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What's one thing KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361608001391
KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
106 HUNTVILLE RD, KATONAH, NY 10536 · (914) 763-7702 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
35 students
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 82.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (78.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 405 | 8.6% | 78.5% |
| WILSON SCHOOL ROCKVILLE CENTRE | 387 | 5.9% | 73.4% |
| FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTHPORT | 381 | 8.7% | 72.5% |
| FOREST LAKE SCHOOL WANTAGH | 390 | 6.7% | 65.5% |
| FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST NORTHPORT | 377 | 7.2% | 63.4% |
| PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KINGS PARK | 425 | 11.3% | 70.0% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #192 of 2,335 | #25 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #254 of 2,342 ▲ 1 | #33 of 127 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #146 of 2,343 ▲ 81 | #23 of 127 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #1,333 of 2,585 | #88 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #1,397 of 2,338 | #78 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #1,512 of 2,388 | #106 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.6% | #2,454 of 2,534 | #114 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #1,597 of 1,757 | #88 of 100 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
405
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 405 | 32.9 | 12.3:1 | 9% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 34.8 | 11.5:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 36.5 | 11.2:1 | 8% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 10% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 2% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school located in KATONAH, New York. The school's 405 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Federal data list 5 schools in KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 2,785 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 74% White. It is also 12% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Westchester County is roughly 52% White. KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.3:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 9% of enrollment. That is 29 points below the 38% average for public schools in Westchester County.
allk12 grades KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 6.7 points above predicted: 78.5% against 71.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Westchester County show that median household income is about $118,976, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 255 public schools operate in Westchester County, serving about 140,968 students.
Of nearby public schools, BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 78.5% is above the 70.1% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 405, close to the 403 recorded in 2020-21.
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Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 912 students
- JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 630 students
- INCREASE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 479 students
- MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 309
- WEST PATENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 250
- MOUNT KISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 503
- INCREASE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 479
- FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL4.1 mi · 1,155
- BEDFORD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 405 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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