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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362346003276
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL
PARK AVE, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573 · (914) 934-7895 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
260 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE 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
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 PARK AVENUE SCHOOL
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARK AVENUE SCHOOL this school | 432 | 60.2% | 42.4% |
| MOUNT KISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOUNT KISCO | 503 | 56.5% | 35.5% |
| DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW YORK | 416 | 65.4% | 55.3% |
| CORDELLO AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTRAL ISLIP | 490 | 63.9% | 28.8% |
| JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT YONKERS | 423 | 53.7% | N/A |
| PINE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 544 | 64.5% | 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 PARK AVENUE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #1,505 of 2,335 | #86 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,579 of 2,342 ▲ 74 | #96 of 127 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,434 of 2,343 ▲ 20 | #90 of 127 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #1,188 of 2,585 | #79 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #2,142 of 2,338 | #118 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #1,879 of 2,388 | #131 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #1,158 of 2,534 | #37 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #321 of 606 | #17 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
432
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 432 | 27.4 | 15.8:1 | 60% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 29.4 | 15.3:1 | 72% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 26.6 | 16.8:1 | 65% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 67% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 60% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 58% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 51% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 36% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 14 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARK AVENUE SCHOOL.
About PARK AVENUE SCHOOL
A mid-sized elementary school in PORT CHESTER, New York, PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is part of PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Total enrollment is 432 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 6 schools; together they serve 4,392 students.
Hispanic students are 83% of those enrolled at PARK AVENUE SCHOOL. The rest of enrollment is 12% White and 2% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Westchester County's population at about 27%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
Teacher count: 27.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.8:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is lower. Roughly 60% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Westchester County is 38%.
On the allk12 Grade, PARK AVENUE SCHOOL lands at C, ahead of 34% of New York public elementary schools.
A school with PARK AVENUE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 52.9%. PARK AVENUE SCHOOL scores 42.4%, 10.5 points below that line.
In Westchester County, home to about 999,677 people, median household income comes to about $118,976, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 255 public schools in the county, enrolling about 140,968, PARK AVENUE SCHOOL among them.
Among nearby public schools, PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 0.3 miles. PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 45.4%, higher than PARK AVENUE SCHOOL's 42.4%.
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 426 in 2020-21, 432 in 2024-25.
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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 PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,549 students
- PORT CHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 956 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 725 students
- KING STREET SCHOOLElementary · 374 students
- THOMAS A EDISON SCHOOLElementary · 356 students
Other schools in PORT CHESTER
- PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,549 students
- PORT CHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 956 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 725 students
- KING STREET SCHOOLElementary · 374 students
- THOMAS A EDISON SCHOOLElementary · 356 students
Other Park Avenue schools
4 other US public schools in 2 states are named Park Avenue. PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 5.
- PARK AVENUE SCHOOLAMITYVILLE, NY · 604 students
- PARK AVENUE SCHOOLWESTBURY, NY · 557 students
- PARK AVENUE SCHOOLNORTH MERRICK, NY · 324 students
- Park Avenue SchoolDanbury, CT · 562 students
Nearby schools
- PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,549
- KING STREET SCHOOL0.6 mi · 374
- PORT CHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 956
- THOMAS A EDISON SCHOOL0.8 mi · 356
- WESTCHESTER BOCES0.9 mi · 316
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 725
Frequently asked questions
About PARK AVENUE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PARK AVENUE SCHOOL?
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does PARK AVENUE SCHOOL serve?
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does PARK AVENUE SCHOOL have?
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARK AVENUE SCHOOL?
At PARK AVENUE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 12% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is PARK AVENUE SCHOOL public or private?
PARK AVENUE 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.