The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Susan E Wagner High School
Susan E Wagner High School serves about twenty-eight hundred students in grades nine through twelve on Staten Island's North Shore. The school sits in a suburban, primarily residential setting that characterizes much of the borough. It draws from a diverse student body with a substantial Asian presence, a large Hispanic cohort, and a sizable White enrollment, alongside Black and smaller other populations. About two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a community with considerable economic constraint.
The school serves the full geographic District 31, which encompasses all of Staten Island. That district faces a notable elementary seat shortage that has prompted ongoing school construction and capacity management across the borough. At the high school level, Wagner is the school's peer group; other secondary options on Staten Island exist, but data on comparable schools in Richmond County was not available for direct positioning.
State assessment data was not available for this school. The academic results page shows no proficiency rates or tested student counts for eighth-grade math, English language arts, or science, which is expected because Wagner is a high school serving grades nine through twelve. New York tests students in these subjects at the middle school level, not the high school level, so the absence of data reflects the grade band served, not a missing report. The school does not appear to have published recent high school state test results in the available records, and graduation rate data was not provided. A parent interested in academic performance would need to consult the school directly or look to the New York City Department of Education's public reporting.
The student body is economically diverse but skews toward lower household income. The two-thirds free-or-reduced-price lunch rate indicates that most families are near or below the federal income threshold, a commonality across many New York City public schools but a baseline fact that shapes the peer group and community context. The ethnic diversity is a hallmark: no single group holds a majority, which creates a genuinely multicultural peer environment. The school draws many immigrant families, particularly from South Asia and Latin America, as reflected in the enrollment figures.
Staten Island itself is the most suburban of New York's five boroughs, with detached homes, backyards, and tree-lined residential streets defining much of the landscape, especially the South Shore where Wagner sits. The North Shore, where the school is located, mixes historic maritime industry, public housing, newer retail development, and residential neighborhoods. The island as a whole has a decentralized feel, without the dense urban core of Manhattan or Brooklyn; neighborhoods feel self-contained, separated by geography and distance. Civic and commercial life concentrates in St. George, the borough's historic center at the ferry terminal, and in neighborhood commercial corridors like Port Richmond Avenue and New Dorp Lane. One-third of Staten Island is dedicated to parks and open space, earning it the nickname the city's greenest borough.
The housing market in Wagner's zip code reflects the broader borough trend. Home values sit notably above New York State median, and rents have risen steadily in recent years. The market is auto-oriented outside a few walkable corridors, so families with school-age children typically hold or expect to hold cars. The North Shore, where Wagner is located, sits closer to transit via the Staten Island Ferry and Railway and has seen development activity, including new affordable housing under the Bay Street Corridor plan and the planned New Stapleton Waterfront project, which will add substantial mixed-income housing in the coming years.
The school website was not provided in the available data, so program offerings, course pathways, extracurricular options, and staffing details are not reported here. A parent seeking to understand Wagner's specific academic structure, AP breadth, career or dual-credit pathways, clubs, sports, or support services would need to visit the school directly or contact the New York City Department of Education.
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