KENSICO SCHOOL

KENSICO SCHOOL operates as a tight-knit K-5 school in VALHALLA, New York, operated by VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 352 students spanning grades 3 through 5. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,426 students. KENSICO SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, KENSICO SCHOOL reports that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, KENSICO SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.9%; this one delivers 57.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Westchester County) shows that 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. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), KENSICO SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KENSICO SCHOOL comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 72.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 319 students in 2018 compared to 352 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for KENSICO SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.