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Pocantico Hills Central School

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Pocantico Hills Central School ranks 359 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Pocantico Hills Central School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Sleepy Hollow, New York, with 339 students. The school is part of the Pocantico Hills Central School District, which is ranked 107 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pocantico Hills Central School consistently outperforms the state average on New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 93.1% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 54.07%. In math, 93.33% of 6th graders were proficient or better, compared to 51.2% statewide. The school also excels in serving specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 18 out of 662 New York elementary schools for Asian students in 2023-2024 and in the top 12 out of 1,044 for special education students in 2020-2021.

Pocantico Hills spends significantly more per student than the nearby schools, with a 2023-2024 per-student spending of $71,439 compared to the $28,718 - $42,194 range of the other schools. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 8.2-9.1 in recent years, compared to the 9.9-13.0 range of the nearby schools like Todd Elementary in Briarcliff Manor and Bedford Road School in Pleasantville, which also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly statewide.

322

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$69,514

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

599 Bedford Rd
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591-1215

(914) 631-2440

District: Pocantico Hills Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.8%

Hispanic:

31.1%

Asian:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (78% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg77%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

359^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

165^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

107^th of 874Pocantico Hills 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	359 of 2445	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	235 of 2445	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	249 of 2439	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	262 of 2434	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	177 of 2201	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	487 of 2413	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	414 of 2395	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	270 of 2386	88.7%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	337 of 2366	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	75.4	520 of 2352	77.9%	★★★★☆
2014	92.0	105 of 2345	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	80.7	365 of 2325	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.0	618 of 2320	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	73.5	583 of 2286	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	325 of 2263	85.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	246 of 2257	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	85.2	95 of 2227	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.4	148 of 2219	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	84.2	159 of 2206	92.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	58.1	141 of 427	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	365 of 891	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	321 of 948	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	90.1	18 of 662	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.7	142 of 671	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	170 of 430	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.6	15 of 601	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	357 of 2409	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	168 of 2413	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	237 of 2403	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	219 of 2401	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	70 of 1955	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	245 of 2357	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	161 of 2338	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	329 of 1569	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	214 of 1531	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	256 of 1429	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	266 of 1503	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	117 of 818	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	265 of 1315	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	258 of 1392	81.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	764 of 2098	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	838 of 2078	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	916 of 2041	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	1255 of 2099	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	545 of 1678	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	1054 of 2032	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	1068 of 2045	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	352 of 2407	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	389 of 2411	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	290 of 2400	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	357 of 2400	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	301 of 1961	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	853 of 2358	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	786 of 2340	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	95.2	12 of 1044	98.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	240 of 1402	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	176 of 1392	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	76 of 1337	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	201 of 1399	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	16 of 1224	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	285 of 1338	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	264 of 1408	81.3%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	165 of 1500	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	207 of 1504	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	164 of 1500	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	305 of 1479	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	263 of 1242	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	77 of 1439	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	163 of 1438	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	93.3	79 of 1455	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	75.3	264 of 1429	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	68.6	369 of 1407	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	77.5	226 of 1401	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	228 of 1373	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	81.6	207 of 1337	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	88.5	98 of 1295	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	92.1	31 of 1243	97.5%	★★★★★
2009	88.2	8 of 1224	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	88.6	29 of 1185	97.6%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	18 of 1123	98.4%	★★★★★
2006	88.0	70 of 1095	93.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	44.1	385 of 696	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	510 of 706	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	87.7	22 of 374	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	176 of 1457	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	217 of 1465	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	167 of 1463	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	198 of 1454	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	137 of 1066	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	61 of 1370	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	80 of 1353	94.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	79 of 965	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	70.3	217 of 953	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	139 of 943	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	157 of 914	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	135 of 449	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	36 of 826	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	73.8	160 of 810	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	693 of 1283	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	768 of 1296	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	667 of 1288	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	949 of 1306	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	348 of 935	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	196 of 1245	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	89 of 1455	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	160 of 1464	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	187 of 1464	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	301 of 1455	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	281 of 1071	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	101 of 1366	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	137 of 1352	89.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	576 of 1303	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	143 of 775	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	80 of 778	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	64 of 772	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	116 of 748	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	66 of 614	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	95.6	22 of 716	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	66 of 763	91.3%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2021)99th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2024)97th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2021)67th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Asian (2018)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)56th percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-43 vs school

