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Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School

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Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School ranks 517 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

517^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 58% of New York high schools

Summary

Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Staten Island, New York, with a student population of 534. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #31, which is ranked 403 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gaynor McCown has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from #810 in 2018-2019 to #517 in 2024-2025. The school performs particularly well in Common Core English Language Arts (94.19% proficient or better) and Common Core Algebra II (85.19% proficient or better), but struggles in some science subjects like Chemistry (35.71% proficient or better) and Physics (33.33% proficient or better). The school's Hispanic and Special Education students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 30% and top 20% of New York high schools, respectively, in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Gaynor McCown performs better than Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Staten Island in most academic areas, but lags behind the highly-ranked Staten Island Technical High School. The nearby Csi High School For International Studies has a higher statewide ranking and better academic performance in several subjects compared to Gaynor McCown. The school faces challenges in addressing achievement gaps, chronic absenteeism, and effectively utilizing its relatively high per-student spending of $27,896 in 2023-2024.

540

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,547

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Essex Dr
Staten Island, NY 10314

(718) 370-6950

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.4%

Hispanic:

28.0%

Asian:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2014 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New York median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Physics scores 35 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg62%

New York avg66%

517^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11High 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	59.8	517 of 1234	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	596 of 1242	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	626 of 1228	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	659 of 1190	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	810 of 1207	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	781 of 1210	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.5	744 of 1221	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.2	763 of 1255	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.4	785 of 1255	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.8	713 of 1237	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.0	793 of 1217	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.7	797 of 1198	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.5	1003 of 1165	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	856 of 1117	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	415 of 690	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	332 of 671	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.7	489 of 593	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	155 of 413	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	196 of 426	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	203 of 424	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	184 of 386	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	416 of 1206	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	560 of 1219	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	609 of 1197	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	573 of 1155	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	767 of 1193	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	753 of 1176	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	260 of 885	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	248 of 865	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	332 of 851	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	273 of 760	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	438 of 815	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	371 of 791	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	336 of 1179	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	415 of 1170	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	468 of 1155	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	596 of 1101	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	739 of 1179	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	692 of 1154	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	546 of 1201	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	590 of 1211	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	618 of 1191	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	693 of 1154	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	848 of 1190	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	770 of 1176	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	147 of 328	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	163 of 306	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	132 of 272	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	214 of 1149	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	300 of 1144	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	329 of 1130	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	497 of 1038	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	635 of 1132	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	676 of 1095	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	517 of 788	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	547 of 781	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	579 of 776	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	639 of 738	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	712 of 793	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	687 of 765	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)40th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts94%+19 vs state

Common Core Algebra II85%+10 vs state

Global History and Geography83%+7 vs state

U.S. History and Government80%+5 vs state

Life Science Biology73%+15 vs state

Common Core Geometry60%+36 vs state

Algebra I53%-3 vs state

Living Environment52%-5 vs state

Geometry45%-15 vs state

Chemistry36%-29 vs state

Physics33%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 (2025)	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 Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School	Public	9-12	100 Essex Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 370-6950	540	35	15.2	55.9%	245 (45.4%)	26 (4.8%)	151 (28.0%)	79 (14.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	59.8	517^th of 1234 public high schools	58.1%		54.3	596^th of 1242 public high schools	52.0%	79	35.7	85.2	94.2	60.0		83.3	51.6	33.3	80.4	53.1	72.8	45.2		$29,547	$1,798	$27,749
Csi High School For International Studies	Public	9-12	100 Essex Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 370-6900	519	31	16.9	66.3%	168 (32.4%)	30 (5.8%)	122 (23.5%)	193 (37.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	74.2	248^th of 1234 public high schools	79.9%		78	170^th of 1242 public high schools	86.3%	78	80.7	88.8	97.3		18.8	93.7			97.6	59.8	74.2	66.7	76.7	$25,391	$1,387	$24,004
Early College Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	1441 South Ave-5th Fl	Staten Island	10311	Richmond County	Early College Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	192	36	7.4	71.4%	26 (13.5%)	73 (38.0%)	87 (45.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	23.7	941^st of 1234 public high schools	23.7%		32	836^th of 1242 public high schools	32.7%	105		0.0	53.9		0.0	66.1	47.5		70.6	31.7	52.0	14.6	36.4	$27,669	$1,248	$26,421
New Ventures Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1441 South Ave-Corporate Comm	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New Ventures Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	134	14	10.1	82.8%	25 (18.7%)	42 (31.3%)	58 (43.3%)	6 (4.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	17.7	1016^th of 1234 public high schools	17.7%		32.4	830^th of 1242 public high schools	33.2%	186			69.8			46.5	36.1		49.1	18.2				$21,403	$1,087	$20,316
Susan E Wagner High School	Public	9-12	1200 Manor Rd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 698-4200	2,743	186	14.7	69.4%	876 (31.9%)	235 (8.6%)	938 (34.2%)	615 (22.4%)	4 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	66 (2.4%)	46.1	696^th of 1234 public high schools	43.6%		50.1	644^th of 1242 public high schools	48.1%	52	48.9	77.2	88.2	9.2	3.7	84.7	26.4	46.4	72.8	35.7	51.1	47.4	38.8	$28,117	$1,768	$26,349
Staten Island Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	485 Clawson St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 667-3222	1,425	76	18.8	56.5%	379 (26.6%)	13 (0.9%)	62 (4.4%)	949 (66.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	16 (1.1%)	90.3	12^th of 1234 public high schools	99.0%		88.6	8^th of 1242 public high schools	99.4%	4	97.3	100.0	100.0	85.7		100.0		92.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4		$22,577	$1,536	$21,041
New Dorp High School	Public	9-12	465 New Dorp Ln	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 667-8686	3,055	239	12.7	68.0%	1,224 (40.1%)	245 (8.0%)	924 (30.2%)	583 (19.1%)	12 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	58 (1.9%)	33.7	817^th of 1234 public high schools	33.8%		38.5	767^th of 1242 public high schools	38.2%	50	52.9	48.9	65.6	7.8	10.6	68.4	30.1	40.9	73.8	44.7	59.1	41.9	31.1	$28,854	$2,476	$26,378
Richard H Hungerford School (The)	Public	6-12	715 L Ocean Terrace	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 273-8622	516	90	5.7	91.5%	167 (32.4%)	86 (16.7%)	197 (38.2%)	46 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)								(n/a)														$125,768	$1,414	$124,354
Port Richmond High School	Public	9-12	85 St Josephs Ave	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 420-2100	1,696	154	11.0	82.6%	222 (13.1%)	390 (23.0%)	912 (53.8%)	115 (6.8%)	12 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	39 (2.3%)	17.5	1024^th of 1234 public high schools	17.0%		11.8	1114^th of 1242 public high schools	10.3%	90	22.3	34.4	72.4	5.3	12.8	57.3	24.0	39.5	47.9	25.2	43.9	14.5	37.0	$33,066	$2,841	$30,225
Tottenville High School	Public	9-12	100 Luten Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 668-8800	3,750	244	15.3	58.1%	2,279 (60.8%)	83 (2.2%)	687 (18.3%)	598 (15.9%)	17 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	81 (2.2%)	49	653^rd of 1234 public high schools	47.1%		45	707^th of 1242 public high schools	43.1%	54	53.9	61.2	84.8	30.9		77.3	43.3	61.2	73.4	50.5	63.0	50.1		$27,194	$1,774	$25,420

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