New Dorp High School, Staten Island NY

Original Research by School Decision on New Dorp High School

New Dorp High School is a mid-sized traditional public high school located on the South Shore of Staten Island, near New Dorp Lane, in a neighborhood known for walkable retail corridors, beach access, and transit connections. The school serves approximately three thousand students in grades nine through twelve.

The student body is diverse, with white students as the plurality, followed by a substantial share of Hispanic and Asian students, with smaller shares of Black and multiracial students. Nearly two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of many families the school serves. Data on students receiving special education services or classified as English learners was not available, so a reader cannot assess from the provided information how the school supports those populations.

Academic performance data, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism metrics were not available for this school, which limits what can be said about student attainment and school engagement patterns. State testing data for New York public high schools exists, but the specific results for New Dorp were not provided. A parent may want to request those directly from the school or the New York City Department of Education to understand proficiency levels in English and mathematics and to see how the school compares on state assessments.

New Dorp sits within Geographic District 31, which covers all of Staten Island. The district is currently managing a substantial shortage of elementary school seats, with ongoing construction and school additions planned across the borough. While this capacity strain most directly affects families with younger children and school assignment processes, it reflects broader enrollment and infrastructure pressures in the district that may shape conditions even at the high school level.

The neighborhood itself retains a suburban character unusual for New York City. Detached homes, backyards, and tree-lined residential streets define much of the South Shore, though New Dorp itself includes a walkable commercial corridor with shops, dining, and rail transit access. The area is part of Staten Island's larger geography of self-contained neighborhoods separated by topography and distance rather than tied to a single borough center. Civic institutions, including library branches and parks, are scattered throughout, and residents rely on the free Staten Island Ferry, the Staten Island Railway, and bus service for broader travel.

Housing values in the New Dorp zip code are above the state benchmark for New York, reflecting the borough's appeal as a relatively suburban residential market within New York City. Rental prices remain relatively stable. The local economy is anchored by healthcare and retail, with Staten Island University Hospital and the Staten Island Mall as major institutions, though the neighborhood itself draws from the walkable shopping and dining corridor along New Dorp Lane.

Information about course offerings, program breadth, staffing levels, and school-level discipline or attendance practices was not available in the data provided. A family considering this school may want to visit the school website, speak with current families, or contact the school directly to understand what Advanced Placement or dual-credit pathways exist, what clubs and activities are available, and what support services the school offers for students navigating high school.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

87.0%Cohort of 764 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

16 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

17 tested

29.4%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

49 tested

59.2%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

33 tested

45.5%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

60 tested

81.7%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

42 tested

38.1%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

46 tested

47.8%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

38 tested · Grade 10

28.9%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Comparative Government and Politics

39 tested

66.7%

scored 3 or higher

Microeconomics

51 tested

37.3%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

229 tested

42.4%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

98 tested

60.2%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Studio Art Drawing

26 tested

38.5%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

140 tested · Grade 10

42.9%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

38 tested

63.2%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

39 tested

66.7%

scored 3 or higher

World History

190 tested · Grade 10

60.0%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Ela	876	66.0%
Math	798	45.0%
Social Studies	718	74.0%
Science	47	11.0%

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.