At a Glance
An all-boys school on Staten Island's North Shore where math scores are climbing fast and mentors outnumber the usual extracurriculars.
Best suited for
Families who want a small, all-boys environment with strong mentorship, abundant athletics, and a community that mirrors Staten Island's diversity — and who can prioritize daily attendance in a school where that habit isn't yet the norm.
Overall Rating
Grades 3–8
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
High school
Rating = average of 4-year graduation, English Regents college-ready and Regents completion · DOE 2025 report
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- An all-boys learning environment, part of the Eagle Academy network built to support young men of color
- More than 19 sports on offer, including rugby, lacrosse, and double dutch alongside the usuals
- A rare 100/100 program richness score for a school of just 317 students
- Math proficiency that has more than tripled since 2022
- A deep mentoring and extended-day infrastructure, including Summer Bridge, Eagle Extended Day, and the Sonyc after-school program
Things to consider
- ELA proficiency at 32.6% is roughly half the district average — students are working to catch up, not arriving ahead
- Chronic absenteeism at 46% is high and will shape any student's day-to-day experience here
- With 41% of students holding IEPs, the school carries a significant special-education caseload worth asking about
- An all-boys environment isn't the right fit for every kid or every family
- Suspensions ticked up from 1 to 7 last year; absolute numbers are still small, but the trend is worth watching
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 31
In District 31, where the average overall score is 2.45/4, this school sits at 1.58 — below the Staten Island norm. But given the demographic profile it serves and the upward academic trajectory, it occupies a distinctive niche rather than a struggling one.
Academics
ELA proficiency at 32.6% is roughly half the district average of 61%, and math at 46.2% also trails the 61% district mark. But the trajectory is the real headline: math climbed from a low of 12.8% in 2022 to 46.2% in 2025, and ELA rose from 22.3% in 2017 to 32.6% this year, with a small dip from last year's 36.6%. Students here are catching up, not leading — but they're catching up meaningfully, and the math gains in particular are striking.
Culture
The mixed signals here are worth sitting with. Parent satisfaction (96%), parent trust in the principal (97%), and teacher-rated instruction quality (97%) all run above the district average — families feel heard and teachers feel effective. But chronic absenteeism hits 46% — almost half the students miss too much school — and overall attendance of 87.9% trails the district's 91%. Discipline is light overall (just 7 suspensions last year, up from 1 the year prior but still a small number), and teacher collegial trust at 77% is the one soft spot in an otherwise confident faculty culture.
Community
With 54% Black and 35% Hispanic students, an economic need index of 85.6, and 41% of students receiving IEP services, this school serves a population many Staten Island schools don't reach. It sits in a neighborhood where the median household income is around $52,653 and roughly a quarter of households live below the poverty line, so many of these boys come from exactly the kind of community the Eagle Academy network was designed to support. The school reflects the diversity of Staten Island's North Shore more than the borough's overall demographics.
Neighborhood
The Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills area on Staten Island's North Shore is a working-class, mostly renter pocket — homeownership sits at 34%, well below the city average, and just 12% of households include children under 18, suggesting a mix of long-time families and adult-only households. The neighborhood skews multigenerational and modest in income, with a quarter of residents below the poverty line and a college-degree rate of about 28%. Getting here means a walk from the Staten Island Railway.
Stapleton (SIR) is about a 12-minute walk and Clifton (SIR) is roughly 10 minutes on foot — plan on a short walk from the train either way.
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) · 112 families responded (41% rate)
Programs & Activities
Admissions Demand
A humanities-based approach to excellence in all subject areas.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Middle school (6th grade)
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- The Eagle Academy of Young Men of Staten IslandUnscreened67 seats
Middle school application
- Opened
- Wed, Oct 14
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 11
- Offers
- Wed, Apr 7
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the middle school application, in 5th grade.
- 2Unscreened programs fill by random lottery among the families who rank them.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
High school (9th grade)
High school is one citywide application, made in 8th grade. The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten IslandUnscreened
High school application
- Opened
- Tue, Oct 6
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 4
- Offers
- Wed, Mar 3
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the high school application, in 8th grade.
- 2Unscreened programs fill by random lottery among the families who rank them.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
Open houses and tours
Open house
Thu, Nov 5, · 5:00 PM · In person
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island a good school?
- On Motley, The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island earns an overall rating of 40/100 — 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 below the District 31 average. Its high school grades have their own rating, 53/100, from graduation and Regents results.
- What grades does The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island serve?
- The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island serves grades 6 to 12.
- How do students get into The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island?
- The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island admits by application through a random lottery, with no academic screen.
- Is The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island public, charter, or private?
- The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island is a public school in NYC Community School District 31.
- What neighborhood is The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island in?
- The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island is in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island.