Elementary school · New York City Geographic District #31
Ps 78
Ps 78 serves grades Pre-K–5 for 480 students in New York City Geographic District #31.
It is the 27th largest of the 50 New York City Geographic District #31 elementary schools in Staten Island. Its 11.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.7 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 719 in 2019–20 to 480 in 2023–24. 95% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (458 free, 0 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Rev. Dr. Maggie Howard Playground (next door).
Ps 78 by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Ps 78
Parks near Ps 78
Address, phone and official links
100 TOMPKINS AVE, Staten Island 10304
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State school ID 353100010078 (search it on NYSED Data Site) · NCES ID 360010306362
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.