Is Ps 16 John J Driscoll a good school?

Ps 16 John J Driscoll ranks in the bottom 12.1% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 16 John J Driscoll?

In the 2023-24 school year, 376 students attended Ps 16 John J Driscoll.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 16 John J Driscoll?

Students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll are 63% Hispanic, 23% African American, 6% White, 6% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 16 John J Driscoll attend?

Students who attend Ps 16 John J Driscoll usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 61 William A Morris High : Curtis High School

Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Summary:

Ps 16 John J Driscoll is an elementary school located in Staten Island, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 396 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #31, which is ranked 410 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 16 John J Driscoll consistently performs below the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 32% compared to the district's 54.56% and the state's 42.6%. Similarly, the school's 5th-grade Math proficiency was 25% compared to the district's 57.01% and the state's 48.93%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its African American students ranking 800 out of 927 New York elementary schools, while its English Language Learner (ELL) students ranked 427 out of 1,066 schools.

Ps 16 John J Driscoll has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 97.98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This is significantly higher than the district and state averages. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Ps 45 John Tyler and Ps 13 M L Lindemeyer, Ps 16 John J Driscoll generally performs worse academically. Despite the higher spending per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance remains below the district and state averages, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's challenges.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

195 Daniel Low Ter
Staten Island, NY 10301-2494

(718) 447-0124

District: New York City Geographic District #31

SchoolDigger Rank:
2149^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $28,506

Students who attend Ps 16 John J Driscoll usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 376

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.3%

African American:

23.1%

White:

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 16 John J Driscoll ranks worse than 87.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 46^th among 49 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.3%), African American (23.1%), White (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #31. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 16 John J Driscoll is 11.6, which is the 19^th best among 49 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31. (See more...)

Compare Ps 16 John J Driscoll employs 32.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 16 John J Driscoll is $28,506, which is the 10^th highest among 49 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #31.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 16 John J Driscoll:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 16 John J Driscoll 2149^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 16 John J Driscoll in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #31:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #31 410^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	14.89	1968^th	2206	10.8%
2007	9.15	2074^th	2219	6.5%
2008	3.14	2189^th	2227	1.7%
2009	4.74	2210^th	2257	2.1%
2010	5.25	2210^th	2263	2.3%
2011	9.79	2140^th	2286	6.4%
2012	8.27	2198^th	2320	5.3%
2013	12.93	2151^st	2325	7.5%
2014	11.63	2178^th	2345	7.1%
2015	11.26	2200^th	2352	6.5%
2016	15.38	2110^th	2366	10.8%
2017	11.37	2234^th	2386	6.4%
2018	13.25	2181^st	2395	8.9%
2019	13.51	2196^th	2413	9.0%
2021	20.78	1840^th	2201	16.4%
2022	10.82	2294^th	2434	5.8%
2023	12.21	2267^th	2439	7.1%
2024	17.00	2149^th	2445	12.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.62	730^th	938	22.2%
2019	33.26	601^st	860	30.1%
2022	37.06	631^st	1027	38.6%
2023	39.59	574^th	1001	42.7%
2024	47.75	427^th	1066	59.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.51	1550^th	1941	20.1%
2019	25.16	1578^th	1859	15.1%
2022	23.97	1795^th	2031	11.6%
2023	24.31	1681^st	2016	16.6%
2024	24.86	1771^st	2110	16.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	34.01	1172^nd	1678	30.2%
2022	17.77	1925^th	2099	8.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.17	500^th	730	31.5%
2019	16.22	548^th	570	3.9%
2022	37.28	394^th	622	36.7%
2023	15.85	612^th	637	3.9%
2024	43.78	387^th	766	49.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.11	2214^th	2338	5.3%
2019	9.83	2258^th	2357	4.2%
2022	9.17	2319^th	2401	3.4%
2023	18.00	2098^th	2403	12.7%
2024	19.64	2082^nd	2413	13.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.34	2046^th	2340	12.6%
2019	19.70	1991^st	2358	15.6%
2022	14.78	2184^th	2400	9.0%
2023	9.40	2306^th	2400	3.9%
2024	17.72	2127^th	2411	11.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.16	771^st	948	18.7%
2019	24.14	721^st	891	19.1%
2022	21.60	783^rd	936	16.3%
2023	18.45	743^rd	857	13.3%
2024	21.12	800^th	927	13.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.68	1234^th	1392	11.4%
2019	19.86	1163^rd	1315	11.6%
2021	28.77	625^th	818	23.6%
2022	20.84	1324^th	1503	11.9%
2023	23.40	1178^th	1429	17.6%
2024	27.95	1178^th	1531	23.1%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 16 John J Driscoll

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	18.02	1200^th	1392	13.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a student
Friday, December 29, 2017

I went to this school years ago and looking back to my experience I hated it. teachers were racist and prefered white students over other races. They not only didn't know how to do their job but were very rude. As a teacher, it is your job to make students feel welcomed and safe but they failed to do so.Going to school was something I dreaded and hated when I was young and that was because of my teachers. Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, June 30, 2017

This school is probably the worst school I've ever had the displeasure to be in. The administration staff is about as qualified as their students to run a school. The principal, has a terrible temper, and is very unjust in all situations. The assistant principal is brash and irrational in all her decision making skills. These two run the school as if they were high school besties and this was their stomping ground. I would not recommend sending your child here, as the school is wildly unfit to meet their needs. I wouldn't recommend working here, as the administration, can't manage their staff or work with anyone in a productive manner. They make decisions based on assumptions and their "I'm in charge and you aren't" mentality is the most toxic of any school I've ever been to. How such incompetent, negligent, power hungry, and down right crude people came to be administrative staff is beyond me. Do not come to this school to work, and do not send your child to this school. They are below average in everything they do, and will do nothing to benefit their staff, or their community. The only way this school could possibly become better, is if the administration staff is terminated and replaced. I would rate this school and administrative staff with a U. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 16 John J Driscoll

