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Post Road School

Public Grades K-5
1156th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 53% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Post Road School is an elementary school in White Plains, New York, serving 599 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the White Plains City School District, which is ranked 491 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Post Road School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools in 2016-2017 to the top 50% in 2024-2025. While the school performs better than the district and state averages in 4th grade math, it lags behind in English Language Arts (ELA) across all grades. However, Post Road School's subgroup performance is a strength, ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools for African American, White, and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools like Heathcote School and Fox Meadow School, Post Road School has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.09% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This is significantly higher than the 39.55% at Ridgeway School and 40.27% at Mamaroneck Avenue School. Despite these challenges, Post Road School has a higher per-student spending of $32,881 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.5, suggesting the district is allocating additional resources to support the school.

605
Students ?
12.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$35,006
Per pupil spending ?
44%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 175 W Post Rd
       White Plains, NY  10606-2994

(914) 422-2320

District: White Plains City School District


Students who attend Post Road School usually attend:

Middle:    White Plains Middle School
High:    White Plains Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.8%
White:
20.7%
African American:
6.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015
Above the New York median (53rd percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school56%
District avg54%
New York avg55%
1,156th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 47%▲ up 22 pts since 2015
From bottom 31% (2015) to top 47% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 5Elementary Schools in the White Plains City School District
491st of 874White Plains City 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.11156 of 244552.7%★★★☆☆
202441.91389 of 244543.2%★★☆☆☆
202341.81395 of 243942.8%★★☆☆☆
202241.81403 of 243442.4%★★☆☆☆
202134.61488 of 220132.4%★★☆☆☆
201921.11971 of 241318.3%★☆☆☆☆
201824.41924 of 239519.7%★☆☆☆☆
201728.21785 of 238625.2%★☆☆☆☆
201633.01654 of 236630.1%★★☆☆☆
201533.01634 of 235230.5%★★☆☆☆
201433.41633 of 234530.4%★★☆☆☆
201338.11466 of 232536.9%★★☆☆☆
201236.41626 of 232029.9%★☆☆☆☆
201144.51426 of 228637.6%★★☆☆☆
201044.81427 of 226336.9%★★☆☆☆
200948.51437 of 225736.3%★★☆☆☆
200836.91638 of 222726.4%★☆☆☆☆
200736.61615 of 221927.2%★☆☆☆☆
200648.01413 of 220635.9%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202573.4201 of 92878.3%★★★★☆
202458.3312 of 92766.3%★★★☆☆
202353.7344 of 85759.9%★★★☆☆
202273.9199 of 93678.7%★★★★☆
201929.8631 of 89129.2%★☆☆☆☆
201831.6690 of 94827.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.3606 of 111745.7%★★☆☆☆
202436.6678 of 106636.4%★★☆☆☆
202332.2731 of 100127.0%★☆☆☆☆
202226.8862 of 102716.1%★☆☆☆☆
202135.7296 of 45434.8%★★☆☆☆
201929.8688 of 86020.0%★☆☆☆☆
201831.2717 of 93823.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.41085 of 240955.0%★★★☆☆
202442.11380 of 241342.8%★★☆☆☆
202344.61304 of 240345.7%★★☆☆☆
202246.71260 of 240147.5%★★☆☆☆
202131.01436 of 195526.5%★☆☆☆☆
201918.02047 of 235713.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.91925 of 233817.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.5762 of 156951.4%★★★☆☆
202438.5927 of 153139.5%★★☆☆☆
202337.7902 of 142936.9%★★☆☆☆
202233.71062 of 150329.3%★☆☆☆☆
202127.7635 of 81822.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.11161 of 131511.7%★☆☆☆☆
201823.71166 of 139216.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.31230 of 209841.4%★★☆☆☆
202430.31499 of 207827.9%★☆☆☆☆
202330.71447 of 204129.1%★☆☆☆☆
202231.91508 of 209928.2%★☆☆☆☆
202125.91376 of 167818.0%★☆☆☆☆
201915.01912 of 20325.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.91872 of 20458.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.71196 of 240750.3%★★★☆☆
202442.71358 of 241143.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.71436 of 240040.2%★★☆☆☆
202237.91508 of 240037.2%★★☆☆☆
202135.41328 of 196132.3%★★☆☆☆
201927.81767 of 235825.1%★☆☆☆☆
201827.51822 of 234022.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202565.3514 of 213475.9%★★★★☆
202442.01074 of 211049.1%★★☆☆☆
202354.2663 of 201667.1%★★★☆☆
202234.91321 of 203135.0%★★☆☆☆
201929.11383 of 185925.6%★☆☆☆☆
201833.91330 of 194131.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202583.6174 of 140287.6%★★★★☆
202479.8231 of 139283.4%★★★★☆
202374.9320 of 133776.1%★★★★☆
202276.8272 of 139980.6%★★★★☆
202169.4367 of 122470.0%★★★★☆
201951.5644 of 133851.9%★★★☆☆
201868.8410 of 140870.9%★★★★☆
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)
White (2025)88th percentile+35 vs school
African American (2025)78th percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2025)76th percentile+23 vs school
Female (2025)55th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)51st percentile~ school
Male (2025)50th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math60%~ state avg
English Language Arts55%~ state avg
Science44%~ state avg

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What people are saying
by a student
Saturday, May 16, 2020

Open Quote A mind numbing experience where dumbing-down is raised to a fine art. Protect your child's mind and home school. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, August 1, 2016

Open Quote My son is entering 5th grade and has been there since Kindergarten. It is a beautiful school with wonderful teachers, and Mrs. Ossorio is a great principal. Our youngest son is entering Kindergarten there, and we would not want any other school in White Plains. Close Quote





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Students at Post Road School are 65% Hispanic, 21% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Post Road School ranks 1156th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Post Road School usually go on to attend:

Middle : White Plains Middle School
High : White Plains Senior High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Post Road School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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