ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL

Set in CHAPPAQUA, New York, ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL is an average-sized middle school, overseen by CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 587 students across grades 5 through 8.

Within CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 3,509 students, ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 89.6%.

Around the school, Westchester County reports that median household earnings sit near $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DOUGLAS G GRAFFLIN SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 80.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 611 students in 2018 compared to 587 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

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