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Is 72 Rocco Laurie

Q: Is Is 72 Rocco Laurie a good school?

Is 72 Rocco Laurie ranks 497 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 67% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 72 Rocco Laurie is a high-performing public middle school located in Staten Island, New York, serving 1,458 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks in the top 30% of New York middle schools, outperforming both the New York City Geographic District #31 and the state of New York in academic proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Math.

Is 72 Rocco Laurie's academic excellence is evident across various metrics. The school's proficiency rates in subjects like U.S. History and Government, Algebra I, and Earth and Space Sciences exceed 90% on Regents exams. Additionally, the school's performance is strong across diverse student subgroups, including Asian, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. This suggests the school provides equitable educational opportunities and personalized support to help all students succeed.

Compared to nearby schools, Is 72 Rocco Laurie stands out for its high per-student spending of $35,218 and low student-teacher ratio of 11.9, indicating a significant investment in educational resources and personalized instruction. While other high-performing schools like Is 75 Frank D Paulo and Marsh Avenue School for Expeditionary Learning also demonstrate strong academic performance, Is 72 Rocco Laurie maintains a higher overall ranking and proficiency rates, making it a standout institution within the New York City Geographic District #31.

1,532

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,628

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Ferndale Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314-4899

(718) 698-5757

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Is 72 Rocco Laurie usually attend:

High:

Port Richmond High School

Feeder schools for Is 72 Rocco Laurie:

Elementary:	Ps 26 Carteret School (The)
	Ps 54 Charles W Leng
	Ps 60 Alice Austen
	Ps 69 Daniel D Tompkins
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	Space Shuttle Columbia School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.8%

Asian:

31.5%

Hispanic:

26.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg60%

New York avg55%

497^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Middle 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	63.4	497 of 1500	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	527 of 1504	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	412 of 1500	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	367 of 1479	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	353 of 1242	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	393 of 1439	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	373 of 1438	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	66.9	409 of 1455	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	64.7	418 of 1429	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	68.4	374 of 1407	73.4%	★★★★☆
2014	71.6	313 of 1401	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	61.9	458 of 1373	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.5	764 of 1337	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.9	735 of 1295	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.1	804 of 1243	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.1	874 of 1224	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.4	826 of 1185	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.6	777 of 1123	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.7	728 of 1095	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	409 of 676	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	360 of 705	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	273 of 696	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	165 of 706	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	208 of 653	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	193 of 663	70.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	172 of 406	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	192 of 396	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	155 of 388	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	168 of 381	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	149 of 236	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	155 of 369	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	182 of 374	51.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	166 of 646	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	166 of 615	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	144 of 591	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	66 of 581	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	26 of 118	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	154 of 473	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	100 of 503	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	519 of 1457	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	517 of 1465	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	415 of 1463	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	349 of 1454	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	288 of 1066	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	387 of 1370	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	352 of 1353	74.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	645 of 965	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	651 of 953	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	434 of 943	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	413 of 914	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	286 of 449	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	351 of 826	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	279 of 810	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	269 of 603	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	215 of 594	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	123 of 543	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	152 of 487	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	132 of 392	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	83 of 457	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	336 of 1283	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	353 of 1296	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	254 of 1288	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	244 of 1306	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	184 of 935	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	249 of 1241	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	249 of 1245	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	463 of 1455	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	508 of 1464	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	392 of 1464	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	355 of 1455	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	349 of 1071	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	374 of 1366	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	362 of 1352	73.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	67.7	59 of 190	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	355 of 1298	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	404 of 1303	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	304 of 1307	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	337 of 1283	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	41.9	266 of 522	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	538 of 1139	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	383 of 1170	67.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	402 of 775	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	448 of 778	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	440 of 772	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	405 of 748	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	315 of 614	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	356 of 716	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	372 of 763	51.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)69th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2025)55th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-19 vs school

Military Connected (2025)45th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government100%+25 vs state

Algebra I99%+43 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences97%+41 vs state

English Language Arts59%+8 vs state

Math58%+6 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, January 15, 2015

I was very worried when my child started school here after listening to the horror stories from other parents. I am now in the process of moving my child to a different school. The term "Teachers Pet" comes to mind when describing the some of the staff at this school because when I once complained my child was being bullied they made my child's life a living hell. For some kids its a great school as long as they are in the "click" or "in crowd" with the PTA or teaching staff.
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by a parent
Friday, November 5, 2010

