I.S. 051 Edwin Markham

80 WILLOWBROOK ROAD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10302 · Staten Island · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

DBN: 31R051

Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

Zoned: Middle

SchoolDigger: 745 (of 1500)

Niche: 546 (of 1516)

Fed by these elementary schools

P.S. 030 Westerleigh P.S. 054 Charles W. Leng P.S. 029 Bardwell Staten Island School of Civic Leadership P.S. 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park P.S. 060 Alice Austen P.S. 019 The Curtis School P.S. 022 Graniteville Port Richmond School for Visionary Learning P.S. 020 Port Richmond P.S. 018 John G. Whittier P.S. 044 Thomas C. Brown

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 88%

58.5% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

48.2%(citywide avg: 53.8%)

ELA avg. rating

2.91 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.03 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

55.3%(citywide avg: 49.2%)

Math avg. rating

2.99 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.93 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

43.2%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

2.79 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 6 ELA

48.7%

Grade 6 Math

45.1%

Grade 7 ELA

46.2%

Grade 7 Math

58.4%

Grade 8 ELA

49.7%

Grade 8 Math

63.8%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

29.1%(citywide avg: 33.6%)

English Language Learners -- Math

34.1%(citywide avg: 31.6%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

21.2%

Students with disabilities -- Math

25.7%

Asian students -- ELA

56.8%(citywide avg: 60%)

Asian students -- Math

71.6%(citywide avg: 66.7%)

Black students -- ELA

35.4%(citywide avg: 40.4%)

Black students -- Math

40.4%(citywide avg: 33.6%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

45.1%(citywide avg: 50%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

50.5%(citywide avg: 43.9%)

White students -- ELA

64%(citywide avg: 69%)

White students -- Math

74.4%(citywide avg: 69.2%)

Multiracial students -- ELA

52.4%(citywide avg: 54.6%)

Multiracial students -- Math

47.6%(citywide avg: 42.8%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

1351 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 71.6%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

6.4%

Black

22.4%

Hispanic or Latino

48.3%

White

20.1%

Multiracial

2.2%

Native American

0.6%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

31.4%

English Language Learners

12.1%

Living in poverty

73.3%

Female

47.4%

Male

52.6%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Zone Priority

241 seats

1 applicants per seat

Not all seats filled last year

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Priority to applicants whose sibling(s) will be enrolled in this school next year

~100% admitted

There were about 20 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~8% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Then to students residing in the zone

~100% admitted

There were about 130 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~54% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

3. Then to District 31 students and residents

~100% admitted

There were about 30 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~12% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

4. Then to New York City residents

~100% admitted

There were less than 10 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~4% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)