The Young Women's Leadership School of Staten Island

Teachers give their colleagues and principal very high marks for trust (97% and 94%, respectively), yet only 80% rated the quality of instruction positively — a 13-point gap below the district average of 93%. That figure deserves an asterisk because only 11 teachers responded to the survey, making it a thin snapshot rather than a sweeping verdict on classroom practice. The picture is otherwise one of a tight, collegial faculty that nevertheless sees room to grow.

This is a school where families feel genuinely connected to leadership — parent-principal trust sits at 96%, parent satisfaction at 95%, and parent-teacher trust at 95%, all at or above the district average. Teachers feel similarly strong about their colleagues (97%) and their principal (94%), and the picture from families is warm and engaged. The one notable outlier is the 80% teacher-rated instruction quality, well below the district's 93%, though with only 11 teacher respondents it's worth weighing cautiously. The day-to-day feel appears to be one of tight community and high family investment rather than a sprawling, impersonal campus.

As an all-girls public school, the student body is single-gender by design, and the school draws from across Staten Island rather than just the immediate neighborhood. The surrounding Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills area skews working-class, with a 25.9% poverty rate and a median household income around $52,653 — solidly below the citywide median but typical for this part of the island. Only about 12% of neighborhood households include children, so families choosing this school are often going out of their way rather than walking down the block.

The school sits in the Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills area of Staten Island, a working-class stretch where the median household income hovers around $52,653 and roughly a quarter of residents live below the poverty line. Homeownership is relatively low at 34%, and only about 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. The area is modestly family-light — just 12% of households include children — so the school doesn't reflect a tight immediate catchment.

Public transit here is light: the closest stations are Stapleton (SIR) and Clifton (SIR), both about a 15 to 17 minute walk from the school. Most families will likely drive or arrange carpools.