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Ps 16 John J Driscoll

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Ps 16 John J Driscoll ranks 1746 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 16 John J Driscoll is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 376 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #31, which is ranked 403 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $42,044 in the 2023-2024 school year, PS 16 John J Driscoll has consistently underperformed academically compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly lower than the New York City Geographic District #31 and the state of New York across all grade levels. The school's performance has been particularly poor for male students, African American students, and students with special needs.

When comparing PS 16 John J Driscoll to nearby schools, such as PS 45 John Tyler and PS 13 M.L. Lindemeyer, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming. These nearby schools, which are within a 2-mile radius, have significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math across all grade levels. However, the school's relatively stronger performance for certain student subgroups, such as female students and Hispanic students, could provide a foundation for developing more effective, targeted approaches to improve the overall academic achievement of the student body.

377

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,177

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

195 Daniel Low Ter
Staten Island, NY 10301-2494

(718) 447-0124

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 16 John J Driscoll usually attend:

Middle:	Is 61 William A Morris
High:	Curtis High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.8%

African American:

22.0%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Science scores 25 pts below the New York average

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #31's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

1,746^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	30.6	1746 of 2445	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2149 of 2445	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	2267 of 2439	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2294 of 2434	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1840 of 2201	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	2196 of 2413	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	2181 of 2395	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	2234 of 2386	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	2110 of 2366	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	2200 of 2352	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.6	2178 of 2345	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	2151 of 2325	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	2198 of 2320	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.8	2140 of 2286	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	2210 of 2263	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.7	2210 of 2257	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.1	2189 of 2227	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.2	2074 of 2219	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	1968 of 2206	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	675 of 928	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	800 of 927	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	743 of 857	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	783 of 936	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	721 of 891	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	771 of 948	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	359 of 1117	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	427 of 1066	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	574 of 1001	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	631 of 1027	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	601 of 860	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	730 of 938	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1641 of 2409	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	2082 of 2413	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2098 of 2403	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	2319 of 2401	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	2258 of 2357	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	2214 of 2338	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	785 of 1569	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.9	1178 of 1531	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1178 of 1429	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1324 of 1503	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	625 of 818	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1163 of 1315	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1234 of 1392	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	360 of 792	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	387 of 766	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.9	612 of 637	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	394 of 622	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	548 of 570	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	500 of 730	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	17.8	1925 of 2099	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	1172 of 1678	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1815 of 2407	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2127 of 2411	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	2306 of 2400	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2184 of 2400	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1991 of 2358	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	2046 of 2340	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1338 of 2134	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1771 of 2110	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1681 of 2016	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1795 of 2031	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1578 of 1859	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1550 of 1941	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	18.0	1200 of 1392	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)55th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)8th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-9 vs state

Math43%-14 vs state

Science20%-25 vs state

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by a student
Friday, December 29, 2017

I went to this school years ago and looking back to my experience I hated it. teachers were racist and prefered white students over other races. They not only didn't know how to do their job but were very rude. As a teacher, it is your job to make students feel welcomed and safe but they failed to do so.Going to school was something I dreaded and hated when I was young and that was because of my teachers. Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, June 30, 2017

This school is probably the worst school I've ever had the displeasure to be in. The administration staff is about as qualified as their students to run a school. The principal, has a terrible temper, and is very unjust in all situations. The assistant principal is brash and irrational in all her decision making skills. These two run the school as if they were high school besties and this was their stomping ground. I would not recommend sending your child here, as the school is wildly unfit to meet their needs. I wouldn't recommend working here, as the administration, can't manage their staff or work with anyone in a productive manner. They make decisions based on assumptions and their "I'm in charge and you aren't" mentality is the most toxic of any school I've ever been to. How such incompetent, negligent, power hungry, and down right crude people came to be administrative staff is beyond me. Do not come to this school to work, and do not send your child to this school. They are below average in everything they do, and will do nothing to benefit their staff, or their community. The only way this school could possibly become better, is if the administration staff is terminated and replaced. I would rate this school and administrative staff with a U. Close Quote

