P.S. 069 Daniel D. Tompkins

ELA proficiency at 61.8% is essentially at the district average of 61.3%, and math at 59.1% sits just below the 61.0% district mark — so the school is performing to district expectations, not above them. What's striking is the trajectory: ELA climbed from a low of 40.3% in 2022 to 61.8% in 2025, a 21-point swing that suggests real instructional change, and math recovered from 37.8% to 59.1% over the same window. Grade 3 math is a particular bright spot at 69.6%, while grade 5 math lags at 51.9% — a noticeable dip as students move up.

The school has a remarkably calm disciplinary profile — zero suspensions three years running — and teachers report 99% safety, well above the district's 94.8% average. Parent trust runs high, with 95% parent-teacher trust and 94% parent-principal trust, and 100% of teachers report strong student relationships. The shadow over everything is chronic absenteeism at 78.3%, far above what the city considers concerning, and even higher among Asian students at 93.6% — meaning too many kids are missing too many days, even though daily attendance among those who do show up is 93.3%, better than the district's 91.4%.

The student body is one of the more diverse elementary schools on Staten Island — 42% white, 33% Asian, 20% Hispanic, with smaller Black, multiracial, and Native American populations, and a 69% diversity index. The surrounding neighborhood skews solidly middle-class, with a 76% homeownership rate and a $98,000 median income, but the school's 57.9 economic need index tells you nearly six in ten students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. About a quarter of students have IEPs, notably higher than average, and PTA fundraising at $86 per student runs well below the district's $141 — parents report high engagement on surveys but contribute less in dollars.

New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis is a sprawling, family-oriented pocket of Staten Island where roughly three-quarters of households own their homes and 23.8% of households include children — one of the more child-dense stretches on the island. Median household income sits around $98,000 and about 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is a car-dependent corner of the borough, with most parents commuting by car or bus rather than train.

There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk of the school, so most families drive or take the bus.