P.S. 013 M. L. Lindemeyer

P.S. 013's 2025 results — 74.7% ELA proficiency and 78.8% math proficiency — are a significant jump from recent years and sit roughly 13 to 18 percentage points above the District 31 averages of about 61% in both subjects. The overall quality score of 3.07 out of 4 also lands well above the district average of 2.45. The climb has been real: ELA proficiency has moved from 37% in 2016 to 75% in 2025, and math from 43% to 79%, with the sharpest gains arriving in the last two years. Scores are strong across tested grades, with Grade 5 math reaching 87.5% proficiency.

The day-to-day feel at P.S. 013 reads as warm and tightly connected. Parent surveys are glowing — 97% parent satisfaction, 100% parent-teacher trust, 100% parent-principal trust, and 100% reporting strong relationships with teachers — though only 30% of families responded, so the picture reflects engaged families most clearly. Teachers report 94% on instruction quality and 98% on safety, with 100% teacher-principal trust and 98% collegial trust, signaling a staff that feels supported by leadership. The discipline picture is striking: zero suspensions in each of the last three reported years, against a district average suspension rate of about 0.4%.

With about 795 students, P.S. 013 is one of the larger elementary schools in the area. The student body is Hispanic-plurality (43%), followed by Asian (24%), White (17%), Black (12%), and smaller multiracial and Native American shares — a diversity index of 77% reflects a genuinely mixed population. Twenty-seven percent of students have IEPs, and the economic need index of 73.3 indicates a higher share of students from lower-income households than the citywide average, even though the surrounding neighborhood skews middle income. The neighborhood itself is 53.8% owner-occupied with a median household income just under $78,000, so the school draws from both settled homeowners and renters priced into the area.

Rosebank–Shore Acres–Park Hill is a middle-income, largely homeowner Staten Island neighborhood with a median household income around $78,000 and a median home value near $553,000. About 14.7% of households have children under 18, and roughly 29.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher — modest for the city but typical for parts of the North Shore. The 13.8% poverty rate is lower than many NYC neighborhoods, and the 53.8% homeownership rate signals a stable, rooted population.

Public transit access is limited — families get here mostly by car, bus, or on foot. The nearest subway option is the Clifton station on the Staten Island Railway, about a 12-minute walk away.