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Ps 48 William G Wilcox

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Ps 48 William G Wilcox ranks 327 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 48 William G Wilcox is an exceptional elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Staten Island, New York. With 988 students, the school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, currently holding a statewide ranking of 327 out of 2,445 and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 48 outperforms both the New York City Geographic District #31 and the state of New York in proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, PS 48's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 78.65%, compared to 65.32% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.6, allowing for more individualized attention.

While PS 48 performs exceptionally well for its Asian and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 30% of New York elementary schools, respectively, its performance for African American students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 30% of schools. This disparity warrants further investigation, as the school's high per-student spending of $29,367 in the 2023-2024 school year suggests that it has the resources to support the needs of all its students. Overall, PS 48 William G Wilcox is a shining example of a high-performing elementary school, and the district can learn from its successful practices to improve educational outcomes for all students.

964

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,243

Per pupil spending ?

52.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 Targee St
Staten Island, NY 10304-4450

(718) 447-8323

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 48 William G Wilcox usually attend:

Middle:	Is 49 Berta A Dreyfus
High:	New Dorp High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.3%

Asian:

30.4%

Hispanic:

16.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (76% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% 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 school76%

District avg62%

New York avg55%

Elementary school

327^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

206^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	327 of 2445	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	420 of 2445	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	338 of 2439	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	318 of 2434	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	312 of 2201	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	367 of 2413	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	305 of 2395	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	251 of 2386	89.5%	★★★★☆
2016	88.2	179 of 2366	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	84.6	276 of 2352	88.3%	★★★★☆
2014	89.1	161 of 2345	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	83.6	291 of 2325	87.5%	★★★★☆
2012	83.7	263 of 2320	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	85.3	215 of 2286	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	87.6	115 of 2263	94.9%	★★★★★
2009	81.0	226 of 2257	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	84.5	123 of 2227	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	76.1	484 of 2219	78.2%	★★★★☆
2006	80.7	307 of 2206	86.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	668 of 936	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	191 of 696	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	161 of 662	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	170 of 605	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	249 of 671	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	243 of 548	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	222 of 601	63.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	282 of 1117	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	214 of 1066	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	160 of 1001	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	161 of 1027	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	52 of 860	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	76 of 938	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	274 of 2409	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	448 of 2413	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	330 of 2403	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	367 of 2401	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	285 of 1955	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	352 of 2357	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	258 of 2338	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	420 of 1569	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	484 of 1531	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	259 of 1429	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	376 of 1503	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	279 of 1315	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	406 of 1392	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	244 of 2098	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	374 of 2078	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	201 of 2041	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	259 of 2099	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	201 of 1678	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	317 of 2032	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	223 of 2045	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	355 of 2407	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	399 of 2411	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	362 of 2400	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	260 of 2400	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	299 of 1961	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	365 of 2358	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	370 of 2340	84.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	342 of 2134	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	363 of 2110	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	379 of 2016	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	306 of 2031	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	380 of 1859	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	325 of 1941	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	366 of 1402	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	430 of 1392	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	347 of 1337	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	250 of 1399	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	149 of 1224	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	301 of 1338	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	277 of 1408	80.3%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	206 of 1500	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	190 of 1504	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	162 of 1500	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	144 of 1479	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	63 of 1242	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	198 of 1439	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	145 of 1438	89.9%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	170 of 1455	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	91.3	84 of 1429	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.2	80 of 1407	94.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	53.0	255 of 663	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	77 of 406	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	94 of 396	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	85 of 388	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	141 of 381	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	150 of 369	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	102 of 374	72.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	462 of 615	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	85.1	18 of 591	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	54.3	176 of 581	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	206 of 1457	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	214 of 1465	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	180 of 1463	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	132 of 1454	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	49 of 1066	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	146 of 1370	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	120 of 1353	91.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	284 of 965	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	182 of 953	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	135 of 943	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	187 of 914	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	270 of 826	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	291 of 810	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	151 of 1283	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	161 of 1296	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	134 of 1288	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	161 of 1306	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	84 of 935	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.1	251 of 1241	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	122 of 1245	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	199 of 1455	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	176 of 1464	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	150 of 1464	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	143 of 1455	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	70 of 1071	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	234 of 1366	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	186 of 1352	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	206 of 1298	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	165 of 1303	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	213 of 1307	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	277 of 1283	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	128 of 1139	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	150 of 1170	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	177 of 775	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	170 of 778	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	167 of 772	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	111 of 748	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	92.3	25 of 614	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	114 of 716	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	95 of 763	87.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-14 vs school

