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Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Q: Is Ps 36 J C Drumgoole a good school?

Ps 36 J C Drumgoole ranks 575 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 36 J.C. Drumgoole is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 864 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 36 J.C. Drumgoole consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of New York elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly higher than the New York City District #31 and New York state averages, indicating strong academic achievement. The school performs particularly well for Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, ranking in the top 15-20% of New York elementary schools for these subgroups. However, the school's ranking for English Language Learner (ELL) students is more variable, ranging from top 5% to bottom 30% in recent years.

When comparing PS 36 J.C. Drumgoole to nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 8 Shirlee Solomon, PS 3 Margaret Gioiosa School, and Barbara Esselborn School, these schools consistently outperform PS 36 J.C. Drumgoole in both ELA and Math proficiency rates, suggesting that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from its higher-performing peers. The nearby schools also have varying resource levels, with PS 36 J.C. Drumgoole falling in the middle of the spectrum in terms of per-student spending and student-teacher ratio.

866

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,880

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 Ionia Ave
Staten Island, NY 10312-3599

(718) 984-1422

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Ps 36 J C Drumgoole usually attend:

Middle:	Is 75 Frank D Paulo
High:	Tottenville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.9%

Asian:

18.8%

Hispanic:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (68% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

575^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	74.3	575 of 2445	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	594 of 2445	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	493 of 2439	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	494 of 2434	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	788 of 2201	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	662 of 2413	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	707 of 2395	70.5%	★★★★☆
2017	68.2	712 of 2386	70.2%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	345 of 2366	85.4%	★★★★☆
2015	76.5	489 of 2352	79.2%	★★★★☆
2014	76.6	478 of 2345	79.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.5	542 of 2325	76.7%	★★★★☆
2012	73.4	601 of 2320	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	379 of 2286	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	65.0	862 of 2263	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	664 of 2257	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	67.1	849 of 2227	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	760 of 2219	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.8	746 of 2206	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	328 of 696	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	211 of 662	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	166 of 605	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	242 of 671	63.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	532 of 1117	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	771 of 1066	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	82.5	87 of 1027	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	604 of 2409	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	538 of 2413	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	490 of 2403	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	424 of 2401	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	484 of 1955	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	640 of 2357	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	771 of 2338	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	288 of 1569	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	271 of 1503	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	332 of 1315	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	283 of 1392	79.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	408 of 2098	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	459 of 2078	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	316 of 2041	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	335 of 2099	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	373 of 1678	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	355 of 2032	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	564 of 2045	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	543 of 2407	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	644 of 2411	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	498 of 2400	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	585 of 2400	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	50.6	948 of 1961	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	669 of 2358	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	636 of 2340	72.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	738 of 2134	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	685 of 2110	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	820 of 2016	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	749 of 2031	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	384 of 1859	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	550 of 1941	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	596 of 1402	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	669 of 1392	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	573 of 1337	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	598 of 1399	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	731 of 1224	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	592 of 1338	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	700 of 1408	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+13 vs state

English Language Arts70%+15 vs state

Science55%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Saturday, March 26, 2022

The Politics is, lets just have really good schools so we could value the houses really high! There is nothing else there but houses and schools. No subway and your in Nyc. No corporations and your paying Manhattan prices. Just get out. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

I could have given 0 stars if I had the option. This is a very bad school, maybe the worst, teachers are not qualified enough, the homework is very tiny or none, the administration does not care about student attendance........
They even hold classes in the hallway with bypassers, students cannot focus, they are distracted all the time.
Communicating with the administration is a struggle, there's a lack of information, especially if you're not part of the parent association.
I don't recommend this school to parents who work hard and have hopes their kids are getting a good education.
To summarize it, this school is the perfect image of the Republican Staten Island, rich people are welcome because of the donations to the school, immigrants are treated "differently". Close Quote

Schools Near Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

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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 36 J C Drumgoole	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Ionia Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-1422	866	56	15.5	45.7%	545 (62.9%)	13 (1.5%)	117 (13.5%)	163 (18.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	74.3	575^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.5%		72.2	594^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.7%	19	66.1	73.3	71.8	70.6	67.2	74.8	55.4	$33,880	$1,693	$32,187
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 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 5 Huguenot	Public	K-5	348 Deisius St	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 668-3270	317	21	15.2	29.3%	253 (79.8%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.5%)	25 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	95.3	72^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.6	49^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.0%	23	98.4	88.6	92.1	100.0	91.1	100.0	65.7	$36,165	$2,099	$34,066
Ps 55 Henry M Boehm	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Osborne St	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 697-5200	512	41	12.3	43.9%	367 (71.7%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (14.3%)	59 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	85.6	294^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.0%		84	337^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.2%	43	74.3	74.1	82.9	81.3	77.1	87.2	64.5	$37,227	$1,882	$35,344
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 56 Louis Desario School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Kramer Ave	Staten Island	10309	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 605-1189	644	42	15.2	39.4%	425 (66.0%)	7 (1.1%)	88 (13.7%)	109 (16.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	77.1	502^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	79.5%		85.1	312^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%	190	90.0	76.0	68.7	89.7	74.3	65.6	44.7	$35,623	$1,852	$33,770
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
Kathleen Grimm School For Leadership	Public	PK, KG-5	644 Bloomingdale Rd	Staten Island	10309	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 668-8640	452	29	15.6	39.6%	338 (74.8%)	6 (1.3%)	48 (10.6%)	52 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	87.4	248^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.9%		83.1	359^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.3%	111	77.6	78.0	85.2	85.3	89.8	82.2	58.3	$33,063	$1,417	$31,647
Ps 3 Margaret Gioiosa School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	80 S Goff Ave	Staten Island	10309	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 984-1021	668	46	14.4	36.5%	459 (68.7%)	9 (1.3%)	90 (13.5%)	94 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	89.2	211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.3	219^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.0%	8	82.1	81.6	79.6	84.0	96.2	83.7	62.0	$36,135	$1,656	$34,479

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 36 J C Drumgoole

Is Ps 36 J C Drumgoole a good school?

Ps 36 J C Drumgoole ranks 575^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 36 J C Drumgoole?

Students at Ps 36 J C Drumgoole are 63% White, 19% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Ps 36 J C Drumgoole in?

New York City Geographic District #31

How many students attend Ps 36 J C Drumgoole?

In the 2024-25 school year, 866 students attended Ps 36 J C Drumgoole.

What schools do graduates of Ps 36 J C Drumgoole attend?

Students who attend Ps 36 J C Drumgoole usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 75 Frank D Paulo
High : Tottenville High School

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