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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 16 John J Driscoll	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Daniel Low Ter	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 447-0124	377	34	11.0	97.1%	19 (5.0%)	83 (22.0%)	248 (65.8%)	21 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30.6	1746^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.6%		17	2149^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.1%	403	40.5	38.0	59.2	22.0	35.9	68.6	20.4	$42,177	$3,622	$38,554
Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Daniel Low Ter	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 420-5115	182	16	11.7	91.2%	10 (5.5%)	45 (24.7%)	104 (57.1%)	6 (3.3%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	25.6	1906^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.0%		27.9	1809^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.0%	97	23.8	45.8	39.1	40.9	44.0	54.6	27.3	$47,480	$3,190	$44,290
Ps 74 Future Leaders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Daniel Low Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 727-5380	255	26	9.8	97.3%	16 (6.3%)	71 (27.8%)	150 (58.8%)	14 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24	1960^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.8%		22.6	1980^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.0%	20	43.5	35.3	46.3	36.4	34.3	45.2	28.6	$44,125	$3,173	$40,952
Ps 31 William T Davis	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Layton Ave	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 273-3500	342	35	9.7	98.5%	14 (4.1%)	185 (54.1%)	124 (36.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	23.3	1978^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.1%		26	1873^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.4%	105	38.2	51.1	43.6	39.3	39.1	35.9	20.0	$48,336	$4,060	$44,277
Ps 65 Academy Of Innovative Learning (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Grant St	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 981-5034	340	35	9.7	75.0%	51 (15.0%)	79 (23.2%)	183 (53.8%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	66.2	790^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.7%		75	535^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.1%	255	63.0	71.2	66.7	78.2	61.5	56.1	48.2	$42,451	$2,417	$40,034
Harbor View School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Richmond Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 390-2190	256	28	9.1	75.8%	38 (14.8%)	102 (39.8%)	99 (38.7%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	45	1330^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.6%		34.7	1601^st of 2445 public elementary schools	34.5%	271	57.6	58.8	54.6	62.9	41.2	47.7	38.6	$45,980	$2,684	$43,296
Ps 373	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henderson Ave	Staten Island	10307	Richmond County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 816-8897	710	129	5.5	86.2%	146 (20.6%)	177 (24.9%)	244 (34.4%)	103 (14.5%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	28 (3.9%)								(n/a)								$124,847	$1,251	$123,596
Ps 78	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Tompkins Ave	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-3094	454	39	11.6	94.5%	21 (4.6%)	186 (41.0%)	225 (49.6%)	12 (2.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12.4	2257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.7%		21.1	2032^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.9%	225	36.1	23.1	29.4	26.7	12.1	45.6	14.5	$46,770	$3,707	$43,063
Waverly Academy Of Empowered Learners (The)	Public	K-2	45 Waverly Pl	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 560-8040	165	29	5.7	95.8%	7 (4.2%)	59 (35.8%)	87 (52.7%)	5 (3.0%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)								$47,142	$2,799	$44,343
Ps 45 John Tyler	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Lawrence Ave	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-6123	751	56	13.4	63.5%	169 (22.5%)	117 (15.6%)	354 (47.1%)	74 (9.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	57.2	1010^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.7%		54.3	1047^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.2%	37	53.2	67.5	62.4	60.3	71.1	56.3	40.0	$34,440	$2,643	$31,797

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Is Ps 16 John J Driscoll a good school?

Ps 16 John J Driscoll ranks 1746^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 16 John J Driscoll?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Ps 16 John J Driscoll.

What schools do graduates of Ps 16 John J Driscoll attend?

Students who attend Ps 16 John J Driscoll usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 61 William A Morris
High : Curtis High School

What district is Ps 16 John J Driscoll in?

New York City Geographic District #31

What is the racial makeup of Ps 16 John J Driscoll?

Students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll are 66% Hispanic, 22% African American, 6% Asian, 5% White, 1% American Indian.

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