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EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the medium-sized 9-12 campuss in SCARSDALE, New York, operated by EDGEMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 915 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 37% bigger than the state mean of about 668.
EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by EDGEMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 1,833 students overall.
Looking at the student body, EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 38% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 1% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Westchester County's rate of about 38%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.8%; this one delivers 86.8%.
In the area at large, Westchester County reports that median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
SEELY PLACE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 70.8%.
EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.
Looking at the recent track record. EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 949 (now 915). The White share of enrollment contracted from 54% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.
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