PARK AVENUE SCHOOL

PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is a primary school of medium-sized scale in PORT CHESTER, New York, overseen by PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 432 students in grades K through 5.

PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 4,392 students; PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, PARK AVENUE SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (83%). The remainder looks like 12% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PARK AVENUE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.9%, the actual is 42.4%, a residual of -10.5 points.

Around the school, census data for Westchester County shows median household income runs about $118,976, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

The closest other public school is PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PARK AVENUE SCHOOL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. PARK AVENUE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 432). Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 83% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.