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Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1906^th

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 181 students in grades PK-5 in Staten Island, New York, which is part of the New York City Geographic District #31.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, the school's proficiency rate was 23.81% compared to the district's 65.32% and the state's 54.15%. The school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and male students performing relatively better, while female students, African American students, and Hispanic students struggle with lower rankings compared to their peers statewide. The school has a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students, with 89.36% to 91.79% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

When compared to other nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 45 John Tyler and PS 13 M.L. Lindemeyer, Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School generally performs worse academically. While the school has increased its spending per student from $23,693 in 2020-2021 to $44,934 in 2023-2024, this has not yet resulted in improved academic outcomes.

182

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,480

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

195 Daniel Low Ter
Staten Island, NY 10301

(718) 420-5115

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Students who attend Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Is 61 William A Morris
High:	Curtis High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

African American:

24.7%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2019 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

1,906^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	25.6	1906 of 2445	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1809 of 2445	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2117 of 2439	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2099 of 2434	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1616 of 2201	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	2112 of 2413	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	34.2	623 of 936	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	710 of 891	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	206 of 1117	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	193 of 1066	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	18.6	970 of 1001	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	860 of 1027	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	570 of 860	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	2161 of 2409	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1791 of 2413	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	2242 of 2403	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	2122 of 2401	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1965 of 2357	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	989 of 1569	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	952 of 1531	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1163 of 1429	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1274 of 1503	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1018 of 1315	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	473 of 792	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	396 of 766	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	481 of 570	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	1419 of 2407	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1674 of 2411	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1772 of 2400	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	2013 of 2400	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	2143 of 2358	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1403 of 2134	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1026 of 2110	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	1452 of 2016	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1725 of 2031	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1515 of 1859	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+60 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2022)33rd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math46%-11 vs state

English Language Arts37%-18 vs state

Science27%-18 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
Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Daniel Low Ter	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 420-5115	182	16	11.7	91.2%	10 (5.5%)	45 (24.7%)	104 (57.1%)	6 (3.3%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	25.6	1906^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.0%		27.9	1809^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.0%	97	23.8	45.8	39.1	40.9	44.0	54.6	27.3	$47,480	$3,190	$44,290
Ps 16 John J Driscoll	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Daniel Low Ter	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 447-0124	377	34	11.0	97.1%	19 (5.0%)	83 (22.0%)	248 (65.8%)	21 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30.6	1746^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.6%		17	2149^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.1%	403	40.5	38.0	59.2	22.0	35.9	68.6	20.4	$42,177	$3,622	$38,554
Ps 74 Future Leaders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Daniel Low Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 727-5380	255	26	9.8	97.3%	16 (6.3%)	71 (27.8%)	150 (58.8%)	14 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24	1960^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.8%		22.6	1980^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.0%	20	43.5	35.3	46.3	36.4	34.3	45.2	28.6	$44,125	$3,173	$40,952
Ps 31 William T Davis	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Layton Ave	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 273-3500	342	35	9.7	98.5%	14 (4.1%)	185 (54.1%)	124 (36.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	23.3	1978^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.1%		26	1873^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.4%	105	38.2	51.1	43.6	39.3	39.1	35.9	20.0	$48,336	$4,060	$44,277
Ps 65 Academy Of Innovative Learning (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Grant St	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 981-5034	340	35	9.7	75.0%	51 (15.0%)	79 (23.2%)	183 (53.8%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	66.2	790^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.7%		75	535^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.1%	255	63.0	71.2	66.7	78.2	61.5	56.1	48.2	$42,451	$2,417	$40,034
Harbor View School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Richmond Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 390-2190	256	28	9.1	75.8%	38 (14.8%)	102 (39.8%)	99 (38.7%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	45	1330^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.6%		34.7	1601^st of 2445 public elementary schools	34.5%	271	57.6	58.8	54.6	62.9	41.2	47.7	38.6	$45,980	$2,684	$43,296
Ps 373	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henderson Ave	Staten Island	10307	Richmond County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 816-8897	710	129	5.5	86.2%	146 (20.6%)	177 (24.9%)	244 (34.4%)	103 (14.5%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	28 (3.9%)								(n/a)								$124,847	$1,251	$123,596
Ps 78	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Tompkins Ave	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-3094	454	39	11.6	94.5%	21 (4.6%)	186 (41.0%)	225 (49.6%)	12 (2.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12.4	2257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.7%		21.1	2032^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.9%	225	36.1	23.1	29.4	26.7	12.1	45.6	14.5	$46,770	$3,707	$43,063
Waverly Academy Of Empowered Learners (The)	Public	K-2	45 Waverly Pl	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 560-8040	165	29	5.7	95.8%	7 (4.2%)	59 (35.8%)	87 (52.7%)	5 (3.0%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)								$47,142	$2,799	$44,343
Ps 45 John Tyler	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Lawrence Ave	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 442-6123	751	56	13.4	63.5%	169 (22.5%)	117 (15.6%)	354 (47.1%)	74 (9.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	57.2	1010^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.7%		54.3	1047^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.2%	37	53.2	67.5	62.4	60.3	71.1	56.3	40.0	$34,440	$2,643	$31,797

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