Staten Island Technical High School

Staten Island Tech sits firmly in NYC's academic elite as one of eight SHSAT specialized high schools, and the math says it: about 50 students apply for every engineering seat. Specific proficiency data wasn't part of this data set, but the school's standing is well established — AP coursework, a focused engineering track, and ELL support for the multilingual students in the body. Class sizes run about 23 students, in line with the district average, but the academic caliber of incoming students is far above a typical district high school.

Zero suspensions is the headline number — in a district averaging roughly 0.4%, that's striking for a school of 1,355 teenagers, and it speaks to a discipline-light, trust-heavy culture. Parent satisfaction sits at 95% (above the district's 93%), parent-principal trust hits 98%, and 97% of families bothered to fill out the survey — extraordinary engagement. Teacher-side numbers are solid but a tick below district averages on instructional quality (91% vs. 93%), with collegial trust among staff at 84%. The day-to-day feel reads as focused and collaborative rather than punitive.

The student body looks nothing like the surrounding block. Staten Island Tech is 61% Asian and 33% White, with very small Black and Hispanic populations — a demographic pattern shared across NYC's specialized high schools that reflects test-based admissions and the citywide draw. By contrast, New Dorp-Midland Beach is a more typical mixed Staten Island neighborhood with 75% homeownership and a moderate median income around $92K. Only 1% of Tech students have IEPs, well below city high school norms, and the economic need index of 41 lands in the moderate range. In practice, the bus, train, and carpool bring in students from every borough.

New Dorp-Midland Beach is a family-first stretch of Staten Island that feels more like a small town than a NYC neighborhood — about three-quarters of homes are owner-occupied, roughly a quarter of households include kids, and median home values sit around $652K. Median household income is just over $91K, the poverty rate stays under 10%, and about 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. The vibe is weekend Little League and driveways, not brownstones and bodegas. Most students don't live within walking distance — they commute from across the city for the academic opportunity this neighborhood hosts.

The school is about an 8-minute walk from the New Dorp Staten Island Railway station, with Oakwood Heights SIR roughly 11 minutes away and Grant City SIR about 17 minutes on foot.