COLONIAL SCHOOL

COLONIAL SCHOOL is a primary school of cozy scale in PELHAM, New York, one of the schools within PELHAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 296 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 33% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 6 schools in PELHAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,828 students total), COLONIAL SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, COLONIAL SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 2% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, COLONIAL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 86.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Westchester County indicate the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), COLONIAL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PELHAM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around COLONIAL SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLONIAL SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 65.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 323 students in 2018 compared to 296 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 79% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for COLONIAL SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.