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Parsons Memorial School

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Parsons Memorial School ranks 970 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

970^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Parsons Memorial School is an alternative public school serving grades K-5 in the Harrison Central School District in Harrison, NY. The school has 492 students and is ranked 140 out of 874 schools in New York, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Parsons Memorial School generally performs below the district and state averages on state assessments, particularly in English Language Arts, it has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 22.44% to 24.59% over the past few years. This is lower than the district and state averages, suggesting a more affluent student population. The school has also seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $23,953 in 2020-2021 to $36,549 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Parsons Memorial School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.1 to 11.1 over the past few years, lower than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby alternative schools, such as PS 168 and PS 10, Parsons Memorial School has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and a higher student-teacher ratio, suggesting it may serve a more affluent population. While the school's English Language Arts proficiency has declined in recent years, it performs better in mathematics, with 4th grade math proficiency projected to be 75.68% in 2024-2025, compared to 79.3% for the district and 58.64% for the state.

480

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,466

Per pupil spending ?

22.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Halstead Ave
Harrison, NY 10528-3692

(914) 630-3222

District: Harrison Central School District

Students who attend Parsons Memorial School usually attend:

Middle:	Louis M Klein Middle School
High:	Harrison High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.1%

Asian:

34.6%

Hispanic:

21.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg73%

New York avg55%

970^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Harrison Central School District

140^th of 874Harrison 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	58.5	970 of 2445	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	607 of 2445	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	763 of 2439	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	631 of 2434	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	565 of 2201	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	643 of 2413	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	562 of 2395	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	66.5	750 of 2386	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.3	577 of 2366	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	66.3	734 of 2352	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.0	822 of 2345	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.3	744 of 2325	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.3	794 of 2320	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	935 of 2286	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.4	645 of 2263	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	69.8	724 of 2257	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.0	480 of 2227	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	74.7	544 of 2219	75.5%	★★★★☆
2006	66.0	894 of 2206	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	464 of 696	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	364 of 662	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	334 of 605	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	360 of 671	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	199 of 430	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	309 of 548	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	333 of 601	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	148 of 1117	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	110 of 1066	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	120 of 1001	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	121 of 1027	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	32 of 454	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	92 of 860	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	70 of 938	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	923 of 2409	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	650 of 2413	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	615 of 2403	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	500 of 2401	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	360 of 1955	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	592 of 2357	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	524 of 2338	77.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	929 of 1569	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.1	446 of 1531	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	521 of 1503	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	216 of 818	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1298 of 2098	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	709 of 2078	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	722 of 2041	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	735 of 2099	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	441 of 1678	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	500 of 2032	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	857 of 2045	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	1011 of 2407	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	586 of 2411	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	911 of 2400	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	830 of 2400	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	731 of 1961	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	704 of 2358	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	607 of 2340	74.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1305 of 2134	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	546 of 2110	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	694 of 2016	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	515 of 2031	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.9	445 of 1044	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	595 of 1859	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	316 of 1941	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	766 of 1402	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.9	349 of 1392	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.6	719 of 1337	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	614 of 1399	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	524 of 1224	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	576 of 1338	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	420 of 1408	70.2%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

White (2025)45th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+20 vs state

Math63%+5 vs state

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

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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
Parsons Memorial School	Public	K-5	200 Halstead Ave	Harrison	10528	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 630-3222	480	46	10.4	22.9%	183 (38.1%)	13 (2.7%)	102 (21.3%)	166 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	58.5	970^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.3%		71.3	607^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.2%	363	53.8	64.7	44.1	60.0	75.7	53.5	64.9	99.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.4	100.0	$36,466	$936	$35,530
Harrison Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	480 Harrison Ave	Harrison	10528	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 630-3192	607	51	11.9	8.9%	340 (56.0%)	16 (2.6%)	92 (15.2%)	121 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.9%)	89.2	212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.1	114^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%	98	74.8	71.4	84.4	85.6	86.6	83.9	84.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,015	$688	$32,327
Daniel Warren Elementary School	Public	K-2	1310 Harrison Ave	Mamaroneck	10543	Westchester County	Rye Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 777-4200	288	27	10.7	18.1%	163 (56.6%)	6 (2.1%)	73 (25.3%)	25 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)								(n/a)								99.2	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.4	99.9	$30,897	$574	$30,323
Osborn School	Public	K-5	10 Osborn Rd	Rye	10580	Westchester County	Rye City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 967-6100	469	46	10.1	2.6%	325 (69.3%)	4 (0.9%)	54 (11.5%)	52 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	93.6	117^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.2%		96.3	56^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.7%	61	85.7	91.2	87.7	84.6	87.0	94.4	81.9	99.4	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.8	$35,386	$363	$35,024
F E Bellows Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 Carroll Ave	Mamaroneck	10543	Westchester County	Rye Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 777-4600	318	30	10.7	14.8%	193 (60.7%)	5 (1.6%)	58 (18.2%)	35 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	87.5	247^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.9%		91.1	177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.8%	70	72.9	76.8	80.8	81.5	87.9	81.8	72.2	98.6	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	98.9	100.0	$29,767	$271	$29,496
Mamaroneck Avenue School	Public	K-6	850 Mamaroneck Ave	Mamaroneck	10543	Westchester County	Mamaroneck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 220-3600	611	65	9.4	47.6%	207 (33.9%)	24 (3.9%)	325 (53.2%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	49.7	1207^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.6%		54.6	1041^st of 2445 public elementary schools	57.4%	166	37.9	50.5	57.5	55.7	63.7	52.8	54.7	99.7	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.9	$33,031	$449	$32,582
Milton School	Public	K-5	12 Hewlett St	Rye	10580	Westchester County	Rye City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 967-6100	320	33	9.7	0.9%	269 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	93.8	108^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.6%		95.5	77^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.9%	31	88.9	94.1	86.8	89.1	86.5	88.9	77.8	96.8	98.4	99.7	99.7	100.0	98.4	97.9	97.9	$39,307	$362	$38,945
Midland School	Public	K-5	Midland Ave	Rye	10580	Westchester County	Rye City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 967-6100	482	47	10.3	2.9%	365 (75.7%)	4 (0.8%)	48 (10.0%)	36 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	89.6	202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%		93.3	138^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.4%	64	93.5	81.8	83.9	80.5	82.1	85.2	65.9	98.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	98.9	99.8	$36,861	$362	$36,499
Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Palmer Ave	Larchmont	10538	Westchester County	Mamaroneck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 220-3400	520	44	11.7	17.1%	333 (64.0%)	5 (1.0%)	100 (19.2%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.8%)	82.1	370^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.9%		87	275^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.8%	95	64.1	83.5	72.3	68.5	89.9	76.6	76.8	98.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.4	$27,938	$480	$27,459
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Parsons Memorial School

How many students attend Parsons Memorial School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Parsons Memorial School.

What is the racial makeup of Parsons Memorial School?

Students at Parsons Memorial School are 38% White, 35% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Parsons Memorial School a good school?

Parsons Memorial School ranks 970^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Parsons Memorial School in?

Harrison Central School District

What schools do graduates of Parsons Memorial School attend?

Students who attend Parsons Memorial School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Louis M Klein Middle School
High : Harrison High School

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