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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360699000489
ROARING BROOK SCHOOL
530 QUAKER RD, CHAPPAQUA, NY 10514 · (914) 238-7205 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of New York public elementary schools
- A+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
17 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (94).
Student demographics
46%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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
91.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
84.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 ROARING BROOK SCHOOL
ROARING BROOK SCHOOL's state test result (84.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROARING BROOK SCHOOL this school | 444 | 3.8% | 84.8% |
| WESTORCHARD SCHOOL CHAPPAQUA | 441 | 2.9% | 88.8% |
| DOUGLAS G GRAFFLIN SCHOOL CHAPPAQUA | 415 | 5.5% | 83.6% |
| THORNELL ROAD SCHOOL PITTSFORD | 490 | 2.2% | 82.4% |
| OSBORN SCHOOL RYE | 469 | 2.6% | 86.0% |
| WAVERLY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER EASTCHESTER | 427 | 1.2% | N/A |
Matched among New York elementary 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 ROARING BROOK SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #99 of 2,335 | #12 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #197 of 2,342 ▲ 11 | #23 of 127 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #73 of 2,343 ▲ 56 | #7 of 127 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #1,106 of 2,585 | #76 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #1,502 of 2,338 | #83 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #1,392 of 2,388 | #97 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.8% | #2,502 of 2,534 | #124 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #591 of 606 | #32 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
444
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 444 | 35.2 | 12.6:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 34.1 | 12.7:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 33.4 | 13.0:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 31.5 | 14.0:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 40 | 12.0:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROARING BROOK SCHOOL.
About ROARING BROOK SCHOOL
ROARING BROOK SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school in CHAPPAQUA, New York. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 4, with 444 students on the rolls.
ROARING BROOK SCHOOL is run by CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 6 schools enroll 3,509 students.
The student body at ROARING BROOK SCHOOL is 72% White. The school is also 14% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 52%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
A staff of 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.6:1. That is in line with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. By family income, 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Westchester County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
On the allk12 Grade, ROARING BROOK SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 91% of New York public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ROARING BROOK SCHOOL would score about 73.6%. It scores 84.8%, 11.2 points above that figure.
For the population of Westchester County, median household income comes to about $118,976, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Westchester County's 255 public schools enroll about 140,968 students and include ROARING BROOK SCHOOL.
Among nearby public schools, WESTORCHARD SCHOOL is closest at about 1.0 miles. ROARING BROOK SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 76.6%, lower than ROARING BROOK SCHOOL's 84.8%.
The federal government classifies ROARING BROOK SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, ROARING BROOK SCHOOL had a net gain of 26 students, or 6%.
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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 CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HORACE GREELEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,122 students
- ROBERT E BELL SCHOOLMiddle · 587 students
- SEVEN BRIDGES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 500 students
- WESTORCHARD SCHOOLElementary · 441 students
- DOUGLAS G GRAFFLIN SCHOOLElementary · 415 students
Other schools in CHAPPAQUA
- HORACE GREELEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,122 students
- ROBERT E BELL SCHOOLMiddle · 587 students
- SEVEN BRIDGES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 500 students
- WESTORCHARD SCHOOLElementary · 441 students
- DOUGLAS G GRAFFLIN SCHOOLElementary · 415 students
Other Roaring Brook schools
One other US public school is named Roaring Brook. ROARING BROOK SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Roaring Brook SchoolAvon, CT · 461 students
Nearby schools
- WESTORCHARD SCHOOL1.0 mi · 441
- HORACE GREELEY HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,122
- ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL1.8 mi · 587
- SEVEN BRIDGES MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 500
- DOUGLAS G GRAFFLIN SCHOOL2.1 mi · 415
- MOUNT KISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About ROARING BROOK SCHOOLHow many students attend ROARING BROOK SCHOOL?
ROARING BROOK SCHOOL enrolls approximately 444 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does ROARING BROOK SCHOOL serve?
ROARING BROOK SCHOOL serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does ROARING BROOK SCHOOL have?
ROARING BROOK SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROARING BROOK SCHOOL?
At ROARING BROOK SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 72% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is ROARING BROOK SCHOOL public or private?
ROARING BROOK SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.