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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361545004903

DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL

6 DOWS LN, IRVINGTON, NY 10533 · (914) 591-6012 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
45 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
103
Grade 1
124
Grade 2
141
Grade 3
124
Ungraded
1
Student demographics
White
32265%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
7114%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 31%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16%
Asian
367%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 10%
Two+
5411%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4%
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
25151%
Female
24249%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL→MAIN STREET SCHOOL SCHOOL (4-5)→IRVINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL→IRVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within IRVINGTON 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
82.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
89.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 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
81.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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
493
-26 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 11.8:1
% White
65%
was 68%
% Hispanic
14%
was 10%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
7%
was 12%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL

Set in IRVINGTON, New York, DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, overseen by IRVINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 493 students across grades K through 3.

Within IRVINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,709 students, DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.6%, the actual is 81.3%, a residual of +9.6 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Westchester County indicate the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

MAIN STREET SCHOOL SCHOOL (4-5) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 83.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 519 (now 493). Asian enrollment moved from 12% to 7% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On allk12, members of the DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Westchester County at a glance

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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
DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL
District
IRVINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
6 DOWS LN, IRVINGTON, NY 10533
Phone
(914) 591-6012
County
Westchester County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–03
Total enrollment
493
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
45 (9%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
361545004903
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL?
DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL enrolls approximately 493 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL serve?
DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL is approximately 14.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL?
DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL reports a student body of 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL?
DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL is overseen by IRVINGTON 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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