P.S. 055 Henry M. Boehm

P.S. 055 runs roughly 15 to 20 percentage points above the District 31 average in both subjects — ELA at 77.5% versus a district 61.3%, and math at 82.4% versus 61.0%. The trend is the real story: ELA climbed from the mid-50s in 2016–2022 to 77.5% in 2025, and math jumped from the mid-40s to over 82% in the same window. Fifth graders lead the way at 83.8% ELA and 88.2% math. Students here are not just meeting expectations; they are consistently exceeding them across every tested grade.

The day-to-day feel reads as calm and orderly — zero suspensions over the last three reporting years, 99% of teachers report feeling safe, and 95% rate instruction quality as strong. The weaker signals sit in the principal relationship: teachers rate trust in leadership at 77%, the lowest score in the survey battery, while families are more positive at 87%. Parent satisfaction (88%) actually runs below the district's 93%, even though parent-teacher trust is high at 94% and reported strong relationships hit 100%. Average daily attendance is solid at 93.8%, above the district's 91.4%, though the chronic absenteeism figure of 83.2% indicates many students are slipping just barely past the 10% absence threshold.

The student body mirrors the surrounding neighborhood fairly closely — 78% white, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian — a less diverse mix than most NYC schools but very typical for this part of South Staten Island. About 27% of students have IEPs, meaningfully higher than the city average, and the economic need index sits at 32.5, lower than most city schools. The PTA raised roughly $238 per student last year, nearly 70% above the district's $141 average, which signals an engaged and well-resourced parent base.

Great Kills-Eltingville is a homeowner-heavy pocket of Staten Island where most families live in single-family houses — 80.5% of households own, and the median home value sits around $639,736. Median household income runs about $119,746 with poverty at just 6.7%, and roughly a quarter of households include children, exactly the demographic mix that tends to anchor a stable zoned elementary school.

Most families drive or take the school bus. The nearest subway options are the Eltingville SIR station and the Annadale SIR station, about a 12-minute and 17-minute walk from the school respectively.