At a Glance
A top-scoring Staten Island elementary where engaged families, calm classrooms, and rising math results set the tone.
Best suited for
Families rooted in the Huguenot–Prince's Bay area who want top-tier academics, an unusually calm school culture, and a deeply involved parent community — and who don't rely on frequent subway service to get around.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- Math proficiency of 97.2% in 2025 — roughly 36 points above the district average.
- Three consecutive school years with zero suspensions.
- PTA fundraising of $460 per student, more than triple the district average.
- Near-perfect trust scores: 100% of teachers trust their principal and 98% of parents are satisfied.
- 25% of students have IEPs, suggesting a meaningfully resourced special education program.
Things to consider
- Chronic absenteeism of 84.9% looks high even next to a strong overall attendance rate of 93.7% — worth asking the school how they're interpreting and addressing it.
- Student demographics and neighborhood demographics are fairly homogeneous; families seeking a more racially or economically mixed environment may want to look elsewhere.
- Only the Staten Island Railway serves the area — there are no numbered subway lines nearby, so commuting to Manhattan requires a transfer at the ferry.
- Average class size of 23.4 is right at the district average, so don't expect unusually small classes.
- Admissions are zoned, so eligibility depends on home address.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 31
P.S. 005 sits near the top of District 31's elementary rankings, finishing just behind P.S. 35 The Clove Valley School and Naples Street Elementary in the recent peer list. Its overall score of 3.82/4 is well above the district average of 2.45/4, and its ELA and math proficiency both run 30+ points above district means.
Academics
Math proficiency climbed steadily from 78% in 2016 to 97.2% in 2025 — roughly 36 points above the district average and a sign of sustained instructional strength. ELA followed a bumpier path, dipping to 80% in 2019 before climbing back to 93.7% in 2025. Third-graders are posting near-perfect scores in both subjects, and the overall trajectory across all tested grades remains clearly positive.
Culture
Teachers and parents overwhelmingly endorse the school — 100% of teachers trust their principal and report feeling safe, and 98% of parents are satisfied — and the school hasn't issued a single suspension in three consecutive years. Day-to-day, that points to a calm, kid-friendly environment with strong adult-to-adult trust. One number parents may want to ask about: the chronic absenteeism rate sits at 84.9% even though overall attendance is a healthy 93.7%, which can reflect how the chronic-absence threshold (10%+ of days missed) is much stricter than the raw attendance rate.
Community
The student body closely mirrors the surrounding neighborhoods — about 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial — with an economic need index of 24.4%, well below typical citywide levels. PTA fundraising averages $460 per student, more than triple the district average, and 235 family survey responses suggest that engagement is real, not just on paper. A quarter of students have IEPs — notably higher than the city norm — which is worth noting both for families seeking special education services and for those wanting to understand how the school is resourcing that work.
Neighborhood
The Huguenot and Prince's Bay area is a homeowner-heavy stretch of south Staten Island where the median home value lands near $801,000, the poverty rate is 5.4%, and 31.6% of households include children under 18. About 41.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the area draws the kind of multi-generational families who plant roots and stay. It's a low-density, car-friendly pocket of the borough where schools and youth sports tend to anchor community life.
Most families arrive by car, school bus, or on foot; the Staten Island Railway stops at Huguenot about an 8-minute walk away, with Prince's Bay about 15 minutes and Annadale about 19 minutes on foot.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 235 families responded (74% rate)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
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Kindergarten
P.S. 005 Huguenot has an attendance zone. At elementary level, in-zone students get a guaranteed seat. Every family still applies on MySchools: the application confirms the zoned seat, and ranking other schools doesn't cost you it.
Kindergarten application
- Opens
- Wed, Dec 9
- Closes
- Fri, Jan 22
- Offers
- Tue, Mar 30
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Check that your address is inside the zone — zones change, so confirm it before you sign a lease.
- 2Apply during the kindergarten application, even with a zoned seat.
- 3Rank this school along with any others you'd take, in true preference order.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is P.S. 005 Huguenot a good school?
- On Motley, P.S. 005 Huguenot earns an overall rating of 96/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run above the District 31 average.
- What grades does P.S. 005 Huguenot serve?
- P.S. 005 Huguenot serves grades K to 5.
- How do students get into P.S. 005 Huguenot?
- P.S. 005 Huguenot admits by zone — children who live in its attendance zone get a guaranteed seat.
- Is P.S. 005 Huguenot public, charter, or private?
- P.S. 005 Huguenot is a public school in NYC Community School District 31.
- What neighborhood is P.S. 005 Huguenot in?
- P.S. 005 Huguenot is in Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow, Staten Island.