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Ps 55 Henry M Boehm

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Ps 55 Henry M Boehm ranks 294 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 55 Henry M Boehm is an exceptional elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving 504 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #31, which is ranked 403 out of 874 districts in the state, and it has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 294 out of 2,445 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 55 Henry M Boehm's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, as the school consistently outperforms the district and state in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Math, and Science across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 82.89%, compared to 67.53% for the district and 56.61% for the state. The school's exceptional performance extends to various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, all of whom rank in the top 10-15% of New York elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Ps 55 Henry M Boehm consistently outperforms its peers, with higher proficiency rates and overall rankings. For instance, Ps 56 Louis Desario School (The), located 2.66 miles away, has a lower ranking and proficiency rates compared to Ps 55 Henry M Boehm. However, there are a few nearby schools, such as Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon and Ps 5 Huguenot, that also demonstrate exceptional academic performance and are ranked among the top 5-10% of New York elementary schools.

512

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,227

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

54 Osborne St
Staten Island, NY 10312-5598

(718) 697-5200

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 55 Henry M Boehm usually attend:

Middle:	Is 7 Elias Bernstein
High:	Tottenville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

Hispanic:

14.3%

Asian:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (77% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 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 school77%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

294^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	85.6	294 of 2445	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	337 of 2445	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	394 of 2439	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	639 of 2434	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	446 of 2201	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	769 of 2413	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	640 of 2395	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	63.9	821 of 2386	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.6	638 of 2366	73.0%	★★★★☆
2015	65.0	775 of 2352	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.1	683 of 2345	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	66.7	693 of 2325	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	82.5	299 of 2320	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	81.7	321 of 2286	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	557 of 2263	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	299 of 2257	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	72.4	635 of 2227	71.5%	★★★★☆
2007	65.9	904 of 2219	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.5	629 of 2206	71.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	231 of 696	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	356 of 662	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	357 of 605	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	496 of 671	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	430 of 548	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	101 of 1117	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	60.8	239 of 1066	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	343 of 2409	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	405 of 2413	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	472 of 2403	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	676 of 2401	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	753 of 1955	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	784 of 2357	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	700 of 2338	70.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	251 of 1569	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	324 of 1531	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	106 of 1429	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	71.0	323 of 1503	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	511 of 1315	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	183 of 2098	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	191 of 2078	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	183 of 2041	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	71.1	438 of 2099	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	517 of 1678	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	485 of 2032	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	424 of 2045	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	273 of 2407	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	291 of 2411	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	359 of 2400	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	642 of 2400	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	241 of 1961	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	749 of 2358	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	604 of 2340	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	225 of 2134	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	205 of 2110	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	202 of 2016	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	250 of 2031	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	238 of 1859	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	428 of 1941	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	328 of 1402	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	344 of 1392	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	385 of 1337	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	532 of 1399	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	625 of 1338	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	582 of 1408	58.7%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math82%+24 vs state

English Language Arts77%+22 vs state

Science64%+19 vs state

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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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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 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
Ps 56 Louis Desario School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Kramer Ave	Staten Island	10309	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 605-1189	644	42	15.2	39.4%	425 (66.0%)	7 (1.1%)	88 (13.7%)	109 (16.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	77.1	502^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	79.5%		85.1	312^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%	190	90.0	76.0	68.7	89.7	74.3	65.6	44.7	$35,623	$1,852	$33,770
Ps 50 Frank Hankinson	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Adelaide Ave	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 987-0396	750	48	15.4	55.7%	343 (45.7%)	15 (2.0%)	128 (17.1%)	243 (32.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	90	196^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.0%		95.6	74^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.0%	122	81.6	84.1	80.2	91.2	83.3	85.9	65.7	$33,652	$1,542	$32,110

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 55 Henry M Boehm

How many students attend Ps 55 Henry M Boehm?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Ps 55 Henry M Boehm.

Is Ps 55 Henry M Boehm a good school?

Ps 55 Henry M Boehm ranks 294^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 55 Henry M Boehm in?

New York City Geographic District #31

What is the racial makeup of Ps 55 Henry M Boehm?

Students at Ps 55 Henry M Boehm are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 55 Henry M Boehm attend?

Students who attend Ps 55 Henry M Boehm usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 7 Elias Bernstein
High : Tottenville High School

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