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Ps 26 Carteret School (The)

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Ps 26 Carteret School (The) ranks 289 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 26 Carteret School (The) is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 267 students. This 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 26 Carteret School (The) consistently outperforms 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 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 78.05% compared to 65.32% for the district and 54.15% for the state. Similarly, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 90.48% compared to 67.29% for the district and 59.7% for the state. The school has also maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the years analyzed, indicating consistent high performance.

While Ps 26 Carteret School (The) outperforms the district and state averages, it is also outperformed by some of the nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 54 Charles W Leng and Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island, which have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math, as well as higher SchoolDigger ratings. The school's per-student spending has increased significantly over the past few years, from $19,073 in 2020-2021 to $35,030 in 2023-2024, which may have contributed to the school's strong academic performance.

272

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,870

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4108 Victory Blvd
Staten Island, NY 10314-6743

(718) 698-1530

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 26 Carteret School (The) usually attend:

Middle:	Is 72 Rocco Laurie
High:	Port Richmond High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.1%

Hispanic:

33.5%

Asian:

23.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (78% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

289^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	85.8	289 of 2445	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	309 of 2445	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	477 of 2439	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	539 of 2434	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	459 of 2201	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	521 of 2413	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	332 of 2395	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	514 of 2386	78.5%	★★★★☆
2016	51.3	1158 of 2366	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.1	1301 of 2352	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.5	832 of 2345	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.6	790 of 2325	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.0	901 of 2320	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.7	667 of 2286	70.8%	★★★★☆
2010	23.2	1878 of 2263	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.5	1754 of 2257	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	1851 of 2227	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.7	1856 of 2219	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	1904 of 2206	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	128 of 696	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	145 of 662	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	224 of 605	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	303 of 671	54.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	83.0	74 of 1001	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	102 of 1027	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	268 of 2409	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	177 of 2413	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	402 of 2403	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	776 of 2401	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.0	622 of 1955	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	476 of 2357	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	296 of 2338	87.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	146 of 1569	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	59.5	473 of 1429	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	728 of 1503	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	178 of 1315	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	71 of 1392	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	146 of 2098	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	138 of 2078	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	330 of 2041	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	248 of 2099	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	484 of 1678	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	308 of 2032	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	132 of 2045	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	322 of 2407	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	513 of 2411	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	583 of 2400	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	393 of 2400	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	447 of 1961	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	576 of 2358	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	395 of 2340	83.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	330 of 2134	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	336 of 2110	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	412 of 2016	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	309 of 2031	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	118 of 1044	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	153 of 1859	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	46 of 1941	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	340 of 1402	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	417 of 1392	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	346 of 1337	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	392 of 1399	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	301 of 1224	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	418 of 1338	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	396 of 1408	71.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math84%+26 vs state

English Language Arts78%+23 vs state

Science64%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	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 26 Carteret School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	4108 Victory Blvd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 698-1530	272	28	9.8	61.4%	101 (37.1%)	9 (3.3%)	91 (33.5%)	63 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	85.8	289^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.2%		85.3	309^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.4%	20				78.1	62.2	91.3				90.5	77.8	83.0				63.6		$36,870	$1,865	$35,005
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 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
Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1641 Richmond Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 449-0957	474	36	13.1	43.5%	255 (53.8%)	44 (9.3%)	115 (24.3%)	49 (10.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	89.3	209^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.5%		81.7	394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.9%	185				88.9	75.7	92.2	77.8			91.7	78.4	68.6	78.3			78.4		$16,769	$355	$16,414
Ps 60 Alice Austen	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Merrill Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 761-3325	599	50	11.9	69.9%	264 (44.1%)	36 (6.0%)	145 (24.2%)	136 (22.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	44.5	1351^st of 2445 public elementary schools	44.7%		46.2	1251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	48.8%	100				64.3	56.1	54.0				55.3	45.8	47.5				37.1		$40,648	$2,492	$38,156
Staten Island School Of Civic Leadership	Public	PK, KG-8	280 Regis Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 697-5250	843	66	12.8	79.0%	125 (14.8%)	208 (24.7%)	306 (36.3%)	173 (20.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.0%)	71.9	638^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.9%		73	578^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.4%	60	76.9	100.0	85.7	69.3	62.6	66.7	68.5	63.5	64.8	67.1	64.8	76.1	59.6	67.1	63.0	56.8	64.5	$34,578	$2,922	$31,656
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
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
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 26 Carteret School (The)

Is Ps 26 Carteret School (The) a good school?

Ps 26 Carteret School (The) ranks 289^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 26 Carteret School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #31

How many students attend Ps 26 Carteret School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Ps 26 Carteret School (The).

What schools do graduates of Ps 26 Carteret School (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 26 Carteret School (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 72 Rocco Laurie
High : Port Richmond High School

What is the racial makeup of Ps 26 Carteret School (The)?

Students at Ps 26 Carteret School (The) are 37% White, 33% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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