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Ps 42 Eltingville

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Ps 42 Eltingville ranks 563 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 42 Eltingville is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,002 students. This 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.

PS 42 Eltingville consistently performs above the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency for grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates were 61.29% for 3rd grade, 74.67% for 4th grade, and 75.6% for 5th grade, compared to the district's 65.32%, 64.87%, and 67.53%, respectively. Similarly, the school's Math proficiency rates were 57.86% for 3rd grade, 75.16% for 4th grade, and 79.27% for 5th grade, compared to the district's 67.29%, 65.05%, and 66.12%, respectively. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 61.33% also exceeds the district's 47.46% and the state's 45.02%.

While PS 42 Eltingville performs well overall, the nearby schools, such as Barbara Esselborn School, PS 5 Huguenot, and PS 8 Shirlee Solomon, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with several of them ranking in the top 100-200 elementary schools in New York. These schools generally outperform PS 42 Eltingville in terms of overall academic proficiency, particularly in the higher-achieving student subgroups. Despite this, PS 42 Eltingville maintains a strong reputation and provides a quality education to its diverse student population.

995

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,294

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

380 Genesee Ave
Staten Island, NY 10312-3296

(718) 984-3800

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 42 Eltingville usually attend:

Middle:	Is 7 Elias Bernstein
High:	Tottenville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.2%

Asian:

22.7%

Hispanic:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (69% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

563^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	74.7	563 of 2445	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	418 of 2445	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	397 of 2439	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	275 of 2434	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	365 of 2201	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	598 of 2413	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	499 of 2395	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.4	779 of 2386	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.9	533 of 2366	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	72.6	597 of 2352	74.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.1	568 of 2345	75.8%	★★★★☆
2013	71.8	559 of 2325	76.0%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	513 of 2320	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	418 of 2286	81.7%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	488 of 2263	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	72.7	605 of 2257	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	71.7	661 of 2227	70.3%	★★★★☆
2007	69.0	781 of 2219	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.3	991 of 2206	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	347 of 696	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	254 of 662	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	263 of 605	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	269 of 671	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	153 of 430	64.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	332 of 1117	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	221 of 1066	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	246 of 1001	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	115 of 1027	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	93.3	14 of 454	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	37.0	516 of 860	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	383 of 938	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	493 of 2409	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	413 of 2413	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	431 of 2403	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	291 of 2401	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	377 of 1955	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	541 of 2357	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	464 of 2338	80.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	244 of 1569	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	79 of 1503	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	59.2	426 of 1315	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.4	209 of 1392	85.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	297 of 2098	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	187 of 2078	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	233 of 2041	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	186 of 2099	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	75.8	267 of 1678	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	432 of 2032	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	304 of 2045	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	631 of 2407	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	413 of 2411	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	407 of 2400	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	269 of 2400	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	311 of 1961	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	650 of 2358	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	548 of 2340	76.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	870 of 2134	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	643 of 2110	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	575 of 2016	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	766 of 2031	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	534 of 1044	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	647 of 1859	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	226 of 1941	88.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	561 of 1402	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	442 of 1392	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	451 of 1337	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	339 of 1399	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	376 of 1224	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	550 of 1338	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	560 of 1408	60.2%	★★★☆☆

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)86th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+13 vs state

English Language Arts71%+16 vs state

Science61%+16 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 27, 2017

I love this school. My son is very bright and had issues while attending a different school in the prior year and during the current year. With a lot of forethought we decided to switch him to PS 42 mid-year and has been the single best decision we could have made for our son. My family is eternally grateful to the School, Principal Sharkey and his entire team. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

P.s. 42 cares about the children there. They have the best caring principal ,asst. principals and teachers there. They really focus on the children's reading levels. They are really into the childrens education.You fell like a family there. I wouldn't want my son to go to any other school. We love p.s.42 Close Quote

Schools Near Ps 42 Eltingville

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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 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
Ps 32 Gifford School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	232 Barlow Ave	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-1688	694	44	15.6	51.3%	358 (51.6%)	17 (2.4%)	119 (17.1%)	181 (26.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	78.9	457^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.3%		89.1	226^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.8%	231	75.3	76.8	68.6	77.5	79.1	67.6	56.4	$31,141	$1,492	$29,648
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 8 Shirlee Solomon	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Lindenwood Rd	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 356-2800	542	28	19.5	49.4%	295 (54.4%)	6 (1.1%)	89 (16.4%)	139 (25.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	95.2	74^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.0%		97.6	26^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.9%	48	93.6	79.1	97.3	98.4	90.0	100.0	84.7	$30,078	$1,771	$28,307
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 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
Barbara Esselborn School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Durant Ave	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 987-8020	806	50	16.1	52.0%	402 (49.9%)	13 (1.6%)	129 (16.0%)	241 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.4%)	89.8	201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	91.8%		90.5	190^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.2%	11	82.5	83.3	83.1	80.2	86.8	82.1	71.9	$34,120	$1,843	$32,277
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
Space Shuttle Columbia School	Public	PK, KG-5	77 Marsh Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 761-2155	720	70	10.2	65.4%	264 (36.7%)	40 (5.6%)	168 (23.3%)	231 (32.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	66	795^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.5%		72.9	579^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.3%	216	62.1	67.6	65.5	58.8	73.8	60.7	53.4	$38,062	$1,846	$36,216
Ps 23 Richmondtown	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Natick St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 351-1155	608	43	14.1	40.0%	353 (58.1%)	4 (0.7%)	85 (14.0%)	142 (23.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	90.6	186^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.4%		90.1	197^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.9%	11	79.3	77.8	89.1	92.7	77.8	91.3	72.5	$34,027	$1,790	$32,236

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 42 Eltingville

How many students attend Ps 42 Eltingville?

In the 2024-25 school year, 995 students attended Ps 42 Eltingville.

Is Ps 42 Eltingville a good school?

Ps 42 Eltingville ranks 563^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 42 Eltingville?

Students at Ps 42 Eltingville are 58% White, 23% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Ps 42 Eltingville in?

New York City Geographic District #31

What schools do graduates of Ps 42 Eltingville attend?

Students who attend Ps 42 Eltingville usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 7 Elias Bernstein
High : Tottenville High School

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