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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360858000658

CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL

8 GERSTEIN ST, CROTON ON HUDSON, NY 10520 · (914) 271-5184 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
85 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
110
Grade 1
129
Grade 2
123
Grade 3
116
Grade 4
107
Student demographics
White
39968%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
11920%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 31%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Asian
214%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 10%
Two+
387%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
28849%
Female
29751%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOLPIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOLCROTON-HARMON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
585
-6 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.7:1
% White
68%
was 72%
% Hispanic
20%
was 16%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
4%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL

Set in CROTON ON HUDSON, New York, CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary-level community, run under CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 585 students across grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 32% above the state mean of about 443.

CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,555 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL lists that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Looking at school resources, CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.7%; this one delivers 68.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Westchester County shows median household income runs about $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL is one.

CROTON-HARMON HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 54.2%.

CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 591 students in 2018 compared to 585 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 16% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Westchester County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students

Quick facts

School name
CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL
District
CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
8 GERSTEIN ST, CROTON ON HUDSON, NY 10520
Phone
(914) 271-5184
County
Westchester County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
585
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
85 (15%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
360858000658
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in CROTON ON HUDSON
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Frequently asked questions

About CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL?
CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 585 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL serve?
CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL is approximately 12.3:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL are roughly 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL?
CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL is overseen by CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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