PS 56 Louis Desario School (the)

Grades PK–5 Public District: New York City Geographic District #31

250 Kramer Ave, Staten Island, NY 10309 Map

Math (met standard)
76%
+19 state 57% · 2024-25
English (met standard)
78%
+22 state 55% · 2024-25
Science (met standard)
45%
±0 state 45% · 2024-25
Low income
39%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
644
2024-25
Students per teacher
15.3
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 90% state 60% · 2024-25 90% state 54% · 2024-25 —
Grade 4 74% state 59% · 2024-25 76% state 54% · 2024-25 —
Grade 5 66% state 54% · 2024-25 69% state 57% · 2024-25 45% state 45% · 2024-25
All grades 76% state 57% · 2024-25 78% state 55% · 2024-25 45% state 45% · 2024-25
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2024-25 76% state 57% 78% state 55% 45% state 45%
2023-24 77% state 54% 75% state 45% 39% state 35%
2022-23 73% state 53% 69% state 46% —
2021-22 66% state 43% 70% state 42% —
2018-19 65% state 50% 64% state 45% —
2017-18 57% state 48% 64% state 44% —
2016-17 63% state 45% 65% state 40% —
2015-16 55% state 43% 68% state 39% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #31
0.3 mi
85%
+28 vs state
81%
+26 vs state
58%
+13 vs state
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Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #31
1.2 mi
71%
+14 vs state
67%
+12 vs state
58%
+13 vs state
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Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #31
1.5 mi
88%
+31 vs state
81%
+26 vs state
62%
+17 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 81% in 2022-23 → 85% in 2024-25 37% 668 White 69%
PS 5 Huguenot
Grades K–5 · New York City Geographic District #31
1.6 mi
97%
+39 vs state
94%
+39 vs state
66%
+21 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 92% in 2022-23 → 96% in 2024-25 29% 317 White 80%
PS 36 J C Drumgoole
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1.6 mi
71%
+13 vs state
70%
+15 vs state
55%
+10 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 66% in 2022-23 → 71% in 2024-25 46% 866 White 63%
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PS 6 Corporal Allan F Kivlehan School
Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #31
2.4 mi
65%
+8 vs state
66%
+11 vs state
34%
−11 vs state
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PS 42 Eltingville
Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #31
2.4 mi
71%
+13 vs state
71%
+16 vs state
61%
+16 vs state
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PS 55 Henry M Boehm
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2.7 mi
82%
+24 vs state
77%
+22 vs state
65%
+20 vs state
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