Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362940004572
KENSICO SCHOOL
320 COLUMBUS AVE, VALHALLA, NY 10595 · (914) 683-5030 · Westchester County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
68 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 115 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 36% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within VALHALLA 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
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 KENSICO SCHOOL
KENSICO SCHOOL's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENSICO SCHOOL this school | 352 | 19.3% | 57.6% |
| VIRGINIA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHITE PLAINS | 328 | 19.8% | N/A |
| HUTCHINSON SCHOOL PELHAM | 366 | 23.0% | 69.7% |
| WEST END SCHOOL LYNBROOK | 386 | 23.1% | 75.5% |
| MARTIN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLMORE | 328 | 17.4% | 65.1% |
| LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW CITY | 366 | 19.7% | 49.8% |
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 KENSICO SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #865 of 2,335 | #64 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #987 of 2,342 ▲ 29 | #72 of 127 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #739 of 2,343 ▲ 65 | #61 of 127 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #1,657 of 2,585 | #106 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #949 of 2,338 | #55 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #572 of 2,388 | #28 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #2,254 of 2,534 | #90 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #262 of 606 | #10 of 34 |
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
352
+40 (+13%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 301
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 352 | 31.4 | 11.2:1 | 19% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 22% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 29.8 | 10.3:1 | 20% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 32 | 9.8:1 | 15% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 28 | 11.4:1 | 13% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 25 | 12.5:1 | 16% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 38 | 10.5:1 | 11% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 6% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 301 | 22 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENSICO SCHOOL.
About KENSICO SCHOOL
The public elementary school KENSICO SCHOOL is located in VALHALLA, New York. It enrolled 352 students in grades 3 through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools with a combined 1,426 students. KENSICO SCHOOL is one of them.
Roughly 52% of students at KENSICO SCHOOL are White. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 52% White share among all Westchester County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At KENSICO SCHOOL, 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.2:1. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 11.2:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 19% of enrollment. That is lower than the 38% average for public schools in Westchester County.
allk12 grades KENSICO SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
KENSICO SCHOOL is 10.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (57.6% versus 67.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
Across Westchester County, the median household income is $118,976, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Westchester County is home to 255 public schools and about 140,968 public school students.
The closest public school, VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles from KENSICO SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, KENSICO SCHOOL ranks 6th of 6 on average proficiency.
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 is up 13% from 2020-21, when KENSICO SCHOOL had 312 students, to 2024-25, when it had 352. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 11.2:1, from 9.8:1.
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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 VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 424 students
- VIRGINIA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 328 students
- VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 322 students
Other schools in VALHALLA
- VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 424 students
- VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 322 students
- BLYTHEDALE SCHOOLCombined · 133 students
Nearby schools
- VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 424
- VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 322
- LINDEN HILL HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 66
- CEDAR KNOLLS ACADEMY1.0 mi · 61
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 481
- WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About KENSICO SCHOOLHow many students attend KENSICO SCHOOL?
KENSICO SCHOOL enrolls approximately 352 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does KENSICO SCHOOL serve?
KENSICO SCHOOL serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KENSICO SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KENSICO SCHOOL is approximately 11.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KENSICO SCHOOL?
At KENSICO SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 52% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees KENSICO SCHOOL?
KENSICO SCHOOL is overseen by VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
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