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What's something PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361374001124
PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL
200 HALSTEAD AVE, HARRISON, NY 10528 · (914) 630-3222 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of New York public elementary schools
- B+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
10.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
110 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 HARRISON CENTRAL 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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL
PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL this school | 480 | 22.9% | 59.3% |
| RIVER SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 499 | 22.0% | 79.8% |
| PARKWAY SCHOOL EAST MEADOW | 570 | 27.7% | 75.2% |
| CENTRAL BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BETHPAGE | 491 | 28.1% | 52.7% |
| MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST MEADOW | 442 | 29.6% | 77.7% |
| ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE ARTS (THE) FOREST HILLS | 573 | 23.7% | 91.4% |
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 PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #780 of 2,335 | #57 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #974 of 2,342 ▼ 430 | #70 of 127 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,186 of 2,343 ▼ 259 | #75 of 127 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #918 of 2,585 | #66 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #592 of 2,338 | #32 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #270 of 2,388 | #7 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #2,154 of 2,534 | #84 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #491 of 606 | #26 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
480
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 480 | 46 | 10.4:1 | 23% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 44.3 | 11.1:1 | 25% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 45.2 | 10.8:1 | 24% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 46 | 10.0:1 | 21% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 40 | 11.7:1 | 19% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 40 | 12.0:1 | 21% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 46 | 10.0:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 8% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 25 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL.
About PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL
PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in HARRISON, New York. The school's enrollment of 480 students covers kindergarten through 5.
PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL falls under HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 6 schools enrolling 3,792 students.
PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 38%. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Westchester County overall, about 52% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 46 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.4:1. This ratio sits 2.4 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. That is 15 points below the 38% average for public schools in Westchester County.
The allk12 Grade for PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL is B. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 66.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Westchester County show that the median household income is $118,976, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, RYE NECK MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL grew 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 458 to 480 students.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HARRISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,066 students
- LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 923 students
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 607 students
- PURCHASE SCHOOLElementary · 385 students
- SAMUEL J PRESTON SCHOOLElementary · 331 students
Other schools in HARRISON
- HARRISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,066 students
- LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 923 students
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 607 students
Nearby schools
- RYE NECK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 349
- RYE NECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 469
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 294
- LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 923
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 607
- DANIEL WARREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL?
PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL serve?
PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL have?
PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL?
At PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 38% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 35% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL in?
PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL is part of HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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