ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL

As a modestly sized secondary school in ELMSFORD, New York, ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL instructs 493 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by ELMSFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL sits 26% leaner than that benchmark.

ELMSFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,001 students; ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL shows that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Black, 6% Asian, 4% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Westchester County) reports that median household earnings sit near $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: ALICE E GRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 475 students in 2018 compared to 493 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.