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	212	298	30	235	2	n/a	n/a	0	777
1990	239	312	35	200	2	n/a	n/a	0	788
1991	186	323	50	174	2	n/a	n/a	55	790
1992	227	339	43	236	12	n/a	n/a	0	857
1993	230	356	48	244	13	n/a	n/a	0	891
1994	236	396	42	228	10	n/a	n/a	0	912
1995	211	421	58	279	9	n/a	n/a	0	978
1996	211	421	58	279	9	n/a	n/a	0	978
1997	165	470	72	294	11	n/a	n/a	0	1012
1998	157	463	65	277	8	n/a	n/a	0	970
1999	140	508	78	279	5	n/a	n/a	0	1010
2000	129	498	62	309	6	n/a	n/a	0	1004
2001	112	494	61	355	3	n/a	n/a	0	1025
2002	124	432	58	416	10	n/a	n/a	0	1040
2003	124	432	58	416	10	n/a	n/a	0	1040
2004	123	434	64	475	7	n/a	n/a	0	1103
2005	106	390	63	501	7	n/a	n/a	0	1067
2006	77	369	59	495	8	n/a	n/a	0	1008
2007	75	360	60	531	6	n/a	n/a	0	1032
2008	76	328	62	569	8	n/a	n/a	0	1043
2009	85	307	69	551	9	n/a	n/a	0	1021
2010	115	316	61	565	6	n/a	n/a	0	1063
2011	124	265	53	476	2	0	0	0	920
2012	107	234	43	468	3	2	0	0	857
2013	103	207	43	444	3	2	0	0	802
2014	95	178	34	412	3	0	2	0	724
2015	77	135	33	367	3	0	2	0	617
2016	63	164	36	340	7	0	2	0	612
2017	48	144	32	328	4	2	1	0	559
2018	38	156	30	294	5	1	1	0	525
2019	40	137	28	266	7	1	5	0	484
2020	24	127	30	243	7	3	4	0	438
2021	19	118	22	245	8	6	4	0	422
2022	25	117	20	264	4	2	4	0	436
2023	22	88	17	260	5	1	3	0	396
2024	22	87	21	238	8	0	0	0	376

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 16 John J Driscoll

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	777	45.9	16.9	n/a
1990	788	47.9	16.4	n/a
1991	790	50.9	15.5	n/a
1992	857	51.9	16.5	n/a
1993	891	51.0	17.5	n/a
1994	912	54.2	16.8	n/a
1995	978	54.1	18.1	n/a
1996	978	54.1	18.1	n/a
1997	1012	50.1	20.2	88
1998	970	54.1	17.9	82.9
1999	1010	53.4	18.9	84.4
2000	1004	56.1	17.9	88.9
2001	1025	62.0	16.5	89.3
2002	1040	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1040	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1103	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1067	87.0	12.3	0
2006	1008	81.0	12.4	88.1
2007	1032	77.5	13.3	74.8
2008	1043	64.0	16.3	86.7
2009	1021	78.7	13.0	82
2010	1063	81.2	13.0	n/a
2011	920	75.6	12.1	93
2012	857	63.9	13.3	94.4
2013	802	54.1	14.8	95.8
2014	724	56.9	12.7	90.5
2015	617	51.0	12.0	95.9
2016	612	47.0	13.0	95.9
2017	559	45.5	12.2	97.9
2018	525	44.0	11.9	98.3
2019	484	38.0	12.7	97.7
2020	438	40.0	10.9	98.2
2021	422	40.6	10.3	96.7
2022	436	34.8	12.5	97.2
2023	396	29.9	13.2	98
2024	376	32.1	11.6	98.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 16 John J Driscoll

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	777	45.9	16.9	n/a
1990	788	47.9	16.4	n/a
1991	790	50.9	15.5	n/a
1992	857	51.9	16.5	n/a
1993	891	51.0	17.5	n/a
1994	912	54.2	16.8	n/a
1995	978	54.1	18.1	n/a
1996	978	54.1	18.1	n/a
1997	1012	50.1	20.2	88
1998	970	54.1	17.9	82.9
1999	1010	53.4	18.9	84.4
2000	1004	56.1	17.9	88.9
2001	1025	62.0	16.5	89.3
2002	1040	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1040	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1103	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1067	87.0	12.3	0
2006	1008	81.0	12.4	88.1
2007	1032	77.5	13.3	74.8
2008	1043	64.0	16.3	86.7
2009	1021	78.7	13.0	82
2010	1063	81.2	13.0	n/a
2011	920	75.6	12.1	93
2012	857	63.9	13.3	94.4
2013	802	54.1	14.8	95.8
2014	724	56.9	12.7	90.5
2015	617	51.0	12.0	95.9
2016	612	47.0	13.0	95.9
2017	559	45.5	12.2	97.9
2018	525	44.0	11.9	98.3
2019	484	38.0	12.7	97.7
2020	438	40.0	10.9	98.2
2021	422	40.6	10.3	96.7
2022	436	34.8	12.5	97.2
2023	396	29.9	13.2	98
2024	376	32.1	11.6	98.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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