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Ps 52 John C Thompson

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Ps 52 John C Thompson ranks 482 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 52 John C Thompson is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 616. 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.

Ps 52 John C Thompson consistently performs above the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 71.28% compared to 65.32% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong for Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 5% of New York elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. However, the school's Asian and White student subgroups perform relatively lower compared to the school's overall performance.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Ps 57 Hubert H Humphrey and Ps 46 Albert V Maniscalco, Ps 52 John C Thompson significantly outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. The school also maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, while the nearby schools generally have lower ratings. Additionally, Ps 52 John C Thompson has a higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the nearby schools, suggesting a focus on smaller class sizes and greater access to resources.

627

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,084

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 Buel Ave
Staten Island, NY 10305-2299

(718) 351-5454

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 52 John C Thompson usually attend:

Middle:	Is 2 George L Egbert
High:	New Dorp High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.2%

Asian:

34.3%

Hispanic:

19.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (71% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

482^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	77.9	482 of 2445	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	400 of 2445	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	390 of 2439	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	462 of 2434	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	401 of 2201	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	375 of 2413	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	448 of 2395	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	75.5	511 of 2386	78.6%	★★★★☆
2016	67.4	709 of 2366	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	57.9	951 of 2352	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.6	1142 of 2345	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	1058 of 2325	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.5	1223 of 2320	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.7	1282 of 2286	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.3	1132 of 2263	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.5	1389 of 2257	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.8	1498 of 2227	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	1214 of 2219	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.5	1045 of 2206	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	261 of 696	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	232 of 662	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	232 of 605	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	261 of 671	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	304 of 430	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	273 of 1117	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	31 of 1066	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	73.8	137 of 1001	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	122 of 1027	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	48 of 454	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	99 of 860	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	118 of 938	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	390 of 2409	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	337 of 2413	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	250 of 2403	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	333 of 2401	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	304 of 1955	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	488 of 2357	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	539 of 2338	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	242 of 1569	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	140 of 1531	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	67.6	316 of 1315	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	166 of 1392	88.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	79.3	68 of 622	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	29 of 570	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	241 of 2098	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	156 of 2078	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	174 of 2041	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	214 of 2099	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	129 of 1678	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	154 of 2032	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	230 of 2045	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	553 of 2407	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	446 of 2411	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	594 of 2400	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	651 of 2400	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	568 of 1961	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	296 of 2358	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	396 of 2340	83.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	653 of 2134	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.5	270 of 2110	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	432 of 2016	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	642 of 2031	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	364 of 1859	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	367 of 1941	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	618 of 1402	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	467 of 1392	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	461 of 1337	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	558 of 1399	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	307 of 1338	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	534 of 1408	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)89th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math78%+20 vs state

English Language Arts70%+15 vs state

Science53%+8 vs state

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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 52 John C Thompson	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Buel Ave	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 351-5454	627	39	16.1	75.9%	246 (39.2%)	32 (5.1%)	120 (19.1%)	215 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	77.9	482^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	80.3%		81.4	400^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.6%	82			71.3	70.9	66.7				82.5	76.7	73.3			52.9		$34,084	$2,571	$31,513
Staten Island Hebrew Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	829 Father Capodanno Blvd	Staten Island	10305	Richmond County	Staten Island Hebrew Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 792-6234	202	6	33.6	65.3%	98 (48.5%)	16 (7.9%)	50 (24.8%)	36 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)			57.5						78.1							$33,104	$1,580	$31,524
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
Ps 38 George Cromwell	Public	PK, KG-5	421 Lincoln Ave	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 351-1225	354	30	11.8	78.8%	115 (32.5%)	17 (4.8%)	108 (30.5%)	107 (30.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	45.4	1315^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.2%		40.3	1438^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.2%	123			42.6	43.3	76.9				56.4	46.9	63.5			38.8		$38,052	$2,745	$35,307
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
Stephanie A Vierno School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Clawson St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 351-6777	688	48	14.2	76.9%	255 (37.1%)	41 (6.0%)	172 (25.0%)	207 (30.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	58.1	987^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.6%		46.4	1248^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.0%	261			60.8	62.9	59.8				67.7	62.6	56.4			40.2		$36,143	$2,614	$33,529
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 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
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 52 John C Thompson

What schools do graduates of Ps 52 John C Thompson attend?

Students who attend Ps 52 John C Thompson usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 2 George L Egbert
High : New Dorp High School

What district is Ps 52 John C Thompson in?

New York City Geographic District #31

How many students attend Ps 52 John C Thompson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Ps 52 John C Thompson.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 52 John C Thompson?

Students at Ps 52 John C Thompson are 39% White, 34% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ps 52 John C Thompson a good school?

Ps 52 John C Thompson ranks 482^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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