Marsh Avenue School for Expeditionary Learning

Lower Economic Need

Staten Island · Middle · DBN: 31R0630

Location

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Address: 100 ESSEX DRIVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314

Grades Served: 60708

Principal: Rachel Elfassy Bartsch

Phone: 718-370-6850

Neighborhood: Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Heartland Village-Lighthouse Hill

Council District: 51

2024-25 Metrics

Impact Score39%

Student growthbelow median (50%)

Performance Score60%

Absolute outcomesabove median (49%)

Economic Need Index59%

Poverty indicatorbelow median (87%)

Enrollment409

Students

Year-over-Year Change

Impact Score

2023-24

47%

↓ -8

2024-25

39%

Performance Score

2023-24

69%

↓ -9

2024-25

60%

Note: Year-over-year changes may reflect cohort differences, not actual school improvement.

Additional Metrics

Student Attendance: 92%

Teacher Attendance: 96%

Principal Tenure: 1.5 years

Teachers 3+ Years: 91%

Instruction Rating: Good

Safety Rating: Good

Families Rating: Good

Survey Results (% Positive)

Instruction/Learning: 77%

Safety: 58%

School Leadership: 67%

Student Support: 66%

Communication: 92%

Family Involvement: 84%

Family-School Trust: 97%

Survey results reflect responses from families, teachers, and students. Higher percentages indicate more positive responses.

Budget (Fair Student Funding)

Year	Total Budget	FSF Allocation	% Funded	Gap to 100%
2024-25	$8,897,956	$6,219,872	100%	$0
2023-24	$7,917,738	$5,562,490	100%	$0
2022-23	$7,786,093	$5,509,645	100%	$0

Discipline (Suspensions)

Year	Removals	Principal Susp.	Supt. Susp.	Total
2024-25	N/A	21	10	31
2023-24	Redacted	Redacted	Redacted	20
2022-23	Redacted	Redacted	Redacted	7

"Redacted" indicates small counts (1-5) suppressed for privacy. Suspension data reflects systemic patterns as much as individual school decisions. Always consider ENI context.

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Impact: 42%ENI: 59%

P.S. 162 John Golden

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Impact: 56%ENI: 56%

P.S. 234

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Impact: 72%ENI: 62%

Data Limitations

Only 2 years of Impact Score data available (2023-24, 2024-25)
Impact Score methodology not fully disclosed by NYC DOE
Cannot determine causation - only patterns and correlations
No student mobility data (selection effects cannot be ruled out)
Many schools change category year-over-year

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