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Pound Ridge Elementary School

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Pound Ridge Elementary School ranks 379 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Pound Ridge Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Bedford Central School District, with 207 students. The school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New York elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pound Ridge Elementary School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 75.76%, compared to 58% for the Bedford Central School District and 54.15% for the state. The school also performs particularly well for its White and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 50% of New York elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. This high performance may be attributed to the school's relatively high per-student spending of around $40,000 and low student-teacher ratio of 13:1.

When compared to other elementary schools in the area, Pound Ridge Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers in academic proficiency rates, particularly in ELA and Math. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Pound Ridge's 5th grade ELA proficiency rate was 72.97%, compared to 33.77% at Mount Kisco Elementary School and 78.43% at Bedford Hills Elementary School. This consistent high performance over the years is a testament to the school's commitment to providing an excellent educational experience for its students.

202

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,001

Per pupil spending ?

11.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7 Pound Ridge Rd
Pound Ridge, NY 10576-1632

(914) 764-8133

District: Bedford Central School District

Students who attend Pound Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fox Lane Middle School
High:	Fox Lane High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (74% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Bedford Central School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg65%

New York avg55%

379^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Bedford Central School District

212^th of 874Bedford Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	379 of 2445	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	381 of 2445	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	518 of 2439	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	613 of 2434	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	578 of 2201	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	580 of 2413	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	672 of 2395	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	721 of 2386	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.4	571 of 2366	75.9%	★★★★☆
2015	71.9	613 of 2352	73.9%	★★★★☆
2014	69.7	640 of 2345	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	66.7	689 of 2325	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	68.6	754 of 2320	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.3	394 of 2286	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	68.8	732 of 2263	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.3	786 of 2257	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.8	487 of 2227	78.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	530 of 2219	76.1%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	531 of 2206	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	510 of 2409	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	374 of 2413	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	396 of 2403	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	534 of 2401	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	448 of 1955	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	620 of 2357	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	485 of 2338	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	19.1	1244 of 1392	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	918 of 2078	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	382 of 2041	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	682 of 2099	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.6	1657 of 2045	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	357 of 2407	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	537 of 2411	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	672 of 2400	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	710 of 2400	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	657 of 1961	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	587 of 2358	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	881 of 2340	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	814 of 2134	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	414 of 2110	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	406 of 2016	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	567 of 2031	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	213 of 1044	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	781 of 1859	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.5	1515 of 1941	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	329 of 1402	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	476 of 1392	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	401 of 1337	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	384 of 1399	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	412 of 1224	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	426 of 1338	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	475 of 1408	66.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)56th percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2018)11th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+23 vs state

Math74%+17 vs state

Science63%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pound Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	7 Pound Ridge Rd	Pound Ridge	10576	Westchester County	Bedford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 764-8133	202	15	13.5	11.9%	169 (83.7%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	81.5	379^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.5%		82.2	381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	84.4%	2	75.8	86.2	73.0	66.7	82.8	74.4	63.2	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$43,001	$892	$42,109
Bedford Village Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Court St	Bedford	10506	Westchester County	Bedford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 234-4178	333	29	11.4	9.3%	253 (76.0%)	4 (1.2%)	53 (15.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	84.3	325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.7%		84.3	329^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.5%	4	67.4	76.0	93.3	67.4	84.0	80.4	73.9	96.0	96.7	97.4	97.4	97.4	96.0	98.2	97.4	$46,980	$935	$46,045
Meadow Pond Elementary School	Public	K-5	185 Smith Ridge Rd	South Salem	10590	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 763-7902	359	35	10.1	12.5%	244 (68.0%)	2 (0.6%)	82 (22.8%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	80	428^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.5%		81.4	403^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	83.5%	25	83.0	83.0	68.5	84.3	87.7	62.1	51.8	98.2	98.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.5	99.4	99.1	$44,519	$244	$44,275
Bedford Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Babbitt Rd	Bedford Hills	10507	Westchester County	Bedford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 666-2708	309	22	13.8	24.6%	160 (51.8%)	13 (4.2%)	101 (32.7%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	86	283^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.4%		80.9	413^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.1%	130	70.8	73.0	78.4	79.6	81.6	84.9	73.6	98.8	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.4	$42,961	$843	$42,118
West Patent Elementary School	Public	K-5	80 W Patent Rd	Bedford Hills	10507	Westchester County	Bedford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 666-2190	250	21	11.7	20.0%	129 (51.6%)	15 (6.0%)	80 (32.0%)	17 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	88.3	231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	90.6%		87.8	254^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.6%	23	74.3	72.5	90.0	82.9	82.1	87.5	71.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$51,656	$895	$50,761
Katonah Elementary School	Public	K-5	106 Huntville Rd	Katonah	10536	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 763-7702	405	33	12.3	8.6%	300 (74.1%)	8 (2.0%)	49 (12.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.1%)	91.1	176^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.8%		89.6	212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.3%	36	88.7	78.9	87.1	83.3	83.0	85.3	75.4	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	$36,396	$223	$36,173
Increase Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	186 Waccabuc Rd	Goldens Bridge	10526	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 763-7155	479	38	12.7	6.7%	378 (78.9%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	92.5	148^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.9%		93.5	131^st of 2445 public elementary schools	94.6%	17	87.1	88.9	89.4	81.7	90.0	89.2	73.9	98.7	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9	99.3	99.6	$35,089	$225	$34,864
Coman Hill School	Public	K-2	558 Bedford Rd	Armonk	10504	Westchester County	Byram Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 273-4183	575	52	10.9	2.6%	468 (81.4%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (7.1%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (6.1%)								(n/a)								99.3	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$37,884	$387	$37,497
Mount Kisco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 W Hyatt Ave	Mount Kisco	10549	Westchester County	Bedford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 666-2677	503	39	12.7	56.5%	88 (17.5%)	12 (2.4%)	383 (76.1%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	25.6	1907^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.0%		25.1	1896^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.5%	11	33.3	42.2	33.8	50.0	58.2	41.0	23.1	96.3	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	99.2	97.7	$39,562	$860	$38,702
Wampus School	Public	3-5	41 Wampus Ave	Armonk	10504	Westchester County	Byram Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 273-4190	547	50	11.0	4.2%	440 (80.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.7%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	93.1	124^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.9%		94.6	102^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	95.8%	22	75.3	86.3	91.6	86.0	93.4	93.4	87.4	99.0	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.8	99.4	99.6	$39,608	$347	$39,261

Frequently Asked Questions about Pound Ridge Elementary School

Is Pound Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Pound Ridge Elementary School ranks 379^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pound Ridge Elementary School in?

Bedford Central School District

How many students attend Pound Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Pound Ridge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Pound Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pound Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fox Lane Middle School
High : Fox Lane High School

What is the racial makeup of Pound Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Pound Ridge Elementary School are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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