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Heathcote School

Public Grades K-5

23^rd

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Heathcote School is an exceptional elementary school located in Scarsdale, New York, serving 357 students in grades K-5. As part of the highly-ranked Scarsdale Union Free School District, Heathcote consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with students demonstrating exceptional academic achievement.

Heathcote School's academic performance is truly remarkable, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math significantly higher than the state averages. The school excels across various student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in New York for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and special education students. This indicates Heathcote's ability to support the academic growth of diverse learners. The school's relatively high per-student spending of around $36,800 and low student-teacher ratio of 11-12 students per teacher reflect the district's commitment to providing a high-quality education.

When compared to other schools in the Scarsdale district, such as Fox Meadow School, Greenacres School, and Quaker Ridge School, Heathcote's academic performance is exceptional, with the school consistently outperforming the district and state averages. This highlights the Scarsdale district's commitment to delivering a high-quality education. In contrast, when compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Ridgeway School in White Plains and William B. Ward Elementary in New Rochelle, Heathcote's academic performance is significantly higher, underscoring the disparities in educational outcomes across different school districts.

364

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,778

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

26 Palmer Ave
Scarsdale, NY 10583-7195

(914) 721-2760

District: Scarsdale Union Free School District

Students who attend Heathcote School usually attend:

Middle:	Scarsdale Middle School
High:	Scarsdale Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Asian:

26.4%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (94% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Scarsdale Union Free School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school94%

District avg93%

New York avg55%

23^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Scarsdale Union Free School District

22^nd of 874Scarsdale Union Free 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	97.2	23 of 2445	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	29 of 2445	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	38 of 2439	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	40 of 2434	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	23 of 2201	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	46 of 2413	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	57 of 2395	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	30 of 2386	98.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.7	45 of 2366	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	113 of 2352	95.2%	★★★★★
2014	95.8	22 of 2345	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	93.3	77 of 2325	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	95 of 2320	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	83.3	278 of 2286	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	80.3	345 of 2263	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	81.3	215 of 2257	90.5%	★★★★★
2008	81.9	229 of 2227	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	86.2	85 of 2219	96.2%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	93 of 2206	95.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	44 of 696	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	53 of 662	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	53 of 605	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	15 of 671	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	13 of 430	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	31 of 548	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	11 of 601	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	19 of 2409	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	30 of 2413	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	40 of 2403	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	44 of 2401	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	18 of 1955	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	80 of 2357	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	99 of 2338	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	99.9	1 of 1503	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	34 of 1315	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	31 of 2407	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	23 of 2411	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	37 of 2400	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	40 of 2400	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	30 of 1961	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	21 of 2358	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	34 of 2340	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	1 of 2134	100.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	88 of 2110	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	34 of 2016	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	76.5	261 of 2031	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	169 of 1941	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	30 of 1402	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	38 of 1392	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	47 of 1337	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	70 of 1399	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	22 of 1224	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	37 of 1338	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	84 of 1408	94.0%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math96%+39 vs state

English Language Arts96%+41 vs state

Science88%+43 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th 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
Heathcote School	Public	K-5	26 Palmer Ave	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2760	364	34	10.5		211 (58.0%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.4%)	96 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	97.2	23^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.5	29^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.8%	6	96.1	90.9	97.6		98.2	95.7	95.4		88.1	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$38,778	$231	$38,547
George M Davis Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	80 Iselin Dr	New Rochelle	10804	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(914) 576-4420	640	64	9.9	39.5%	256 (40.0%)	105 (16.4%)	191 (29.8%)	47 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.9%)	65.1	818^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%		68.5	688^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.9%	130	56.8	68.1	66.0		65.8	70.2	62.5		51.1	84.3	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,493	$910	$35,582
Quaker Ridge School	Public	K-5	125 Weaver St	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2780	491	42	11.6		301 (61.3%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.5%)	112 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	95.5	67^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.3%		96	60^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%	7	93.9	87.1	93.4		97.0	90.1	90.9		85.7	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	$37,919	$231	$37,688
Edgewood School	Public	K-5	1 Roosevelt Pl	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2700	405	32	12.6		178 (44.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.9%)	139 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.4%)	96.4	40^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.4%		98	18^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.3%	22	96.9	93.9	94.0		97.0	88.1	94.1		97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,570	$231	$36,339
Fox Meadow School	Public	K-5	59 Brewster Rd	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2720	516	39	13.0		244 (47.3%)	7 (1.4%)	44 (8.5%)	161 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.6%)	96	59^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.7	46^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.1%	13	88.9	98.7	95.8		86.6	94.8	92.9		92.9	97.3	98.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.0	97.5	99.2	$34,956	$231	$34,725
Ridgeway School	Public	K-5	225 Ridgeway	White Plains	10605	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2081	597	54	11.0	35.2%	215 (36.0%)	67 (11.2%)	255 (42.7%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	66.4	781^st of 2445 public elementary schools	68.1%		64.3	794^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.5%	13	63.2	60.0	66.7		73.0	69.5	66.3		46.4	98.9	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.1	$38,389	$1,148	$37,241
Greenvale School	Public	2-5	1 Gabriel Rescigno Dr	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Eastchester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 793-6130	478	43	11.2	0.6%	300 (62.8%)	6 (1.3%)	64 (13.4%)	108 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89	217^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.1%		93	148^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.9%	69	83.8	88.0	80.5		76.8	96.3	79.3		67.0	98.9	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.9	99.8	$33,280	$409	$32,871
Greenacres School	Public	K-5	41 Huntington Ave	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2740	354	32	10.9		173 (48.9%)	9 (2.5%)	28 (7.9%)	99 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.7%)	96.7	35^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.5	12^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.5%	23	94.1	96.6	97.9		90.0	98.3	97.9		93.6	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	$38,983	$231	$38,753
William B Ward Elementary School	Public	K-5	311 Broadfield Rd	New Rochelle	10804	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 576-4450	1,019	77	13.2	37.5%	370 (36.3%)	170 (16.7%)	397 (39.0%)	37 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.9%)	65.4	813^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.7%		59.8	911^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.7%	98	58.6	62.1	71.3		65.1	67.4	64.9		50.3	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	$31,041	$649	$30,392
Seely Place School	Public	K-6	51 Seely Pl	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Edgemont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 472-8040	391	37	10.6	0.8%	170 (43.5%)	5 (1.3%)	45 (11.5%)	122 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.5%)	95.1	76^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.9%		97.2	37^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.5%	39	88.5	82.4	86.8	79.4	95.1	94.3	90.8	92.2	90.8	96.7	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.8	97.9	$35,528	$495	$35,033

Frequently Asked Questions about Heathcote School

What district is Heathcote School in?

Scarsdale Union Free School District

Is Heathcote School a good school?

Yes! Heathcote School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 23^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Heathcote School attend?

Students who attend Heathcote School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Scarsdale Middle School
High : Scarsdale Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Heathcote School?

Students at Heathcote School are 58% White, 26% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Heathcote School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Heathcote School.

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