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WOODSIDE SCHOOL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WOODSIDE SCHOOL
WOODSIDE SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in PEEKSKILL, New York, one of the schools within PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolling 511 students in grades K through 2.
WOODSIDE SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 3,809 students overall.
On demographics, WOODSIDE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Black, 8% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WOODSIDE SCHOOL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Westchester County's rate of about 38%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Westchester County put the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, 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 WOODSIDE SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is PEEKSKILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 537 students in 2018 compared to 511 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 71% to 77% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for WOODSIDE SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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