Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361608001393
MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
185 SMITH RIDGE RD, SOUTH SALEM, NY 10590 · (914) 763-7902 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
45 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
48%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.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
78.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 359 | 12.5% | 70.0% |
| SCHOOL 9E-BOARDMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCEANSIDE | 333 | 10.8% | 66.6% |
| JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL WEST BABYLON | 348 | 11.8% | 57.2% |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YORKTOWN HEIGHTS | 383 | 12.8% | 64.1% |
| TIMBER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST ISLIP | 370 | 14.1% | N/A |
| BEDFORD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEDFORD | 333 | 9.3% | 74.6% |
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 MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #404 of 2,335 | #43 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #423 of 2,342 ▲ 56 | #45 of 127 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #305 of 2,343 ▲ 41 | #34 of 127 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #1,613 of 2,585 | #102 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #484 of 2,338 | #24 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #1,320 of 2,388 | #89 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.5% | #2,395 of 2,534 | #105 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #454 of 606 | #24 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
359
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 359 | 35.4 | 10.1:1 | 13% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 36.3 | 9.1:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 36.3 | 9.4:1 | 8% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 33 | 10.4:1 | 5% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 7% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in SOUTH SALEM, New York. It had 359 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 5 schools and 2,785 students.
The share of White students at MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 68%, a majority. Smaller groups are 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Westchester County is roughly 52% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
There are about 10.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 35.4. The school's 10.1:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 13%. That rate is below the 38% average among public schools in Westchester County.
On the allk12 Grade, MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 73% of New York public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 70.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.0%.
The county, Westchester County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $118,976 a year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Westchester County has 255 public schools.
The closest school to MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Veterans Park Elementary School, located about 3.0 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 70.0% compares with 78.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% gain, from 344 to 359.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Veterans Park Elementary School3.0 mi · 262
- East Ridge Middle School3.0 mi · 489
- POUND RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 202
- Branchville Elementary School4.6 mi · 340
- Farmingville Elementary School4.7 mi · 311
- JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL5.0 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-05.
Is MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 68% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
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