African American (2023)45th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Earth Science96%+31 vs state

Math79%+24 vs state

English Language Arts78%+25 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, October 26, 2017

Excellent school, Pre-K through 8th grade. The school focuses not only on academics of the students, but also character. Small classes, customized learning, beautiful facilities – the classrooms have everything needed. Top technology, hands-on learning. Great programs like foreign languages, French and Spanish, starting in the elementary school. We highly recommend Pocantico Hills Central School. Close Quote

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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	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Pocantico Hills Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	599 Bedford Rd	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Pocantico Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 631-2440	322	38	8.4	18.0%	125 (38.8%)	22 (6.8%)	100 (31.1%)	48 (14.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	82.7	359^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.3%		88.6	235^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.4%	124	96.3	100.0	67.7	93.1	77.8	80.0	71.1	81.3	82.4	86.2	69.4	93.3	76.3	44.4	45.7	42.9	97.9	98.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.6	98.6	100.0	$69,514	$1,053	$68,462
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-2	225 Memorial Dr	Hawthorne	10532	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-8536	417	43	9.5	9.8%	301 (72.2%)	7 (1.7%)	59 (14.1%)	34 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	98.7	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.9	99.4	98.9	$34,515	$555	$33,960
John Paulding School	Public	K-2	154 N Broadway	Tarrytown	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 631-5526	166	17	9.6	40.4%	59 (35.5%)	7 (4.2%)	87 (52.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)								(n/a)																	97.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.0	97.5	$43,904	$441	$43,463
W L Morse School	Public	1-2	30 Pocantico St	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 631-4144	405	36	11.1	45.2%	143 (35.3%)	7 (1.7%)	227 (56.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)								(n/a)																	97.6	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.8	99.5	97.6	$34,817	$441	$34,376
Washington Irving Interm School	Public	3-5	103 S Broadway	Tarrytown	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 631-4442	605	56	10.8	51.1%	195 (32.2%)	16 (2.6%)	354 (58.5%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	40.7	1452^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	40.6%		49.9	1174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.0%	278			54.3	44.4	54.1				51.6	48.1	51.7				40.6		96.6	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.4	99.2	96.6	$34,165	$441	$33,724
Kensico School	Public	3-5	320 Columbus Ave	Valhalla	10595	Westchester County	Valhalla Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 683-5030	352	31	11.2	19.3%	183 (52.0%)	18 (5.1%)	105 (29.8%)	27 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	64	849^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.3%		62.4	843^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	65.5%	6			56.6	74.1	65.3				57.5	74.1	57.1				52.5		99.4	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	99.7	$31,157	$607	$30,551
Columbus Elementary School	Public	3-5	580 Columbus Ave	Thornwood	10594	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-8538	481	52	9.3	10.6%	372 (77.3%)	7 (1.5%)	66 (13.7%)	24 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	78	480^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.4%		84.6	319^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.0%	161			55.0	68.6	70.9				73.9	90.9	81.3				67.8		99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	$33,757	$555	$33,202
Carl L Dixson Elementary School	Public	K-1	22 S Hillside Ave	Elmsford	10523	Westchester County	Elmsford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 592-2092	116	16	7.0	16.4%	8 (6.9%)	23 (19.8%)	70 (60.3%)	12 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)																	99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	100.0	$49,706	$1,186	$48,520
Todd Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Ingham Rd	Briarcliff Manor	10510	Westchester County	Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 432-8062	574	47	12.2	1.2%	377 (65.7%)	3 (0.5%)	68 (11.8%)	76 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.7%)	95.1	80^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.7%		94.8	94^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.2%	14			81.3	92.3	93.8				91.6	96.7	91.6				82.3		99.2	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.4	99.8	$31,691	$40	$31,651
Alice E Grady Elementary School	Public	2-6	45 Cobb Ln	Elmsford	10523	Westchester County	Elmsford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 592-8962	392	42	9.2	43.1%	30 (7.7%)	89 (22.7%)	240 (61.2%)	26 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	67.4	757^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.0%		56	1004^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.9%	247			42.0	65.3	73.7	69.6			49.3	68.4	67.5	72.7			58.4		92.9	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.4	100.0	99.7	$36,377	$1,065	$35,312

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