📍 100 Tompkins Ave, Staten Island, Richmond County, 10304
PS 78 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Staten Island, Richmond County. The school has 525 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #31 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
PS 78 enrolls 525 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 41% Black or African American and 5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 245 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 214 | 41% |
| White | 26 | 5% |
| Asian | 18 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
506 of the school's 525 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 501 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
PS 78 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 61.
PS 78 is one of 74 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, based in STATEN ISLAND, New York. The district serves 60,164 students district-wide and employs 4,710 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 525 students, PS 78 is smaller than the district average of about 813 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large