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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362346003274

KING STREET SCHOOL

697 KING ST, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573 · (914) 934-7995 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of New York public elementary schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
182 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5414%
Grade 15414%
Grade 26818%
Grade 37219%
Grade 45916%
Grade 55816%
Ungraded92%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).

Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
7821%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
27373%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
82%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
19953%
Female
17547%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
KING STREET SCHOOL→PORT CHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL→PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2541.0%45.0%
2023-2433.0%44.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 KING STREET SCHOOL

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
KING STREET SCHOOL this school37448.7%39.0%
GRIBBIN SCHOOL
GLEN COVE
33450.3%N/A
GREENPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREENPORT
32751.7%29.1%
DEASY SCHOOL
GLEN COVE
36747.1%N/A
ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOL
RIVERHEAD
39551.9%23.3%
SMITH CLOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTRAL VALLEY
46748.4%N/A
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 KING STREET SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Westchester County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#1,671 of 2,335#94 of 120
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#1,653 of 2,342
▼ 111
#103 of 127
▼ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.0%#1,759 of 2,343
▼ 120
#100 of 127
▲ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
374#1,530 of 2,585#99 of 146
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#1,828 of 2,338#103 of 141
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.3%#1,520 of 2,388#107 of 141
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.7%#1,455 of 2,534#52 of 137
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.4%#1,577 of 1,757#86 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 2024-25
Enrollment
374
-51 (-12%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537427.113.8:149% (182)
2023-243992516.0:162% (246)
2022-2341225.716.1:159% (245)
2020-214253113.7:156% (236)
2017-183873012.9:147% (182)
2015-164223014.1:143% (183)
2010-114433014.8:138% (170)
2000-013011915.8:130% (90)
1990-912711518.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KING STREET SCHOOL.

About KING STREET SCHOOL

KING STREET SCHOOL is a small elementary school in PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in PORT CHESTER, New York. The school counts 374 students across kindergarten through 5.

KING STREET SCHOOL belongs to PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 6 schools and 4,392 students.

Hispanic students make up a majority at KING STREET SCHOOL, at 73%. Smaller groups are 21% White, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Westchester County is roughly 27% Hispanic. KING STREET SCHOOL's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.

Teachers at the school number 27.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 13.8:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Westchester County average 38%.

The allk12 Grade for KING STREET SCHOOL is C-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

On BeatsExpectations, KING STREET SCHOOL is 18.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.

County data help place the school in context: in Westchester County, the median household income is $118,976, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Westchester County has 255 public schools and roughly 140,968 students.

The school nearest to KING STREET SCHOOL is PARK AVENUE SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.7%; KING STREET SCHOOL's is 39.0%, ranking 3rd of 4.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.

Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when KING STREET SCHOOL had 425 students, to 2024-25, when it had 374.

Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Westchester County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
KING STREET SCHOOL
District
PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
697 KING ST, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573
Phone
(914) 934-7995
County
Westchester County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
374
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
182 (49%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
362346003274
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About KING STREET SCHOOL
How large is KING STREET SCHOOL?
KING STREET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 374 students in grades KG-05.
Is KING STREET SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KING STREET SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does KING STREET SCHOOL have?
KING STREET SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at KING STREET SCHOOL?
Student demographics at KING STREET SCHOOL are roughly 21% White, 73% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is KING STREET SCHOOL public or private?
KING STREET SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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