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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363192004268
CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL
150 KINGS CROSS, SCARSDALE, NY 10583 · (914) 376-8575 · Westchester County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
251 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
71.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -21.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 71.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 93.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL
CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL this school | 579 | 43.4% | 67.0% |
| SALTZMAN EAST MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FARMINGDALE | 592 | 41.9% | 55.0% |
| COUNTRYWOOD PRIMARY CENTER HUNTINGTON STATION | 572 | 44.8% | N/A |
| EAST VILLAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 477 | 45.1% | 71.3% |
| PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 YONKERS | 583 | 46.3% | 46.6% |
| PS 132 CONSELYEA SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 564 | 45.6% | 77.8% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #487 of 2,335 | #46 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #642 of 2,342 ▼ 553 | #53 of 127 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #704 of 2,343 ▼ 41 | #58 of 127 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #540 of 2,585 | #31 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,314 of 2,338 | #138 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #359 of 2,388 | #13 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #1,597 of 2,534 | #62 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #1,652 of 1,757 | #92 of 100 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
579
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 26.1 | 22.2:1 | 43% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 26.5 | 21.2:1 | 40% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 26.8 | 20.4:1 | 41% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 25 | 23.1:1 | 40% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 22 | 26.9:1 | 32% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 24 | 25.3:1 | 46% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 24 | 23.1:1 | 47% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 65% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL.
About CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL
CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in SCARSDALE, New York. The school's 579 students are in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 31% higher than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL is one school in a 42-school district, YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 24,376 students.
At CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 42%. The school is also 36% White, 11% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Westchester County residents. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 22.2:1. This ratio sits 9.3 above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 43%.
allk12 grades CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 59.0% for a school in New York with CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL posts 67.0%.
In the county around the school, Westchester County, the median household income is $118,976, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Westchester County is home to 255 public schools and about 140,968 public school students.
The nearest public school is SCHOOL 29, at about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL enrolled 578; in 2024-25, 579.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- YONKERS MONTESSORI ACADEMYCombined · 1,234 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- YONKERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,111 students
- ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL - EARLY COLLEGE STUDIESHigh · 1,096 students
- GORTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- SAUNDERS TRADES & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,039 students
Other schools in SCARSDALE
- SCARSDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
- SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,083 students
- EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 915 students
- GREENVILLE SCHOOLElementary · 527 students
- FOX MEADOW SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- QUAKER RIDGE SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Other Casimir Pulaski schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Casimir Pulaski. CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Casimir PulaskiNew Bedford, MA · 551 students
- Casimir Pulaski SchoolMeriden, CT · 539 students
Nearby schools
- SCHOOL 290.8 mi · 580
- SEELY PLACE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 391
- GREENVALE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 478
- ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL1.0 mi · 720
- GREENVILLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 527
- EDGEWOOD SCHOOL1.2 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOLHow many students attend CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL?
CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL enrolls approximately 579 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL serve?
CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL have?
CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL are roughly 36% White, 42% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL public or private?
CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.