I.S. 027 Anning S. Prall

The school's 2025 proficiency rates — 51.9% in ELA and 47.5% in Math — both fall roughly 10 percentage points below the Staten Island district averages. Math scores have improved from a recent low of 32% in 2022 to 47.5% in 2025, showing meaningful gains, while ELA has remained relatively flat around the low-50s since 2017. The overall quality score of 1.99 out of 4 sits below the district average of 2.45, placing this school in the middle tier of Staten Island middle schools academically.

Survey data reveals a striking split: families report very high satisfaction (92%) and strong trust in teachers (91%) and the principal (89%), but teachers themselves paint a different picture. Teacher instruction quality scores at 81% — well below the district average of 93% — and teacher-principal trust is remarkably low at just 31%. Attendance is a concern: the 88.7% attendance rate is below the district average, and chronic absenteeism affects 60.2% of students, with particularly high rates among white (73%) and Asian (81%) students. The 3% suspension rate is slightly elevated but has remained stable over three years.

With 989 students, the school reflects the neighborhood's diversity: 45% Hispanic, 20% Black, 20% White, 12% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The diversity index of 77% is notably high. Economic need is substantial at 68.3%, and 27% of students have IEPs — both above typical Staten Island averages. The community skews toward working- and middle-class families in a neighborhood where median household income exceeds $109,000 and homeownership is high at 57%.

West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill is a stable, residential Staten Island neighborhood with strong family orientation and high education metrics. The area scores well on safety (70.5 percentile) and stability (89.66 percentile), with median home values over $640,000. Transit access is moderate (50.96 percentile), which means most families travel by car. The neighborhood has strong health environment scores (91.95) and an education orientation of 73.18, indicating families here value schooling.

This is a car-dependent area on Staten Island; most families drive their children to school, though some walk from nearby residential blocks