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Ps 23 Richmondtown

Public Grades PK, KG-5

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 23 Richmondtown is an exemplary elementary school in Staten Island, New York, serving 597 students in grades PK-5. This school consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #31 and the state of New York in academic proficiency, with exceptional results across various student subgroups.

PS 23 Richmondtown has been ranked among the top 10% of elementary schools in New York state for the past several years, with a ranking of 186 out of 2,445 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate was an impressive 89.13% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 67.53% for the district and 56.61% for the state. Additionally, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $33,094 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.3, both of which contribute to its strong academic performance.

While PS 23 Richmondtown outperforms the district and state averages, some nearby schools, such as PS 8 Shirlee Solomon and Barbara Esselborn School, also demonstrate strong academic performance and high statewide rankings. The school's ability to achieve exceptional outcomes despite having a significant population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is particularly noteworthy and deserves further exploration.

608

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,027

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Natick St
Staten Island, NY 10306-1698

(718) 351-1155

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 23 Richmondtown usually attend:

Middle:	Is 24 Myra S Barnes
High:	Susan E Wagner High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Asian:

23.4%

Hispanic:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (83% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

186^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	90.6	186 of 2445	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	197 of 2445	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	206 of 2439	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	264 of 2434	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	281 of 2201	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	263 of 2413	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	329 of 2395	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	273 of 2386	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	83.2	315 of 2366	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	80.8	386 of 2352	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	83.5	287 of 2345	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	82.4	322 of 2325	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	486 of 2320	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	368 of 2286	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	73.6	569 of 2263	74.9%	★★★★☆
2009	66.7	850 of 2257	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.2	761 of 2227	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.4	885 of 2219	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.4	841 of 2206	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	127 of 696	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	98 of 662	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	84 of 605	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	111 of 671	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	94 of 430	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	216 of 548	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	81.4	92 of 1027	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	107 of 2409	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	163 of 2413	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	224 of 2403	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	312 of 2401	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	224 of 1955	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	282 of 2357	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	291 of 2338	87.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	84.3	165 of 1531	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	85 of 1315	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	137 of 1392	90.2%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	98.3	4 of 570	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	49 of 730	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	91 of 2098	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	141 of 2078	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	105 of 2041	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	182 of 2099	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	143 of 1678	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	146 of 2032	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	211 of 2045	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	314 of 2407	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	262 of 2411	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	179 of 2400	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	224 of 2400	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	324 of 1961	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	241 of 2358	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	413 of 2340	82.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	133 of 2134	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	135 of 2110	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	82 of 2016	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	184 of 2031	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.6	132 of 1044	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	151 of 1859	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	220 of 1941	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	239 of 1402	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	265 of 1392	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	293 of 1337	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	245 of 1399	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	282 of 1224	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	245 of 1338	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	298 of 1408	78.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2019)99th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)89th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math88%+30 vs state

English Language Arts82%+27 vs state

Science73%+28 vs state

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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 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 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
Stephanie A Vierno School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Clawson St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 351-6777	688	48	14.2	76.9%	255 (37.1%)	41 (6.0%)	172 (25.0%)	207 (30.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	58.1	987^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.6%		46.4	1248^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.0%	261	60.8	62.9	59.8	67.7	62.6	56.4	40.2	$36,143	$2,614	$33,529
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 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
Space Shuttle Columbia School	Public	PK, KG-5	77 Marsh Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 761-2155	720	70	10.2	65.4%	264 (36.7%)	40 (5.6%)	168 (23.3%)	231 (32.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	66	795^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.5%		72.9	579^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.3%	216	62.1	67.6	65.5	58.8	73.8	60.7	53.4	$38,062	$1,846	$36,216
Ps 38 George Cromwell	Public	PK, KG-5	421 Lincoln Ave	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 351-1225	354	30	11.8	78.8%	115 (32.5%)	17 (4.8%)	108 (30.5%)	107 (30.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	45.4	1315^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.2%		40.3	1438^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.2%	123	42.6	43.3	76.9	56.4	46.9	63.5	38.8	$38,052	$2,745	$35,307
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 69 Daniel D Tompkins	Public	PK, KG-5	144 Keating Pl	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 698-6661	674	67	10.0	72.7%	236 (35.0%)	21 (3.1%)	159 (23.6%)	246 (36.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	53.6	1103^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	54.9%		54.9	1032^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	57.8%	71	60.5	62.9	61.4	69.6	56.2	51.5	33.6	$44,091	$2,753	$41,338
Ps 54 Charles W Leng	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 Willowbrook Rd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 698-0600	790	61	12.9	69.6%	253 (32.0%)	35 (4.4%)	121 (15.3%)	363 (45.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	80.3	414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.1%		77.6	485^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.2%	71	82.7	74.8	80.6	76.0	70.8	75.8	52.0	$33,264	$2,376	$30,887

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 23 Richmondtown

Is Ps 23 Richmondtown a good school?

Yes. Ps 23 Richmondtown ranks in the top 7.6% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 23 Richmondtown?

Students at Ps 23 Richmondtown are 58% White, 23% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 23 Richmondtown in?

New York City Geographic District #31

How many students attend Ps 23 Richmondtown?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Ps 23 Richmondtown.

What schools do graduates of Ps 23 Richmondtown attend?

Students who attend Ps 23 Richmondtown usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 24 Myra S Barnes
High : Susan E Wagner High School

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