IS 61 WILLIAM A MORRIS

Regular School · STATEN ISLAND, NY

IS 61 WILLIAM A MORRIS is a regular school school in STATEN ISLAND, New York, serving grades 06–08 with 871 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

871

Teachers (FTE)

82.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	436	50%
Black or African American	279	32%
White	88	10%
Asian	32	4%
Two or more races	23	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	9	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	0%
Total enrollment	871	434M / 437F

English Language Learners: 123 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2020-2021)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	55.2%	70
Science Proficiency	60-79%	—	24

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Chronically Absent

660

75.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	871	100%

Contact & Location

445 CASTLETON AVE

STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301

Phone: (718)727-8481

http://www.williamamorrisis61.org

NCES ID

360010301973

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD