STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Students across New York state take exams every spring to see how well they are learning in subjects like math and English language arts, and some schools perform better than others.
Using city education department data, we analyzed the top five public elementary schools on Staten Island with the highest percentage of students deemed proficient on the state math exam in 2025.
Students are graded on a scale of 1-4, with 3 and 4 determining if a student is proficient in the subject…