Tottenville High School, Staten Island NY

Original Research by School Decision on Tottenville High School

Tottenville High School is a large four-year high school on Staten Island serving grades nine through twelve. It sits within New York City Geographic District 31, which covers all of Staten Island and is currently managing significant growth pressures, particularly an ongoing shortage of elementary school seats that has prompted continued school construction across the borough.

The school enrolls a diverse student body in which white students comprise the largest share, followed by students identifying as Hispanic and Asian. About half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic breadth of the neighborhoods the school draws from. The school has no data available on the share of students with disabilities or English learners; these figures may not have been reported or may reflect how the school's enrollment profile breaks down by language or IEP status. The cohort sizes across grades nine through twelve are roughly balanced, suggesting stable year-to-year enrollment.

State assessment results and graduation rates for the school were not available in the reported data, which limits the ability to compare academic outcomes to other high schools in the county. A reader seeking to understand the school's proficiency levels and completion rates may want to contact the school or review its publicly reported data card directly. Similarly, chronic absenteeism rates and other measures of school environment were not present in this dataset.

Staten Island itself is a notably suburban borough within New York City, defined by detached homes, backyards, and quieter tree-lined streets, especially in the South Shore where Tottenville sits. Neighborhoods tend to feel self-contained, separated by distance and topography rather than organized around a single borough-wide center. The borough is the greenest in the city, with roughly one-third of its acreage in parks and recreation, anchored by the Staten Island Greenbelt system. Daily transit relies on the free Staten Island Ferry to Lower Manhattan, the Staten Island Railway, buses, and cars; the South Shore is more auto-oriented than walkable commercial corridors on the North Shore. Healthcare and retail trade are the largest employment sectors; Staten Island University Hospital and the Staten Island Mall are major employers.

Housing values in the 10312 zip code (which includes Tottenville and surrounding South Shore neighborhoods) are elevated relative to national benchmarks but align with New York State median home values. Monthly rents in the area are moderate relative to the broader metro. The housing market has shown steady appreciation recently. For families considering the school, it is worth noting that the district faces a significant elementary school seat shortage that has prompted ongoing capital construction. While this strain primarily affects younger grades, it reflects the broader capacity pressures shaping school assignment and planning across Staten Island.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

97.0%Cohort of 965 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

18 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

81 tested

48.1%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

62 tested

80.6%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

52 tested

76.9%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

158 tested · Grade 10

82.9%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

130 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

30.8%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

94 tested

91.5%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

57 tested

17.5%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Comparative Government and Politics

149 tested

80.5%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

102 tested

23.5%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

290 tested

73.8%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Italian Language and Culture

12 tested

50.0%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

21 tested

28.6%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Literature and Culture

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Music Theory

20 tested · Grade 10

10.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

281 tested

54.8%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

218 tested

81.2%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

149 tested

80.5%

scored 3 or higher

World History

108 tested · Grade 10

60.2%

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
Social Studies	1,076	77.0%
Ela	925	85.0%
Math	802	50.0%
Science	659	54.0%

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.