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Samuel J Preston School

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Samuel J Preston School ranks 654 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Samuel J Preston School is an elementary school located in West Harrison, New York, serving 340 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Harrison Central School District, which is ranked 140 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Samuel J Preston School has consistently ranked in the top 30% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 654 out of 2,445 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in Math and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 82% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 74.03% for the district and 54.16% for the state. The school's performance is especially strong for Hispanic students, who rank in the top 30% of New York elementary schools for this subgroup.

When comparing Samuel J Preston School to nearby schools, it faces competition from higher-performing schools in neighboring districts. Purchase School, which is also part of the Harrison Central School District, consistently outperforms Samuel J Preston School on state assessments, ranking in the top 10% of New York elementary schools. Schools in the Scarsdale Union Free School District, such as Greenacres School, significantly outperform Samuel J Preston School, with proficiency rates often exceeding 90% on state assessments. However, Samuel J Preston School appears to be a strong-performing elementary school within its district, with a focus on supporting diverse student populations and efficient resource allocation.

331

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,051

Per pupil spending ?

28.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Taylor Ave
West Harrison, NY 10604-2797

(914) 630-3152

District: Harrison Central School District

Students who attend Samuel J Preston School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.7%

Hispanic:

34.4%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (68% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (73rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg73%

New York avg55%

654^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	71.2	654 of 2445	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	446 of 2445	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	711 of 2439	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	422 of 2434	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	553 of 2201	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	604 of 2413	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	721 of 2395	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.3	632 of 2386	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	52.8	1106 of 2366	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.5	565 of 2352	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	52.6	1099 of 2345	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	1056 of 2325	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.0	963 of 2320	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	923 of 2286	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.2	1208 of 2263	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.8	999 of 2257	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.5	1078 of 2227	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.1	663 of 2219	70.1%	★★★★☆
2006	73.4	586 of 2206	73.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	131 of 1117	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	36.6	679 of 1066	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	83.4	70 of 1001	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	44 of 1027	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	23 of 454	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	70.5	141 of 938	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	679 of 2409	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	536 of 2413	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	666 of 2403	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	471 of 2401	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	501 of 1955	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	547 of 2357	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	547 of 2338	76.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	428 of 1569	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	202 of 1531	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	226 of 1429	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	117 of 1503	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	51 of 818	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	452 of 2098	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	357 of 2078	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	663 of 2041	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	238 of 2099	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	246 of 1678	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	321 of 2032	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	636 of 2045	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	632 of 2407	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	336 of 2411	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	767 of 2400	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	416 of 2400	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	523 of 1961	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	683 of 2358	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	934 of 2340	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	445 of 2134	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	237 of 2110	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	617 of 2016	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	430 of 2031	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	37.1	638 of 1044	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	493 of 1859	73.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	550 of 1402	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	425 of 1392	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	599 of 1337	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	421 of 1399	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	457 of 1224	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	513 of 1338	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	451 of 1408	68.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+24 vs state

Math69%+11 vs state

English Language Arts67%+12 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
Samuel J Preston School	Public	K-5	50 Taylor Ave	West Harrison	10604	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 630-3152	331	31	10.5	28.1%	191 (57.7%)	6 (1.8%)	114 (34.4%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	71.2	654^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.3%		79.2	446^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.8%	208	52.6	71.9	76.5	52.5	74.1	82.0	69.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$37,051	$1,616	$35,435
George Washington School	Public	K-5	100 Orchard St	White Plains	10604	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2380	602	55	10.9	46.7%	103 (17.1%)	47 (7.8%)	399 (66.3%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	38	1518^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.9%		24.9	1904^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.1%	386	52.8	47.4	46.4	48.9	54.7	47.5	37.8	99.1	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.9	99.7	$37,018	$1,593	$35,425
Church Street School	Public	K-5	295 Church St	White Plains	10603	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2400	597	55	10.9	42.5%	78 (13.1%)	67 (11.2%)	386 (64.7%)	34 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	48.3	1240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.3%		39.9	1456^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.4%	216	54.6	43.9	51.6	58.4	52.5	60.0	53.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	$35,991	$1,610	$34,381
Mamaroneck Avenue School	Public	K-5	7 Nosband Ave	White Plains	10605	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2286	605	58	10.3	32.9%	191 (31.6%)	82 (13.6%)	263 (43.5%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)	44.2	1358^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.5%		49.1	1193^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	51.2%	165	48.4	45.1	56.0	53.9	53.9	52.5	48.5	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$37,382	$1,096	$36,286
Purchase School	Public	K-5	2995 Purchase St	Purchase	10577	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 630-3172	385	35	11.1	6.8%	271 (70.4%)	6 (1.6%)	50 (13.0%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.6%)	88.1	236^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.3%		93.1	144^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.1%	92	77.4	75.4	83.7	87.1	80.0	79.1	81.4	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.7	$33,344	$603	$32,742
Post Road School	Public	K-5	175 W Post Rd	White Plains	10606	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2320	605	49	12.2	44.0%	125 (20.7%)	37 (6.1%)	392 (64.8%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	52.1	1156^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.7%		41.9	1389^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.2%	233	53.3	57.9	54.7	57.0	65.3	56.3	44.2	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	$35,006	$1,154	$33,852
Virginia Road Elementary School	Public	K-2	86 Virginia Rd	White Plains	10603	Westchester County	Valhalla Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 683-5035	328	31	10.4	19.8%	159 (48.5%)	16 (4.9%)	100 (30.5%)	29 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.3%)								(n/a)								99.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$38,265	$689	$37,576
Lee F Jackson School	Public	K-1	Saratoga Rd	White Plains	10607	Westchester County	Greenburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 948-2992	245	31	8.0	27.8%	40 (16.3%)	63 (25.7%)	114 (46.5%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)								(n/a)								99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$45,012	$1,442	$43,570
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
Highview School	Public	2-3	200 N Central Ave	Hartsdale	10530	Westchester County	Greenburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 946-6946	257	28	9.0	42.0%	34 (13.2%)	53 (20.6%)	136 (52.9%)	19 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)								(n/a)	55.4			66.7				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$42,927	$1,092	$41,835

Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel J Preston School

What is the racial makeup of Samuel J Preston School?

Students at Samuel J Preston School are 58% White, 34% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Samuel J Preston School a good school?

Samuel J Preston School ranks 654^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Samuel J Preston School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Samuel J Preston School.

What schools do graduates of Samuel J Preston School attend?

Students who attend Samuel J Preston School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Samuel J Preston School in?

Harrison Central School District

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