The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in English language arts. The lowest is 29% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Ps 74 Future Leaders Elementary School
PS 74 Future Leaders Elementary School sits on the North Shore of Staten Island, in the St. George area, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within New York City Geographic District 31. The school is small relative to many elementary schools in the city, and its student body is drawn heavily from the surrounding neighborhood, which mixes public housing, commercial corridors, and the maritime-industrial edge of the borough's northernmost waterfront.
The student population is predominantly Hispanic, with Black students making up a substantial secondary share, and smaller numbers of white and Asian students. Nearly the entire enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this among the highest-need schools economically. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs was not available in the materials reviewed, so a parent with children in either category would want to ask the school directly about those supports.
State assessment results from the New York State Testing Program are available for grades three through five. In math, proficiency rates run in the low-to-mid third-grade range for third and fourth graders, with fifth graders somewhat higher, though still below the majority-proficient threshold. ELA results follow a similar shape: third and fourth grade proficiency sits in the low-to-mid thirties to low forties, while fifth grade is the strongest point. Science, tested only at fifth grade, comes in below the math and ELA marks for that same cohort. Across subjects, the school is producing proficiency rates that are modest, and a parent considering this school should be aware that most tested students are not yet reaching the state's proficiency standard. Trend data across years was not available, so it is not possible to say from this data alone whether results are improving, holding, or declining. A conversation with the school about its instructional approach and any targeted supports for students who are below grade level would be worth having.
No program offerings data was available for PS 74, so information about enrichment, after-school programs, or any specialized tracks is not included here rather than guessed at.
On the housing side, the zip code where PS 74 sits reflects a market that, by the most recent data, carries home values well above the New York State median and substantially above national benchmarks, with rents also elevated. This is consistent with broader Staten Island housing dynamics: the borough's limited multifamily construction over many decades has kept supply constrained even as demand has grown. Publicly reported information confirms that District 31 faces a meaningful shortage of elementary school seats across Staten Island, with a deficit large enough that school construction and capacity additions are active priorities for the district. For families new to the area, this matters practically: school assignments, class sizes, and the possibility of rezoning are all live questions in this district, and it is worth confirming assignment boundaries directly with the district's enrollment office.
The St. George neighborhood itself is the civic and governmental hub of the borough, anchored by the Staten Island Ferry terminal, Borough Hall, the Richmond County Courthouse, and the St. George Library Center. It is among the more walkable parts of Staten Island, with transit access, though it also sits on the North Shore's mixed-use edge, where public housing, maritime businesses, and retail coexist. The broader borough is suburban in character, defined more by residential streets and dispersed neighborhoods than by a continuous urban fabric, with extensive parkland accounting for roughly a third of its acreage.
For a family in or near this part of the North Shore whose children would be zoned here, PS 74 offers a small, neighborhood-rooted elementary experience within a high-need community. The academic results as currently reported are an area to watch closely, and a parent may want to ask the school what data it tracks internally on student growth, what intervention programs are in place, and how it communicates progress over the course of the year.
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