Is 61 William a Morris

IS 61 William A Morris serves 926 middle school students in grades 6-8 on Staten Island, offering a substantial learning community with an 11.3:1 student-teacher ratio and 82 full-time equivalent teachers. The school provides personalized attention through its favorable staffing levels, creating opportunities for meaningful student-teacher connections in the middle school years. Academically, the school shows areas with room for growth, particularly in mathematics where 14% of students demonstrate proficiency, while English Language Arts performance is stronger with 55% of students meeting proficiency standards.

The school ranks in the 31st percentile among New York middle schools, indicating focused efforts on student development and academic improvement initiatives. Located at 445 Castleton Avenue, IS 61 serves families in a diverse Staten Island neighborhood where the median household income reaches $84,855 and 40% of residents hold bachelor's degrees or higher. The surrounding community of ZIP code 10301 houses over 40,000 residents with a relatively low poverty rate of 12.8% and median home values of $642,300.

The school operates within Staten Island's large city environment, providing students access to urban resources while maintaining the more intimate community feel characteristic of the borough's residential neighborhoods.