Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Scarsdale

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A+

Heathcote School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

26 Palmer Ave, Scarsdale, NY 10583 · (914) 721-2760 · Part of Scarsdale Union Free School District

Scarsdale’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
364
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Heathcote School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 38 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Scarsdale kids: Scarsdale Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Heathcote SchoolYou are here
6–8Scarsdale Middle School1,083 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency94%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts92%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, A+, 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 ↗

26 Palmer Ave, Scarsdale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten51
Grade 155
Grade 261
Grade 357
Grade 447
Grade 593
Enrollment over time
349’20
362’21
369’22
357’23
364’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Asian 26%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 7%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Heathcote School from Scarsdale families.

Other schools in Scarsdale Union Free School District

The district →
Fox Meadow School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Scarsdale
A+
516 students13:1
Quaker Ridge School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Scarsdale
A
491 students12:1
Edgewood School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Scarsdale
A
405 students13:1
Greenacres School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Scarsdale
A+
354 students11:1
Scarsdale Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Scarsdale
A
1,083 students11:1
Scarsdale Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Scarsdale
A+
1,479 students11:1

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; Scarsdale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.