BROOKSIDE SCHOOL

BROOKSIDE SCHOOL operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in OSSINING, New York, overseen by OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 672 students spanning grades 1 through 2. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 52% bigger than typical.

OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 4,959 students; BROOKSIDE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, BROOKSIDE SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%; the rest comes out to 20% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Westchester County) logs that median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. BROOKSIDE SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

ROOSEVELT SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

BROOKSIDE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. BROOKSIDE SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 728 (now 672).

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