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PRIMROSE SCHOOL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About PRIMROSE SCHOOL
Set in LINCOLNDALE, New York, PRIMROSE SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary campus, one of the schools within SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 515 students across grades pre-K through 2.
Across the 4 schools in SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,475 students total), PRIMROSE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, PRIMROSE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PRIMROSE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Westchester County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. PRIMROSE SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).
Nearest neighbor: SOMERS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PRIMROSE SCHOOL.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 502 students in 2018 compared to 515 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for PRIMROSE SCHOOL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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