BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a modestly sized primary school in BEDFORD HILLS, New York, overseen by BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 309 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 30% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,519 students; BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 33% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black. Compared to Westchester County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.0%, the actual is 71.3%, a residual of +5.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Westchester County reports that the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

The closest other public school is KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 73.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 8% since 2018, when it stood at 285 (now 309). The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 54% to 33% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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