KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary campus in KATONAH, New York, run under KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 405 students in grades K through 5.

KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,785 students. KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school shows 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

With demographic context factored in, KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Westchester County) records 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%. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 70.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 418 (now 405). White enrollment moved from 80% to 74% across the same window.

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