Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362526003490
MILTON SCHOOL
12 HEWLETT ST, RYE, NY 10580 · (914) 967-6100 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 RYE CITY 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
90.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
86.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 MILTON SCHOOL
MILTON SCHOOL's state test result (86.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILTON SCHOOL this school | 320 | 0.9% | 86.5% |
| HARRY M FISHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOHAWK | 348 | 0.9% | N/A |
| COLONIAL SCHOOL PELHAM | 296 | 2.0% | 86.3% |
| LLOYD HARBOR SCHOOL HUNTINGTON | 389 | 1.5% | 79.9% |
| ALLEN CREEK SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 365 | 6.0% | 69.8% |
| PARK ROAD SCHOOL PITTSFORD | 394 | 2.0% | 74.1% |
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 MILTON SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #73 of 2,335 | #6 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #184 of 2,342 ▼ 20 | #20 of 127 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #88 of 2,343 ▼ 60 | #12 of 127 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #1,870 of 2,585 | #119 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #360 of 2,338 | #19 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #1,916 of 2,388 | #133 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.9% | #2,527 of 2,534 | #135 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #644 of 1,757 | #19 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
320
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 320 | 32.8 | 9.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 33.3 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 33.5 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 34 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 14 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MILTON SCHOOL.
About MILTON SCHOOL
MILTON SCHOOL is a small elementary school in RYE, New York, (ZIP code 10580). Total enrollment is 320 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. That is 28% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
The RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 5 schools and 2,792 students.
The share of students at MILTON SCHOOL who are White is 84%. Smaller groups are 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 52% of Westchester County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
The school's 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At MILTON SCHOOL, 1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Westchester County report 38%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For MILTON SCHOOL, the prediction is 74.7% and the result is 86.5%.
In Westchester County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $118,976, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 255 public schools in the county, enrolling about 140,968, MILTON SCHOOL among them.
OSBORN SCHOOL sits about 0.9 miles from MILTON SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, MILTON SCHOOL is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 9%.
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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 RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RYE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 887 students
- RYE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 634 students
- MIDLAND SCHOOLElementary · 482 students
- OSBORN SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
Other schools in RYE
- RYE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 887 students
- RYE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 634 students
- MIDLAND SCHOOLElementary · 482 students
- OSBORN SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
Nearby schools
- OSBORN SCHOOL0.9 mi · 469
- RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 634
- RYE HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 887
- MIDLAND SCHOOL1.2 mi · 482
- RYE NECK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 349
- RYE NECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About MILTON SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MILTON SCHOOL?
MILTON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 320 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MILTON SCHOOL serve?
MILTON SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does MILTON SCHOOL have?
MILTON SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MILTON SCHOOL?
At MILTON SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees MILTON SCHOOL?
MILTON SCHOOL is overseen by RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
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