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Ps 19 Curtis School (The)

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Ps 19 Curtis School (The) ranks 1373 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 19 Curtis School (The) is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 433 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 19 Curtis School (The) has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 51.79% compared to the district's 65.32% and the state's 54.15%. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade has also been significantly lower than the district and state averages, with a proficiency rate of only 36.92% in 2024-2025 compared to the district's 47.46% and the state's 45.02%. However, the school has performed relatively well in supporting its English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroup, ranking in the top 50% of New York elementary schools in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Ps 19 Curtis School (The) generally underperforms Ps 30 Westerleigh and Ps 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park, which have consistently higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science. However, the school outperforms some of the lower-performing nearby schools, such as Ps 44 Thomas C Brown and Ps 18 John G Whittier, which have significantly lower proficiency rates across all subject areas.

464

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,295

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

780 Post Ave
Staten Island, NY 10310-1998

(718) 442-3860

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 19 Curtis School (The) usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.8%

African American:

14.2%

White:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

1,373^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	43.6	1373 of 2445	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2014 of 2445	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1562 of 2439	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1800 of 2434	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1686 of 2201	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	2023 of 2413	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1829 of 2395	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	1808 of 2386	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	1778 of 2366	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	1724 of 2352	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.1	1355 of 2345	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	1221 of 2325	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.2	1231 of 2320	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.8	1153 of 2286	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.5	1719 of 2263	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.1	1551 of 2257	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.3	1528 of 2227	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.1	1665 of 2219	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.6	1428 of 2206	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	341 of 928	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	592 of 927	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	741 of 936	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	603 of 891	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	612 of 948	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	482 of 1117	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	422 of 1066	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	339 of 1001	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.9	796 of 1027	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	630 of 860	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	693 of 938	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	1581 of 2409	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2092 of 2413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1451 of 2403	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1874 of 2401	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1718 of 1955	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	2000 of 2357	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1568 of 2338	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	550 of 1569	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	1087 of 1531	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	693 of 1429	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	843 of 1503	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	973 of 1315	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	963 of 1392	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	335 of 792	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.9	589 of 766	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	337 of 637	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	32.4	1441 of 2078	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1812 of 2099	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1598 of 2032	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1418 of 2045	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	1116 of 2407	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.5	1827 of 2411	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1612 of 2400	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1621 of 2400	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	1323 of 1961	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1981 of 2358	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1969 of 2340	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1096 of 2134	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1573 of 2110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.9	787 of 2016	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	892 of 2031	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	1201 of 1859	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1083 of 1941	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	43.1	806 of 1337	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1073 of 1408	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)58th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)40th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)31st percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math53%-5 vs state

English Language Arts52%-3 vs state

Science37%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Education wise they have the materials but lack the ability to use them correctly. Their school safety is a joke. Kids get bullied and the teachers do nothing. And when they are confronted they act like it's your fault. Their no tolerance for bullying is a joke. The Principal shows very little sympathy in helping kids who are bullied. It seems all she is worried about is to prove the bullying did not happen and move on. The school has really bad ratings in greatschools.com. I think many people enroll their kids because they have no choice. You go where you are zone. And that is why the school cares very little. If you can avoid sending your kids here do it. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

I wish the learning was more advanced. I wish they would acknowledge the smart kids more. I think they should not punish every kid if a couple are bad. It is not fair to the good kids. More teacher support would be nice from the principal. Like any school you have some great teachers and some that should not be teaching. Close Quote

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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 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 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 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
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 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
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
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 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
Ps 22 Graniteville	Public	PK, KG-5	1860 Forest Ave	Staten Island	10303	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-2219	717	72	9.9	83.8%	49 (6.8%)	130 (18.1%)	456 (63.6%)	57 (7.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	35.1	1616^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.9%		31.3	1706^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.2%	90			34.1	52.4	56.6				32.7	48.8	55.7				32.3		$43,544	$3,056	$40,488

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 19 Curtis School (The)

What district is Ps 19 Curtis School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #31

What schools do graduates of Ps 19 Curtis School (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 19 Curtis School (The) usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Ps 19 Curtis School (The)?

Students at Ps 19 Curtis School (The) are 75% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% White, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ps 19 Curtis School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Ps 19 Curtis School (The).

Is Ps 19 Curtis School (The) a good school?

Ps 19 Curtis School (The) ranks 1373^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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