SPRINGHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 175 WALGROVE AVE, in DOBBS FERRY, New York, SPRINGHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a big primary school that instructs 677 students (grades K through 5), part of DOBBS FERRY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 53% bigger than typical.

Across the 3 schools in DOBBS FERRY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,481 students total), SPRINGHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, SPRINGHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SPRINGHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SPRINGHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.0%; this one delivers 73.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Westchester County) records 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), SPRINGHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GREENBURGH ELEVEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SPRINGHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, SPRINGHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 85.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SPRINGHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has showed little movement, going from 671 students in 2018 to 677 in 2025.

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