SEELY PLACE SCHOOL

Set in SCARSDALE, New York, SEELY PLACE SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary-level community, part of EDGEMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 391 students across grades K through 6.

Within EDGEMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,833 students, SEELY PLACE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, SEELY PLACE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Asian, 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Looking at school resources, SEELY PLACE SCHOOL records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 1% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SEELY PLACE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 87.9%.

Around the school, census data for Westchester County shows median household income runs about $118,976, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. SEELY PLACE SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: GREENVILLE SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SEELY PLACE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SEELY PLACE SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 69.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SEELY PLACE SCHOOL has edged down 27%, going from 539 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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