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Ps 45 John Tyler

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Ps 45 John Tyler ranks 1010 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1010^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 45 John Tyler is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 754 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.

Overall, PS 45 John Tyler faces some academic challenges, with its performance on state assessments generally below the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 53.23% (3rd grade) to 67.54% (4th grade), compared to the district's 65.32% (3rd grade) to 67.53% (5th grade) and the state's 54.15% (3rd grade) to 56.61% (5th grade). The school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment was also lower than the district and state. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students generally performing better than African American and Hispanic students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as PS 30 Westerleigh and PS 35 Clove Valley School (The), generally outperform PS 45 John Tyler on state assessments, especially in ELA and Math. These nearby schools also have higher proficiency rates, better rankings, and higher ratings from SchoolDigger compared to PS 45 John Tyler. However, PS 45 John Tyler has a relatively high per-student spending of around $33,000, which is higher than the nearby schools, though its student-teacher ratio of around 14:1 is similar to the nearby schools.

751

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,440

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

58 Lawrence Ave
Staten Island, NY 10310-3099

(718) 442-6123

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 45 John Tyler usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.1%

White:

22.5%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

1,010^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	57.2	1010 of 2445	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	1047 of 2445	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	1026 of 2439	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	1101 of 2434	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	809 of 2201	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	1405 of 2413	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1515 of 2395	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.6	1331 of 2386	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.7	1430 of 2366	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	1475 of 2352	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.3	1446 of 2345	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	1172 of 2325	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	1351 of 2320	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	1278 of 2286	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.2	1745 of 2263	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.1	1346 of 2257	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.0	1407 of 2227	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.1	1292 of 2219	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.8	1422 of 2206	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	286 of 928	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	270 of 927	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	229 of 857	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	295 of 936	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	72 of 427	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	40.2	502 of 891	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	498 of 948	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	385 of 696	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	80.3	104 of 662	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	352 of 605	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.9	119 of 671	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	43.5	291 of 430	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.6	171 of 548	68.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	828 of 1117	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	980 of 1066	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	63.5	223 of 1001	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	445 of 1027	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	318 of 860	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.1	806 of 938	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	812 of 2409	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	857 of 2413	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	1019 of 2403	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	1181 of 2401	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	921 of 1955	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	1298 of 2357	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	1235 of 2338	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	727 of 1569	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	696 of 1531	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	658 of 1429	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	571 of 1503	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	394 of 818	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	658 of 1315	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	801 of 1392	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	209 of 792	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.8	246 of 766	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	420 of 570	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.6	228 of 730	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	931 of 2098	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	930 of 2078	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	905 of 2041	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	1016 of 2099	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	606 of 1678	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	1050 of 2032	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	1217 of 2045	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	1238 of 2407	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	1244 of 2411	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	1027 of 2400	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	1006 of 2400	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	628 of 1961	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	1505 of 2358	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1734 of 2340	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	633 of 2134	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.7	736 of 2110	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	794 of 2016	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	713 of 2031	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	529 of 1044	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	984 of 1859	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1273 of 1941	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	410 of 1402	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	474 of 1392	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	402 of 1337	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	655 of 1399	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	372 of 1224	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	681 of 1338	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	927 of 1408	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)74th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+5 vs state

English Language Arts61%+6 vs state

Science40%-5 vs state

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Excellent school. Great teachers and administration. Tons of activities and the arts. 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 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
Ps 18 John G Whittier	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Broadway	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-0216	315	32	9.8	94.3%	14 (4.4%)	118 (37.5%)	166 (52.7%)	7 (2.2%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	5.8	2388^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.1	2294^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.2%	94	18.9	14.3	21.7	20.0	24.5	25.0	17.4	$47,437	$3,399	$44,038
Ps 19 Curtis School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Post Ave	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-3860	464	38	12.2	93.8%	24 (5.2%)	66 (14.2%)	347 (74.8%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	43.6	1373^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.8%		21.8	2014^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.6%	641	51.8	40.6	64.6	72.1	33.3	53.9	36.9	$38,295	$3,208	$35,087
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 29 Bardwell	Public	PK, KG-5	1581 Victory Blvd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 556-4400	579	42	13.7	56.3%	223 (38.5%)	30 (5.2%)	154 (26.6%)	153 (26.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	77.7	490^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.0%		66.7	736^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.9%	246	81.6	71.6	82.1	79.1	71.6	64.5	48.0	$36,975	$1,901	$35,075
Ps 35 Clove Valley School (The)	Public	K-5	60 Foote Ave	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 442-3037	367	24	14.9	41.1%	177 (48.2%)	24 (6.5%)	75 (20.4%)	63 (17.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.1%)	97.9	11^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.6	10^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.6%	1	98.2	98.3	96.4	100.0	100.0	98.2	92.7	$32,881	$1,769	$31,112
Bridge Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	715 Ocean Terrace-Bldg E	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	Bridge Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 274-3437	263	39	6.7	72.6%	62 (23.6%)	66 (25.1%)	110 (41.8%)	9 (3.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	8.7	2328^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.8%		16.7	2156^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.8%	172	21.4	26.7	38.0	19.1	27.3	23.4	14.6	$29,497	$210	$29,287
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 20 Port Richmond	Public	K-5	161 Park Ave	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-4110	277	31	8.9	91.3%	12 (4.3%)	38 (13.7%)	215 (77.6%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	10.9	2287^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%		7.7	2372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	3.0%	85	43.5	18.0	35.3	31.4	20.4	21.6	15.4	$44,314	$3,363	$40,951
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 45 John Tyler

What schools do graduates of Ps 45 John Tyler attend?

Students who attend Ps 45 John Tyler usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Ps 45 John Tyler?

Students at Ps 45 John Tyler are 47% Hispanic, 23% White, 16% African American, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 45 John Tyler in?

New York City Geographic District #31

Is Ps 45 John Tyler a good school?

Ps 45 John Tyler ranks 1010^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 45 John Tyler?

In the 2024-25 school year, 751 students attended Ps 45 John Tyler.

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