Purchase School
2995 Purchase St
Purchase NY, 10577, Westchester County
Phone: 914-630-3172
Ranking: (145 out of 3,424, top 4%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Harrison Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 370 | 364 | 387 | 412 | 437 | 443 | 447 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 64 | 17.3% | 64 | 17.6% | 55 | 14.2% | 53 | 12.9% | 62 | 14.2% | 77 | 17.4% | 64 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 61 | 16.5% | 50 | 13.7% | 52 | 13.4% | 64 | 15.5% | 78 | 17.8% | 64 | 14.4% | 78 | 17.4% |
Grade 2: | 49 | 13.2% | 56 | 15.4% | 65 | 16.8% | 78 | 18.9% | 66 | 15.1% | 82 | 18.5% | 73 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 57 | 15.4% | 64 | 17.6% | 75 | 19.4% | 68 | 16.5% | 87 | 19.9% | 74 | 16.7% | 80 | 17.9% |
Grade 4: | 63 | 17.0% | 74 | 20.3% | 64 | 16.5% | 83 | 20.1% | 69 | 15.8% | 70 | 15.8% | 78 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 76 | 20.5% | 56 | 15.4% | 76 | 19.6% | 66 | 16.0% | 75 | 17.2% | 76 | 17.2% | 74 | 16.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 189 | 51.1% | 186 | 51.1% | 204 | 52.7% | 222 | 53.9% | 231 | 52.9% | 242 | 54.6% | 252 | 56.4% |
Female: | 181 | 48.9% | 178 | 48.9% | 183 | 47.3% | 190 | 46.1% | 198 | 45.3% | 193 | 43.6% | 191 | 42.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 29 | 7.8% | 24 | 6.6% | 24 | 6.2% | 26 | 6.3% | 31 | 7.1% | 29 | 6.5% | 29 | 6.5% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 4.6% | 17 | 4.7% | 18 | 4.7% | 11 | 2.7% | 13 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.5% | 14 | 3.1% |
Black: | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% |
White: | 313 | 84.6% | 311 | 85.4% | 339 | 87.6% | 371 | 90.0% | 391 | 89.5% | 401 | 90.5% | 401 | 89.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.75 | 12.30 | 12.24 | 11.82 | 12.63 | 12.60 | 13.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 89% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 72% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 71% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 41.3% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 61.2% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 85% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 75% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 70% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 47.6% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 87% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 55.8% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 69% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41.9% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 85% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 47% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 86% |
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* Purchase School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.