African American (2022)29th percentile-58 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-16 vs school

African American (2018)62nd percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government89%+14 vs state

Algebra I84%+28 vs state

Science76%+31 vs state

Math74%+18 vs state

English Language Arts73%+19 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, April 25, 2015

Ms Mammolito is such a truly dedicated Principal; it's so easy to see that she truly cares about the children. While other schools are cutting programs, Ms. Mammolito is adding them to 48. Our children benefit in such an amazing way! We are so proud of Ms. Mammolito, and so proud to be a part of the PS 48 Family. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

its a great school but its toooo small its a mad house there with 34 kids in each class room Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	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	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 48 William G Wilcox	Public	PK, KG-8	1050 Targee St	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 447-8323	964	79	12.2	52.2%	437 (45.3%)	54 (5.6%)	163 (16.9%)	293 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.8%)	84.2	327^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.6%		80.4	420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.8%	93	89.0	84.4	78.7	73.8	82.5	68.9	65.2	68.7	78.7	75.9	74.2	72.8	71.1	65.5	83.9	$31,243	$1,870	$29,373
Naples Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1055 Targee St	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 876-4610	311	33	9.3	55.6%	141 (45.3%)	21 (6.8%)	59 (19.0%)	82 (26.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	97.3	20^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.2%		93.1	145^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.1%	125			97.7	100.0	90.6				100.0	97.9	98.2			86.8		$45,269	$1,770	$43,498
Ps 57 Hubert H Humphrey	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Palma Dr	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 447-1191	392	38	10.4	95.2%	11 (2.8%)	183 (46.7%)	159 (40.6%)	26 (6.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	13.9	2222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%		22.6	1979^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.1%	243			32.3	31.7	40.5				31.8	19.1	29.3			25.6		$45,823	$3,828	$41,995
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
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
Ps 46 Albert V Maniscalco	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Reid Ave	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 987-5155	171	19	9.0	89.5%	46 (26.9%)	28 (16.4%)	64 (37.4%)	23 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.7%)	21.4	2044^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.4%		26.4	1864^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.8%	180			46.2	30.0	39.3				50.0	20.0	31.0			39.1		$49,804	$4,066	$45,738
Ps 11 Thomas Dongan School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Garretson Ave	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 979-1030	282	25	11.3	80.9%	103 (36.5%)	32 (11.3%)	85 (30.1%)	55 (19.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	35.6	1597^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.7%		21.7	2015^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.6%	418			55.9	52.0	48.7				61.1	41.7	43.6			18.0		$41,268	$2,566	$38,702
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 39 Francis J Murphy Junior	Public	K-5	99 Macfarland Ave	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 447-4543	492	38	12.8	90.4%	200 (40.7%)	28 (5.7%)	125 (25.4%)	123 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.2%)	69	713^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.8%		70.2	636^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.0%	77			64.7	62.7	58.8				69.4	75.8	84.9			47.6		$35,785	$2,744	$33,041
Ps 13 M L Lindemeyer	Public	PK, KG-5	191 Vermont Ave	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 447-1462	768	67	11.5	81.8%	128 (16.7%)	82 (10.7%)	319 (41.5%)	220 (28.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	76.1	523^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.6%		65	782^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.0%	259			80.2	66.7	76.7				83.3	66.3	86.5			39.6		$37,917	$2,919	$34,998

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 48 William G Wilcox

What schools do graduates of Ps 48 William G Wilcox attend?

Students who attend Ps 48 William G Wilcox usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 49 Berta A Dreyfus
High : New Dorp High School

What district is Ps 48 William G Wilcox in?

New York City Geographic District #31

Is Ps 48 William G Wilcox a good school?

Ps 48 William G Wilcox ranks 327^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 48 William G Wilcox?

Students at Ps 48 William G Wilcox are 45% White, 30% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ps 48 William G Wilcox?

In the 2024-25 school year, 964 students attended Ps 48 William G Wilcox.

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