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Space Shuttle Columbia School

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Space Shuttle Columbia School ranks 795 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

795^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Space Shuttle Columbia School is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 715 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.

Space Shuttle Columbia School has consistently performed above the New York City Geographic District #31 and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across grades 3-5 over the past few years. In 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 62.14% to 67.59% across grades 3-5, compared to the district's 65.32% to 67.53% and the state's 54.07% to 56.61%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 58.82% to 73.83%, higher than the district's 65.05% to 67.29% and the state's 54.16% to 59.7%. The school's Science proficiency for 5th grade in 2024-2025 was 53.41%, also higher than the district's 47.46% and the state's 45.02%.

While Space Shuttle Columbia School performs well overall, some nearby schools, such as Ps 26 Carteret School (The), Ps 23 Richmondtown, and Barbara Esselborn School (The), have higher statewide rankings and proficiency rates in certain subject areas. Additionally, the school's relatively high per-student spending of $36,555 in 2023-2024 and favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.4 suggest it has access to significant resources, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

720

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,062

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

77 Marsh Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314

(718) 761-2155

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Space Shuttle Columbia School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.7%

Asian:

32.1%

Hispanic:

23.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (63% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the New York median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

795^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	66.0	795 of 2445	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	579 of 2445	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	849 of 2439	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	875 of 2434	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	662 of 2201	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	734 of 2413	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	969 of 2395	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.2	1043 of 2386	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.3	1089 of 2366	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.3	969 of 2352	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.4	877 of 2345	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	855 of 2325	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.0	805 of 2320	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.7	856 of 2286	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	875 of 2263	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.4	737 of 2257	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.1	725 of 2227	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.6	795 of 2219	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.4	922 of 2206	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	366 of 696	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	285 of 662	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	382 of 605	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	458 of 671	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	279 of 430	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	188 of 548	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	295 of 601	50.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	383 of 1117	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.1	74 of 1066	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	54.0	315 of 1001	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	181 of 1027	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	18 of 454	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	72.1	126 of 938	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	735 of 2409	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	613 of 2413	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	995 of 2403	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	954 of 2401	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	560 of 1955	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	796 of 2357	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	937 of 2338	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	730 of 1569	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	314 of 1531	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	353 of 1429	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.0	703 of 1503	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	498 of 1315	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	524 of 1392	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	107 of 792	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	38 of 766	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	50 of 622	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	444 of 2098	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	330 of 2078	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	415 of 2041	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	421 of 2099	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	351 of 1678	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	402 of 2032	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	528 of 2045	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	821 of 2407	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	534 of 2411	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	699 of 2400	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	819 of 2400	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	723 of 1961	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	677 of 2358	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	988 of 2340	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	415 of 2134	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	376 of 2110	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	395 of 2016	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	436 of 2031	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	151 of 1044	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	886 of 1859	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	522 of 1941	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	748 of 1402	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	598 of 1392	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	854 of 1337	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	721 of 1399	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.5	437 of 1224	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	600 of 1338	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	883 of 1408	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+10 vs state

Math65%+7 vs state

Science53%+8 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 English Language Arts 6th 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Space Shuttle Columbia School

How many students attend Space Shuttle Columbia School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Space Shuttle Columbia School.

Is Space Shuttle Columbia School a good school?

Space Shuttle Columbia School ranks 795^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Space Shuttle Columbia School?

Students at Space Shuttle Columbia School are 37% White, 32% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Space Shuttle Columbia School in?

New York City Geographic District #31

What schools do graduates of Space Shuttle Columbia School attend?

Students who attend Space Shuttle Columbia School usually go on to attend:

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

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