Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361374001125
PURCHASE SCHOOL
2995 PURCHASE ST, PURCHASE, NY 10577 · (914) 630-3172 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
26 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within HARRISON CENTRAL 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
78.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
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
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
385
+70 (+22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.1:1
% White
70%
was 86%
% Hispanic
13%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PURCHASE SCHOOL
As a moderately sized elementary campus in PURCHASE, New York, PURCHASE SCHOOL works with 385 students from grades K through 5, part of HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Across the 6 schools in HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,792 students total), PURCHASE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, PURCHASE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PURCHASE SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PURCHASE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Westchester County's rate of about 38%.
After controlling for student poverty, PURCHASE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.5%, the actual is 80.3%, a residual of +7.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Westchester County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), PURCHASE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
BRUNO M PONTERIO RIDGE STREET SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PURCHASE SCHOOL at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 65.0%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PURCHASE SCHOOL has expanded 22%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 385 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 86% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.
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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 HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HARRISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,066 students
- LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 923 students
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 607 students
- PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOLElementary · 480 students
- SAMUEL J PRESTON SCHOOLElementary · 331 students
Nearby schools
- BRUNO M PONTERIO RIDGE STREET SCHOOL1.7 mi · 598
- WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,239
- SAMUEL J PRESTON SCHOOL1.7 mi · 331
- WESTCHESTER BOCES1.8 mi · 316
- REACH ACADEMY (THE)1.8 mi · 36
- BLIND BROOK HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About PURCHASE SCHOOLHow many students attend PURCHASE SCHOOL?
PURCHASE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 385 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PURCHASE SCHOOL serve?
PURCHASE SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PURCHASE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PURCHASE SCHOOL is approximately 11.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PURCHASE SCHOOL?
At PURCHASE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is PURCHASE SCHOOL in?
PURCHASE SCHOOL is part of HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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