WOODSIDE SCHOOL

WOODSIDE SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in PEEKSKILL, New York. It enrolls 511 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 2.

WOODSIDE SCHOOL is one school in PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 6 schools with 3,809 students.

The share of Hispanic students at WOODSIDE SCHOOL is 77%, a majority. Smaller groups are 11% Black, 8% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Westchester County is roughly 27% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.

There are 41 full-time-equivalent teachers at WOODSIDE SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 12.5:1. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. By family income, 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 38% average among public schools in Westchester County.

In Westchester County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $118,976 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Westchester County number 255, with about 140,968 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, PEEKSKILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The 2017-18-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% drop, from 537 to 511. Hispanic students went from 71% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 77% in 2024-25.

The discussion board for WOODSIDE SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.