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FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL
FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL operates as a heavily attended four-year high school in BEDFORD, New York, operated by BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 1,155 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL sits 73% bigger than that benchmark.
FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 3,519 students overall.
Looking at the student body, FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 43% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black.
Looking at school resources, FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL logs 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.5%.
Across the wider county, Westchester County reports that median household income runs about $118,976, 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), FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 71.8%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 1,348 students in 2018 compared to 1,155 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 31% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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