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Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon

Public Grades PK, KG-5

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon is an exceptional elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving 515 students in grades PK-5. This school has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking within the top 100 schools in New York for the past several years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon's academic performance is truly outstanding, with proficiency rates that far exceed the averages for both the New York City Geographic District #31 and the state of New York. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had proficiency rates of 93.55% in 3rd grade ELA, 98.44% in 3rd grade Math, and 100% in 5th grade Math, compared to the district's 65.32%, 67.29%, and 66.12%, respectively, and the state's 54.15%, 59.7%, and 54.16%. The school's exceptional performance extends across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs.

While Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon outperforms the nearby schools in academic proficiency, the other schools in the district also demonstrate strong performance, with several ranked within the top 200-500 elementary schools in New York. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $29,500, compared to the district's average of $33,230 and the state's average of $32,869, may contribute to its exceptional academic outcomes. Additionally, the school's higher student-teacher ratio of 19.2, compared to nearby schools ranging from 10.7 to 18.1, suggests a different approach to classroom management and instructional delivery that has proven successful.

542

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,078

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

112 Lindenwood Rd
Staten Island, NY 10308-2798

(718) 356-2800

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon usually attend:

Middle:	Is 24 Myra S Barnes
High:	New Dorp High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

Asian:

25.6%

Hispanic:

16.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (91% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

74^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	95.2	74 of 2445	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	26 of 2445	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	47 of 2439	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	53 of 2434	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	55 of 2201	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	125 of 2413	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	141 of 2395	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	88.3	188 of 2386	92.1%	★★★★★
2016	80.8	371 of 2366	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	76.5	486 of 2352	79.3%	★★★★☆
2014	64.2	790 of 2345	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	89.6	163 of 2325	93.0%	★★★★★
2012	92.6	22 of 2320	99.1%	★★★★★
2011	89.6	109 of 2286	95.2%	★★★★★
2010	85.9	158 of 2263	93.0%	★★★★★
2009	77.9	376 of 2257	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	70.1	730 of 2227	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.9	1082 of 2219	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.8	1063 of 2206	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	80 of 696	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	37 of 662	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	64 of 605	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	42 of 671	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	4 of 430	99.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	98.1	14 of 1027	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	58 of 2409	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	24 of 2413	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	53 of 2403	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	77 of 2401	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	117 of 1955	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	72 of 2357	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	105 of 2338	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	95.8	56 of 1531	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	66.8	321 of 1315	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	253 of 1392	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	84 of 2098	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	23 of 2078	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	34 of 2041	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	27 of 2099	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	36 of 1678	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	168 of 2032	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	236 of 2045	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	87 of 2407	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	35 of 2411	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	42 of 2400	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	31 of 2400	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	13 of 1961	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	206 of 2358	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	193 of 2340	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	104 of 2134	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	46 of 2110	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	96 of 2016	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	74 of 2031	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	24 of 1044	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	211 of 1859	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	293 of 1941	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	60 of 1402	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	45 of 1392	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	49 of 1337	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	58 of 1399	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	99 of 1224	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	86 of 1338	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	115 of 1408	91.8%	★★★★★

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 (2022)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)96th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math96%+38 vs state

English Language Arts89%+34 vs state

Science85%+40 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, June 28, 2021

My daughter just graduated from this school and I have nothing but good things about this school to say. Teachers are amazing and they make sure your child is in the level of everyone else in the class if she/he is behind. My daughter had extra help from teachers and volunteer instructors to improve her math and reading skills. All the help needed was provided by school so I did not even had to worry about getting tutors. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 29, 2021

Horrible school and the administration is extremely lazy. They will not respond to parents nor deal with them. They only teach to the city wide exams to make it seem as if they are a great school.

The teachers are great and try to do as much as they can with their limited resources. They are NOT a blue ribbon school and with such an incompetent principal and assistant principal, they will never be a blue ribbon school. It’s unfortunate. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Ps 23 Richmondtown	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Natick St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 351-1155	608	43	14.1	40.0%	353 (58.1%)	4 (0.7%)	85 (14.0%)	142 (23.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	90.6	186^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.4%		90.1	197^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.9%	11	79.3	77.8	89.1	92.7	77.8	91.3	72.5	$34,027	$1,790	$32,236
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon

What schools do graduates of Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon attend?

Students who attend Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 24 Myra S Barnes
High : New Dorp High School

How many students attend Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon.

Is Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon a good school?

Yes! Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 74^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon?

Students at Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon are 54% White, 26% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon in?

New York City Geographic District #31

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