TUCKAHOE HIGH SCHOOL

TUCKAHOE HIGH SCHOOL operates as a small high school in EASTCHESTER, New York, part of TUCKAHOE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 299 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 55% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Within TUCKAHOE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,065 students, TUCKAHOE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, TUCKAHOE HIGH SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, TUCKAHOE HIGH SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TUCKAHOE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.8%; this one delivers 79.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Westchester County put median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which TUCKAHOE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

TUCKAHOE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TUCKAHOE HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TUCKAHOE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 76.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. TUCKAHOE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 286 (now 299). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 16% to 11%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.