%		80.7	416^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.0%	119	77.4	79.4	77.3	72.7	76.2	64.2	44.8	$35,954	$1,836	$34,118
Ps 36 J C Drumgoole	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Ionia Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-1422	866	56	15.5	45.7%	545 (62.9%)	13 (1.5%)	117 (13.5%)	163 (18.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	74.3	575^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.5%		72.2	594^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.7%	19	66.1	73.3	71.8	70.6	67.2	74.8	55.4	$33,880	$1,693	$32,187
Ps 4 Maurice Wollin	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Nedra Lane	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-1197	862	81	10.6	47.8%	451 (52.3%)	10 (1.2%)	177 (20.5%)	199 (23.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	72.9	619^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.7%		66.8	732^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	70.1%	113	60.2	70.5	69.9	67.8	74.3	71.8	57.7	$45,730	$1,685	$44,046
Ps 55 Henry M Boehm	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Osborne St	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 697-5200	512	41	12.3	43.9%	367 (71.7%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (14.3%)	59 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	85.6	294^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.0%		84	337^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.2%	43	74.3	74.1	82.9	81.3	77.1	87.2	64.5	$37,227	$1,882	$35,344
Ps 42 Eltingville	Public	PK, KG-5	380 Genesee Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-3800	995	65	15.3	48.9%	579 (58.2%)	13 (1.3%)	156 (15.7%)	226 (22.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	14 (1.4%)	74.7	563^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.0%		80.6	418^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.9%	145	61.3	74.7	75.6	57.9	75.2	79.3	61.3	$33,294	$1,605	$31,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The)

Is Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The) a good school?

Yes. Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The) ranks in the top 8.6% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The)?

Students at Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The) are 69% White, 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The).

What schools do graduates of Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The) usually go on to attend:

High : Tottenville High School

What district is Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #31

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