PS 56 LOUIS DESARIO SCHOOL (THE)

Regular School · STATEN ISLAND, NY

PS 56 LOUIS DESARIO SCHOOL (THE) is a regular school school in STATEN ISLAND, New York, serving grades PK–05 with 644 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

644

Teachers (FTE)

42.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	425	66%
Asian	109	17%
Hispanic/Latino	88	14%
Two or more races	10	2%
Black or African American	7	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	644	329M / 315F

English Language Learners: 16 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2020-2021)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	55-59%	55.2%	70
Science Proficiency	>=80%	—	18

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

Programs & Discipline

Chronically Absent

10.2% 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.)	644	100%

Contact & Location

250 KRAMER AVE

STATEN ISLAND, NY 10309

Phone: (718)605-1189

NCES ID

360010303394

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