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Ps 20 Port Richmond

Q: Is Ps 20 Port Richmond a good school?

Ps 20 Port Richmond ranks in the bottom 6.5% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ps 20 Port Richmond?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Ps 20 Port Richmond.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ps 20 Port Richmond?

Students at Ps 20 Port Richmond are 78% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ps 20 Port Richmond attend?

Students who attend Ps 20 Port Richmond usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 51 Edwin Markham High : Susan E Wagner High School

Public Grades K-5

2287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 20 Port Richmond is an elementary school in Staten Island, New York, serving 298 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #31, which is ranked 403 out of 874 districts in the state.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of around $43,225, PS 20 Port Richmond consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 43.48% of 3rd graders, 18% of 4th graders, and 35.29% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 65.32%, 64.87%, and 67.53%, respectively. The school's Math proficiency rates are also low, ranging from 20.41% to 31.37% across the grades, while the district's rates are around 65-67%.

The nearby PS 29 Bardwell and PS 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park perform significantly better than PS 20 Port Richmond across various academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as higher overall state rankings. Despite the high funding, PS 20 Port Richmond has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with no clear signs of improvement in its academic performance.

277

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,314

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

161 Park Ave
Staten Island, NY 10302-1451

(718) 442-4110

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 20 Port Richmond usually attend:

Middle:	Is 51 Edwin Markham
High:	Susan E Wagner High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.6%

African American:

13.7%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (26% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Math scores 33 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

2,287^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

47^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	10.9	2287 of 2445	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	2372 of 2445	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	2400 of 2439	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	2415 of 2434	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	2001 of 2201	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	2047 of 2413	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1900 of 2395	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	2047 of 2386	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	2068 of 2366	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	2199 of 2352	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.8	2069 of 2345	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	2082 of 2325	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	1929 of 2320	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	1918 of 2286	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	2094 of 2263	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	45.2	1519 of 2257	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.9	1776 of 2227	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.3	2016 of 2219	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.3	2069 of 2206	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	32.4	599 of 891	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	675 of 1117	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	809 of 1066	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	858 of 1001	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	999 of 1027	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	663 of 860	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	407 of 938	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2269 of 2409	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	2310 of 2413	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	2349 of 2403	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	2378 of 2401	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1833 of 2357	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1594 of 2338	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1383 of 1569	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1436 of 1531	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1379 of 1429	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1471 of 1503	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	965 of 1315	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	869 of 1392	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	433 of 792	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	587 of 766	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	563 of 637	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	216 of 570	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	313 of 730	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	4.3	2098 of 2099	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	2229 of 2407	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	2352 of 2411	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	2373 of 2400	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	2384 of 2400	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	2238 of 2358	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	2128 of 2340	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1320 of 2134	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1945 of 2110	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1642 of 2016	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1946 of 2031	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1372 of 1859	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1069 of 1941	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)45th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2019)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-23 vs state

Math25%-33 vs state

Science15%-30 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 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 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 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 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
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
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 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
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
Ps 44 Thomas C Brown	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Maple Pkwy	Staten Island	10303	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-0433	521	45	11.6	92.9%	28 (5.4%)	195 (37.4%)	265 (50.9%)	15 (2.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	5.6	2394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.1%		8.6	2356^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.6%	38			12.1	26.8	22.1				7.7	27.6	21.6				12.7		$45,488	$3,333	$42,155
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 20 Port Richmond

How many students attend Ps 20 Port Richmond?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Ps 20 Port Richmond.

What district is Ps 20 Port Richmond in?

New York City Geographic District #31

What schools do graduates of Ps 20 Port Richmond attend?

Students who attend Ps 20 Port Richmond usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 51 Edwin Markham
High : Susan E Wagner High School

Is Ps 20 Port Richmond a good school?

Ps 20 Port Richmond ranks in the bottom 6.5% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 20 Port Richmond?

Students at Ps 20 Port Richmond are 78% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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