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Ps 18 John G Whittier

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 18 John G Whittier is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 340 students. 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 18 John G Whittier consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 18.92% in 3rd grade ELA, 14.29% in 4th grade ELA, and 21.74% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the district's rates of 65.32%, 64.87%, and 67.53%, respectively. The school's Math proficiency rates were also low, ranging from 20% to 25% across the grades, while the district rates were around 65-67%. PS 18 John G Whittier has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The nearby schools, such as PS 30 Westerleigh, Port Richmond School for Visionary Learning, and PS 29 Bardwell, generally perform much better than PS 18 John G Whittier on the state assessments, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher in both ELA and Math. These schools also have higher school rankings and ratings from SchoolDigger. Despite the relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio at PS 18 John G Whittier, the school has not been able to translate these resources into improved student outcomes.

315

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,437

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

221 Broadway
Staten Island, NY 10310-1395

(718) 442-0216

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 18 John G Whittier usually attend:

Middle:	Is 27 Anning S Prall
High:	Susan E Wagner High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

African American:

37.5%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (20% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

2,388^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

48^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	5.8	2388 of 2445	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2294 of 2445	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	2206 of 2439	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2199 of 2434	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1930 of 2201	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1808 of 2413	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1731 of 2395	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.6	1429 of 2386	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.8	1709 of 2366	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	1959 of 2352	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.3	1844 of 2345	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.7	1864 of 2325	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.0	1884 of 2320	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	1886 of 2286	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.3	1861 of 2263	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	1843 of 2257	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1972 of 2227	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	2048 of 2219	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.2	2177 of 2206	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	894 of 928	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	660 of 927	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	632 of 936	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	213 of 427	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	460 of 891	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	490 of 948	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	921 of 1117	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	932 of 1066	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	809 of 1001	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	683 of 1027	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	553 of 860	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	2344 of 2409	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	2286 of 2413	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2105 of 2403	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	2051 of 2401	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1629 of 1955	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1882 of 2357	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1814 of 2338	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1444 of 1569	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1320 of 1531	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1062 of 1429	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1277 of 1503	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	636 of 818	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	665 of 1315	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	658 of 1392	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	677 of 792	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	534 of 766	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	546 of 637	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	467 of 622	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	231 of 570	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	216 of 730	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	20.6	1856 of 2099	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1409 of 2032	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1157 of 2045	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	2339 of 2407	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2227 of 2411	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	2238 of 2400	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	2256 of 2400	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1838 of 1961	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1689 of 2358	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1599 of 2340	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1823 of 2134	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1783 of 2110	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1557 of 2016	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1685 of 2031	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	684 of 1044	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	599 of 1859	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	645 of 1941	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)18th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math23%-34 vs state

English Language Arts18%-37 vs state

Science17%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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 Math 8th 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 18 John G Whittier	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Broadway	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-0216	315	32	9.8	94.3%	14 (4.4%)	118 (37.5%)	166 (52.7%)	7 (2.2%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	5.8	2388^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.1	2294^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.2%	94			18.9	14.3	21.7				20.0	24.5	25.0				17.4		$47,437	$3,399	$44,038
Ps 19 Curtis School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Post Ave	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-3860	464	38	12.2	93.8%	24 (5.2%)	66 (14.2%)	347 (74.8%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	43.6	1373^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.8%		21.8	2014^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.6%	641			51.8	40.6	64.6				72.1	33.3	53.9				36.9		$38,295	$3,208	$35,087
Ps 45 John Tyler	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Lawrence Ave	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-6123	751	56	13.4	63.5%	169 (22.5%)	117 (15.6%)	354 (47.1%)	74 (9.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	57.2	1010^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.7%		54.3	1047^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.2%	37			53.2	67.5	62.4				60.3	71.1	56.3				40.0		$34,440	$2,643	$31,797
Ps 20 Port Richmond	Public	K-5	161 Park Ave	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-4110	277	31	8.9	91.3%	12 (4.3%)	38 (13.7%)	215 (77.6%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	10.9	2287^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%		7.7	2372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	3.0%	85			43.5	18.0	35.3				31.4	20.4	21.6				15.4		$44,314	$3,363	$40,951
Ps 373	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henderson Ave	Staten Island	10307	Richmond County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 816-8897	710	129	5.5	86.2%	146 (20.6%)	177 (24.9%)	244 (34.4%)	103 (14.5%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	28 (3.9%)								(n/a)																	$124,847	$1,251	$123,596
Ps 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park	Public	PK, KG-5	168 Hooker Pl	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 816-3300	380	34	11.1	88.7%	39 (10.3%)	56 (14.7%)	253 (66.6%)	19 (5.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	54.3	1076^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.0%		63.7	811^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.8%	265			67.4	66.7	52.1				52.1	69.8	64.6				26.7		$40,119	$2,723	$37,396
Ps 30 Westerleigh	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Wardwell Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 442-0462	689	54	12.7	41.1%	354 (51.4%)	31 (4.5%)	161 (23.4%)	114 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	85.6	292^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.1%		89.7	207^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.5%	85			77.7	73.6	92.0				74.4	81.9	89.9				59.5		$34,149	$1,696	$32,453
Port Richmond School For Visionary Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Forest Ave	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 816-3377	377	29	13.0	82.2%	53 (14.1%)	79 (21.0%)	187 (49.6%)	41 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	20.1	2076^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%		33.1	1648^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.6%	428			31.6	54.4	45.8				19.0	52.2	12.5				14.9		$39,605	$2,956	$36,649
Ps 29 Bardwell	Public	PK, KG-5	1581 Victory Blvd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 556-4400	579	42	13.7	56.3%	223 (38.5%)	30 (5.2%)	154 (26.6%)	153 (26.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	77.7	490^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.0%		66.7	736^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.9%	246			81.6	71.6	82.1				79.1	71.6	64.5				48.0		$36,975	$1,901	$35,075
New World Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	355 Morningstar Rd	Staten Island	10303	Richmond County	New World Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 705-8900	803	71	11.3	93.3%	33 (4.1%)	228 (28.4%)	526 (65.5%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	54.3	1072^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	56.2%		34.3	1611^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.1%	539	96.6	89.3	71.2	66.7	52.1	52.4	45.1	53.2	67.1	62.7	31.5	46.8	59.8	53.2	47.9	22.6	$20,929	$1,245	$19,684

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 18 John G Whittier

What schools do graduates of Ps 18 John G Whittier attend?

Students who attend Ps 18 John G Whittier usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 27 Anning S Prall
High : Susan E Wagner High School

What district is Ps 18 John G Whittier in?

New York City Geographic District #31

Is Ps 18 John G Whittier a good school?

Ps 18 John G Whittier ranks in the bottom 2.3% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 18 John G Whittier?

Students at Ps 18 John G Whittier are 53% Hispanic, 37% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Ps 18 John G Whittier?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Ps 18 John G Whittier.

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