Richmond Preparatory Charter School, Staten Island NY

Original Research by School Decision on Richmond Preparatory Charter School

Richmond Preparatory Charter School serves sixth through eighth grades on Staten Island's North Shore, operating as a fully integrated school where general education and special education students learn together in the same classrooms. The school is expanding: it now includes ninth grade and is adding one grade level each year, meaning families enrolling can eventually keep a child through the start of high school rather than transferring after middle school.

The school's signature program is a computer-science career pathway that begins in sixth grade with foundational programming and hardware concepts and builds through middle school toward an IC3 Digital Literacy Certification. In high school, students choose either a hardware or programming track. Beginning in tenth grade, students participate in an Information Systems Program hosted in partnership with Monroe University, leading to an industry-recognized CompTIA A+ Certification. This gives families access to a concrete vocational and credential-based pathway in technology that is not commonly available at other Staten Island schools.

On state math and English language arts testing from 2024-25, proficiency rates show an upward trend across grades. Sixth grade proficiency in math is relatively low, with less than a third of tested students meeting the proficiency threshold; English language arts is similarly below a third. Seventh grade shows measurable gains, with math proficiency moving to roughly forty percent and ELA to a similar level. Eighth grade math proficiency rises to about fifty-five percent, while eighth grade ELA remains in the low forties. Science testing was not administered to eighth graders in 2024-25, so no data is available there. A parent may want to ask the school directly about the reasons for these performance levels and what interventions or supports are in place to help students build proficiency, particularly in the earlier grades.

The enrollment is small, made up of roughly equal numbers of students in each grade. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting an economically mixed student body. The racial and ethnic composition is predominantly Hispanic, with substantial shares of Black and white students and smaller numbers of Asian students and students identifying as two or more races.

The school's inclusion model is a defining feature. Classes are intentionally composed of both general education and special education students working alongside one another, and the school explicitly welcomes students with autism spectrum diagnoses and individualized education programs. For a family considering placement for a child with special needs, this model represents a commitment to integrated rather than separate or pull-out instruction. Enrollment data for students with IEPs or English learners was not available in the records reviewed, so parents interested in understanding the school's capacity and experience with these populations would benefit from speaking directly with the school.

Richmond Preparatory is located at the Teleport office complex on Staten Island's North Shore, a position that puts it near the Port Richmond commercial corridor and the North Shore's developing waterfront area. Staten Island broadly is a predominantly residential and suburban borough with detached homes and tree-lined streets, especially in the South Shore, though the North Shore mixes industrial maritime heritage with emerging residential development. The school's placement in this transitional North Shore neighborhood situates it away from the most walkable commercial cores but near areas experiencing new housing and mixed-use growth.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

2 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
Science	34	41.0%
Math	23	4.0%

Math

Grade 627%

School 27% · district not reported

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 741%

School 41% · district not reported

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 855%

School 55% · district not reported

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 625%

School 25% · district not reported

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 741%

School 41% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Science

Grade 80%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income33%9 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income32%Higher-income55%23 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income36%Higher-income52%16 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income23%Higher-income67%44 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income30%Higher-income58%28 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income49%Higher-income64%16 pp gap