Middle · New York

IS 61 William A Morris

Free meals for all

IS 61 William A Morris, a public middle school in Staten Island, New York: grades 6–8, 871 students, 10.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New York City Geographic District #31.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
871
Teachers (FTE)
82.1
Students per teacher
10.6
Grades
6–8
Middle

More students per teacher than 59% of middle schools in New York

Median 10.1 · 780 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 87% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 84% of middle schools in New York

Median 447 · 790 schools compared

Larger than 84% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

36%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of middle schools in New York

Median 47% · 788 middle schools compared

788 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

23%proficient

−5.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of middle schools in New York

Median 49% · 788 middle schools compared

662 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Middle · Grades 6–8
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with New York City Geographic District #31.

Location

Address
445 Castleton Ave, Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone
(718)727-8481
City or town
New York

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
IS 27 Anning S PrallFree meals for all
6–883611.4
6–818011.6
IS 49 Berta A DreyfusFree meals for all
6–83307.0
IS 51 Edwin MarkhamFree meals for all
6–81,07211.4
Ezra L. Nolan SchoolFree meals for all
6–82508.1
IS 2 George L EgbertFree meals for all
6–898010.6

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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