The Princpal & teachers are very supportive of students & parents. Excellent academic support services & after school activities. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Is 72 Rocco Laurie	Public	6-8	33 Ferndale Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 698-5757	1,532	126	12.1	70.0%	533 (34.8%)	64 (4.2%)	411 (26.8%)	482 (31.5%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.0%)	63.4	497^th of 1500 public middle schools	66.9%		61.2	527^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.0%	30			100.0	99.4			97.1	56.3	60.7	59.7	55.0	68.2	47.5	42.7	$35,628	$2,573	$33,055
Marsh Avenue School For Expeditionary Learning	Public	6-8	100 Essex Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 370-6850	406	37	11.0	65.3%	148 (36.5%)	42 (10.3%)	125 (30.8%)	75 (18.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	68.4	404^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.1%		80.1	234^th of 1504 public middle schools	84.4%	170				100.0				52.9	66.9	70.6	44.1	62.1	56.3	67.2	$36,935	$1,586	$35,349
Richmond Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-9	2245 Richmond Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	Richmond Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	365	44	7.5	69.9%	58 (15.9%)	126 (34.5%)	144 (39.5%)	19 (5.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	30.7	1108^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.1%		42.1	872^nd of 1504 public middle schools	42.0%	236		41.2		51.6	28.3	4.4	36.4	25.4	41.3	41.8	26.5	41.0	54.9		$21,167	$1,054	$20,112
Is 51 Edwin Markham	Public	6-8	80 Willowbrook Rd	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 981-0502	1,072	94	11.4	77.9%	184 (17.2%)	197 (18.4%)	577 (53.8%)	74 (6.9%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.6%)	48.6	745^th of 1500 public middle schools	50.3%		40.1	916^th of 1504 public middle schools	39.1%	171			72.2	100.0	83.2			48.8	45.7	48.6	44.0	58.5	63.8	18.8	$36,573	$2,784	$33,790
Is 2 George L Egbert	Public	6-8	333 Midland Ave	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 987-5336	980	92	10.6	77.9%	358 (36.5%)	46 (4.7%)	277 (28.3%)	267 (27.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.7%)	50.2	716^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.3%		56.6	599^th of 1504 public middle schools	60.2%	117			94.7	100.0	94.3			52.7	50.2	50.8	44.9	53.7	45.5	46.5	$31,093	$2,633	$28,461
Is 27 Anning S Prall	Public, Magnet	6-8	11 Clove Lake Pl	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 981-8800	836	73	11.4	78.2%	149 (17.8%)	159 (19.0%)	384 (45.9%)	115 (13.8%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.5%)	45.8	799^th of 1500 public middle schools	46.7%		40.3	909^th of 1504 public middle schools	39.6%	110				100.0	86.6			49.1	54.5	51.5	38.4	59.3	44.3	19.4	$36,171	$2,798	$33,372
Is 24 Myra S Barnes	Public	6-8	750 Durant Ave	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 982-4700	1,314	99	13.2	54.9%	757 (57.6%)	13 (1.0%)	229 (17.4%)	272 (20.7%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	33 (2.5%)	81.9	227^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.9%		82	212^th of 1504 public middle schools	85.9%	15			89.1	99.2	96.1			69.9	75.6	66.1	63.5	81.0	64.1	57.3	$34,982	$1,752	$33,230
Is 75 Frank D Paulo	Public	6-8	455 Huguenot Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 701-6343	1,514	134	11.2	50.0%	880 (58.1%)	11 (0.7%)	236 (15.6%)	349 (23.1%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.1%)	91.6	112^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.5%		85.2	180^th of 1504 public middle schools	88.0%	68	100.0		98.2	100.0	100.0			75.6	79.9	77.3	81.9	85.9	81.9	64.5	$33,794	$1,634	$32,160
Young Women's Leadership Of Staten Island	Public	6-8	45 Waverly Pl	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 560-8040	180	16	11.6	92.8%	8 (4.4%)	73 (40.6%)	71 (39.4%)	9 (5.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (8.9%)	24	1243^rd of 1500 public middle schools	17.1%		24.3	1223^rd of 1504 public middle schools	18.7%	20								45.2	45.8	48.3	11.3	30.6	16.1	21.1	$31,452	$2,205	$29,247
Is 61 William A Morris	Public, Magnet	6-8	445 Castleton Ave	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 727-8481	871	82	10.6	84.5%	88 (10.1%)	279 (32.0%)	436 (50.1%)	32 (3.7%)	9 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	23 (2.6%)	17.3	1348^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.1%		23.2	1240^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.6%	108			75.4	38.3	51.3			33.3	35.1	38.3	24.5	30.0	4.6	21.7	$36,574	$2,928	$33,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 72 Rocco Laurie

How many students attend Is 72 Rocco Laurie?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,532 students attended Is 72 Rocco Laurie.

What district is Is 72 Rocco Laurie in?

New York City Geographic District #31

Is Is 72 Rocco Laurie a good school?

Is 72 Rocco Laurie ranks 497^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Is 72 Rocco Laurie?

Students at Is 72 Rocco Laurie are 35% White, 31% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Is 72 Rocco Laurie attend?

Students who attend Is 72 Rocco Laurie usually go on to attend Port Richmond High School

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