H C CRITTENDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

H C CRITTENDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a reasonably sized middle school in ARMONK, New York, run under BYRAM HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 474 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

BYRAM HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,336 students; H C CRITTENDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, H C CRITTENDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 4% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, H C CRITTENDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.5%; this one delivers 89.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Westchester County shows median household earnings sit near $118,976, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. H C CRITTENDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: WAMPUS SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), H C CRITTENDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 82.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at H C CRITTENDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 10%, going from 527 students in 2018 to 474 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.