PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL

PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL is an average-sized junior high in CROTON ON HUDSON, New York, part of CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 463 students in grades 5 through 8.

Across the 3 schools in CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,555 students total), PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.3%; this one delivers 77.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Westchester County shows median household income runs about $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CROTON-HARMON HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 504 students in 2018 compared to 463 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 67% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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