PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in NORTH SALEM, New York, PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, overseen by NORTH SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 445 students across grades pre-K through 5.

PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by NORTH SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 937 students overall.

Demographically, PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Westchester County indicate median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 80.0%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 10% since 2018, when it stood at 406 (now 445). Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

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