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Enrollment
463
Middle
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360858000660
PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL
3 GLEN PL, CROTON ON HUDSON, NY 10520 · (914) 271-2191 · Westchester County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of New York public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
59 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 117 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL→CROTON-HARMON HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CROTON-HARMON 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
77.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
77.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -22.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 22 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 77.9% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL
PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL this school | 463 | 12.7% | 77.0% |
| WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL THORNWOOD | 477 | 10.9% | 69.7% |
| PLEASANTVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL PLEASANTVILLE | 495 | 14.1% | 75.2% |
| SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL SOMERS | 553 | 14.1% | 72.1% |
| PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL PEARL RIVER | 501 | 16.6% | 67.0% |
| OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL OAKDALE | 564 | 15.8% | 64.1% |
Matched among New York middle 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 PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #74 of 766 | #16 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #205 of 768 ▼ 192 | #27 of 40 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #63 of 768 ▲ 7 | #16 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #384 of 796 | #28 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #234 of 683 | #16 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #412 of 688 | #30 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.7% | #743 of 773 | #26 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #362 of 524 | #18 of 30 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
463
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
+94% since 1990-91, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
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 | 463 | 47.8 | 9.7:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 47.2 | 10.0:1 | 14% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 47.7 | 9.9:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 50 | 10.0:1 | 13% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 41.2 | 12.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 26 | 11.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 239 | 24 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL.
About PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL
PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school in New York, with an address in CROTON ON HUDSON. The school had 463 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25.
CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL. It runs 3 schools with 1,555 students.
A majority of students at PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL, 72%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Westchester County, the White share is about 52%. By the diversity index, PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL comes in at 45%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1 at PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL, with 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in New York have a similar average ratio of 10.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 13%. Across public schools in Westchester County, the average is 38%.
allk12 grades PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL are 6.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (77.0% actual, 70.3% predicted).
In the county around the school, Westchester County, median household income is about $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL is among the 255 public schools in Westchester County.
The closest public school to PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL is CROTON-HARMON HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 498 in 2020-21 and 463 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
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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 CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
- CROTON-HARMON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 507 students
Other schools in CROTON ON HUDSON
- CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
- CROTON-HARMON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 507 students
Nearby schools
- CROTON-HARMON HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 507
- CARRIE E TOMPKINS SCHOOL0.5 mi · 585
- ANNE M DORNER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,032
- CLAREMONT SCHOOL2.6 mi · 732
- ROOSEVELT SCHOOL3.3 mi · 374
- BROOKSIDE SCHOOL3.3 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOLHow many students attend PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL?
PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL enrolls approximately 463 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL serve?
PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL is approximately 9.7:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL are roughly 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL?
PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL is overseen by CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.