Best Public Schools in Zip Code 10603

Summary:

The 10603 zip code area in New York is home to two elementary schools: Church Street School and Virginia Road Elementary School. These schools serve students from diverse backgrounds and have notable differences in their performance, funding, and the school districts they belong to.

Valhalla Union Free School District, which oversees Virginia Road Elementary, is ranked 214 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating. In contrast, White Plains City School District, which Church Street School is a part of, is ranked 491 out of 874 and has a 2-star rating. This disparity in school district performance is a significant factor in the schools' academic outcomes.

Additionally, Virginia Road Elementary has a much lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (17.58%) compared to Church Street School (53.78%), suggesting Virginia Road serves a more affluent student population. Both schools, however, have relatively high spending per student, with Church Street School at $35,859 and Virginia Road Elementary at $33,689 per student, significantly above the state average. Despite the high funding, Church Street School's test scores are somewhat below average, while comprehensive data for Virginia Road Elementary is not available, making it difficult to fully compare the academic performance of the two schools.

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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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 10603

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
White Plains	0.69 mi	10	415^th
West Harrison	1.71 mi	2	184^th
Hartsdale	1.76 mi	2	401^st
Valhalla	2.06 mi	4	168^th
Elmsford	2.07 mi	3	468^th

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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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