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Pocantico Hills Central School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

599 Bedford Rd, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 · (914) 631-2440 · Part of Pocantico Hills Central School District

Mount Pleasant’s School Grade A better than 85% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
322
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Pocantico Hills Central School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Mount Pleasant kids: Westlake High School

On the path

Where Mount Pleasant kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Pocantico Hills Central SchoolYou are here
9–12Westlake High Schoolin Thornwood

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

599 Bedford Rd, Sleepy Hollow

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten25
Grade 129
Grade 225
Grade 333
Grade 429
Grade 536
Grade 631
Grade 742
Grade 839
Enrollment over time
309’20
300’21
320’22
339’23
322’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Hispanic 31%Asian 15%Two or more races 8%Black 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pocantico Hills Central School from Mount Pleasant families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Mount Pleasant’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.