Elementary · New York
Hillcrest School
Free meals for allHillcrest School, a public elementary school in Peekskill, New York: grades 2–5, 520 students, 12.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Peekskill City School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 520
- Teachers (FTE)
- 42.0
- Students per teacher
- 12.4
- Grades
- 2–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in New York
Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 71% of elementary schools in New York
Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared
Larger than 70% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%33%proficient
+9.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 88% of elementary schools in New York
Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
486 students tested, grades 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%46%proficient
+11.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 69% of elementary schools in New York
Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
496 students tested, grades 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades 2–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Peekskill City School District.
Location
- Address
- 4 Horton Dr, Peekskill, NY 10566
- Phone
- (914)739-2284
- City or town
- Peekskill
- County
- Westchester County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oakside SchoolFree meals for all | 2–4 | 554 | 13.5 | 35% | 44% |
Woodside SchoolFree meals for all | K–2 | 511 | 12.5 | — | — |
Van Cortlandtville SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 568 | 11.4 | 53% | 52% |
Lincoln Titus Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 374 | 12.9 | 77% | 72% |
Furnace Woods Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 214 | 8.9 | — | — |
Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 224 | 9.2 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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