HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL

HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in NEW ROCHELLE, New York, operated by NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 435 students in grades pre-K through 2.

HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL is one of 10 schools operated by NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 9,837 students overall.

Demographically, HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL logs that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Black, 11% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Westchester County put 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. HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: MURRAY AVENUE SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 479 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 55% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.