Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island

In 2025, 84.1% of students hit ELA proficiency and 80.8% hit math — both roughly 20 points above the district averages of 61.3% and 61.0%. After dipping in 2024 (64.1% ELA, 68.3% math), scores rebounded sharply. Grade 3 results are particularly strong (87.3% ELA, 90.1% math), and Grade 5 ELA hits 92.2%, though Grade 5 math drops to 68.6% — a grade worth asking about. The four-year trend is improving, with a notable jump in the most recent year.

The day-to-day feel here is unusually cohesive: teacher-reported safety is 100%, 100% of teachers say the school fosters strong relationships, and parent-principal trust hits 98%. Parent satisfaction (95%) and teacher instruction quality (96%) both edge above district averages. Attendance is strong at 94.2%, beating the district's 91.4%. One data point warrants a direct question to the school: the chronic absenteeism rate listed at 83.2% looks inconsistent with the strong attendance figure and is far outside typical NYC ranges — parents should ask how it's calculated.

The student body is 53% White, 27% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 6% Asian, with a diversity index of 70%. The economic need index of 34.9 is well below the city average, reflecting a middle-class draw. The surrounding neighborhood skews similar in income and homeownership, though the school's charter catchment pulls in a slightly broader mix than the immediately adjacent blocks. Seventeen percent of students have IEPs, which is in line with citywide norms.

New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis is a middle-income, car-dependent stretch of Staten Island where 76% of households own their homes and the median home value is $641,336. Median household income sits at $98,222 with a 10.5% poverty rate, and 34.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher — a stable, educated population. Households with children make up nearly a quarter of the area, so the school fits a family-dense setting.

There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk of the school — families who enroll here typically commute by car, school bus, or local Staten Island bus routes.