POST ROAD SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in WHITE PLAINS, New York, POST ROAD SCHOOL teaches 605 students from grades K through 5, operated by WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so POST ROAD SCHOOL sits 37% larger than that benchmark.

WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 6,782 students; POST ROAD SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, POST ROAD SCHOOL lists that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 21% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, POST ROAD SCHOOL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, POST ROAD SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 48.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Westchester County put median household earnings sit near $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. POST ROAD SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), POST ROAD SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 655 students in 2018 compared to 605 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 14% to 6% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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