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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360699000491

WESTORCHARD SCHOOL

25 GRANITE RD, CHAPPAQUA, NY 10514 · (914) 238-7206 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
13 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
Kindergarten
95
Grade 1
82
Grade 2
93
Grade 3
79
Grade 4
92
Student demographics
White
31171%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
337%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 31%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Asian
6014%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 10%
Two+
317%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22952%
Female
21248%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
93.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
88.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 89% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
441
+28 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.3:1
% White
71%
was 77%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
14%
was 13%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About WESTORCHARD SCHOOL

WESTORCHARD SCHOOL is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in CHAPPAQUA, New York, run under CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 441 students in grades K through 4.

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

In terms of who attends, WESTORCHARD SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder comes out to 14% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 3% of students at WESTORCHARD SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, WESTORCHARD SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 88.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Westchester County indicate the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WESTORCHARD SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: ROARING BROOK SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WESTORCHARD SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, WESTORCHARD SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 77.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTORCHARD SCHOOL has rose 7%, going from 413 students in 2018 to 441 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 71% across the same window.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Westchester County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
WESTORCHARD SCHOOL
District
CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
25 GRANITE RD, CHAPPAQUA, NY 10514
Phone
(914) 238-7206
County
Westchester County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
441
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
13 (3%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
360699000491
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WESTORCHARD SCHOOL
How many students attend WESTORCHARD SCHOOL?
WESTORCHARD SCHOOL enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does WESTORCHARD SCHOOL serve?
WESTORCHARD SCHOOL serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at WESTORCHARD SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at WESTORCHARD SCHOOL.
How diverse is WESTORCHARD SCHOOL?
WESTORCHARD SCHOOL reports a student body of 71% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is WESTORCHARD SCHOOL public or private?
WESTORCHARD 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.
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