Is Samuel J Preston School a good school?

Samuel J Preston School ranks 446 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Samuel J Preston School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 340 students attended Samuel J Preston School.

What is the racial makeup of Samuel J Preston School?

Students at Samuel J Preston School are 57% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Samuel J Preston School attend?

Students who attend Samuel J Preston School usually go on to attend: Middle : Louis M Klein Middle School High : Harrison High School

Samuel J Preston School

Summary:

Samuel J Preston School is an elementary school located in West Harrison, New York, serving 348 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Harrison Central School District, which is ranked 98 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Samuel J Preston School consistently ranks in the top 30% of New York elementary schools, with a current ranking of 446 out of 2,445 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the state average, particularly in math, where 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students have consistently outperformed the state average. The school also has strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and Special Education students, who rank in the top 20% and top 15% of New York elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is particularly noteworthy, with the school ranking in the top 5% of New York elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

When comparing Samuel J Preston School to nearby schools, it outperforms most in the surrounding area, including schools in the White Plains City School District. However, the school does not match the exceptional performance of some nearby schools in more affluent districts, such as Greenacres School in the Scarsdale Union Free School District, or Purchase School in the same district as Samuel J Preston School.

Detail:

Public K-5

50 Taylor Ave
West Harrison, NY 10604-2797

(914) 630-3152

District: Harrison Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
446^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,265

Students who attend Samuel J Preston School usually attend:

Middle:	Louis M Klein Middle School
High:	Harrison High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 340

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

34.7%

Asian:

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Samuel J Preston School ranks better than 81.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Harrison Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.18. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Samuel J Preston School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Harrison Central School District. Racial makeup is: White (57.1%), Hispanic (34.7%), Asian (3.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Harrison Central School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Samuel J Preston School is 10.8, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Harrison Central School District! (See more...)

Compare Samuel J Preston School employs 31.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Samuel J Preston School is $24,265, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Harrison Central School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Samuel J Preston School:

SchoolDigger ranks Samuel J Preston School 446^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Samuel J Preston School in the ranking list.)

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Harrison Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Harrison Central School District 98^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Samuel J Preston School

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Rank History for all students at Samuel J Preston School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	73.39	586^th	2206	73.4%
2007	72.14	663^rd	2219	70.1%
2008	60.46	1078^th	2227	51.6%
2009	62.77	999^th	2257	55.7%
2010	53.21	1208^th	2263	46.6%
2011	62.88	923^rd	2286	59.6%
2012	62.02	963^rd	2320	58.5%
2013	51.84	1056^th	2325	54.6%
2014	52.57	1099^th	2345	53.1%
2015	73.48	565^th	2352	76.0%
2016	52.82	1106^th	2366	53.3%
2017	71.26	632^nd	2386	73.5%
2018	67.97	721^st	2395	69.9%
2019	72.52	604^th	2413	75.0%
2021	72.38	553^rd	2201	74.9%
2022	79.99	422^nd	2434	82.7%
2023	68.71	711^th	2439	70.8%
2024	79.18	446^th	2445	81.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Samuel J Preston School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.54	141^st	938	85.0%
2021	88.30	23^rd	454	94.9%
2022	92.23	44^th	1027	95.7%
2023	83.39	70^th	1001	93.0%
2024	36.56	679^th	1066	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Samuel J Preston School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	58.06	493^rd	1859	73.5%
2021	37.08	638^th	1044	38.9%
2022	65.86	430^th	2031	78.8%
2023	56.39	617^th	2016	69.4%
2024	80.27	237^th	2110	88.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Samuel J Preston School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.55	636^th	2045	68.9%
2019	78.28	321^st	2032	84.2%
2021	77.08	246^th	1678	85.3%
2022	81.64	238^th	2099	88.7%
2023	60.18	663^rd	2041	67.5%
2024	75.18	357^th	2078	82.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Samuel J Preston School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.93	547^th	2338	76.6%
2019	73.69	547^th	2357	76.8%
2021	70.42	501^st	1955	74.4%
2022	76.62	471^st	2401	80.4%
2023	69.21	666^th	2403	72.3%
2024	73.47	536^th	2413	77.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Samuel J Preston School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.48	934^th	2340	60.1%
2019	67.53	683^rd	2358	71.0%
2021	70.01	523^rd	1961	73.3%
2022	79.07	416^th	2400	82.7%
2023	65.52	767^th	2400	68.0%
2024	82.88	336^th	2411	86.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Samuel J Preston School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	89.20	51^st	818	93.8%
2022	86.73	117^th	1503	92.2%
2023	76.80	226^th	1429	84.2%
2024	80.66	202^nd	1531	86.8%

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Rank History for White students at Samuel J Preston School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.29	451^st	1408	68.0%
2019	60.42	513^th	1338	61.7%
2021	63.38	457^th	1224	62.7%
2022	67.56	421^st	1399	69.9%
2023	55.90	599^th	1337	55.2%
2024	67.13	425^th	1392	69.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Samuel J Preston School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	183	3	1	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	201
1990	187	1	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	203
1991	209	4	6	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	227
1992	220	3	9	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	246
1993	228	0	4	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	273
1994	254	0	6	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	303
1995	284	0	0	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
1996	284	0	0	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
1997	287	0	4	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	335
1998	314	1	4	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	359
1999	319	3	4	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
2000	303	1	1	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
2001	272	1	7	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
2002	241	1	8	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	320
2003	241	1	8	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	320
2004	227	4	11	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
2005	220	5	10	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2006	214	2	3	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	312
2007	198	3	8	104	0	n/a	n/a	9	322
2008	200	3	12	102	0	n/a	n/a	9	326
2009	219	3	13	107	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
2010	209	3	14	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
2011	210	9	14	107	0	0	4	0	344
2012	207	6	21	111	0	0	0	0	345
2013	194	2	17	124	0	0	0	0	337
2014	192	2	15	120	0	0	2	0	331
2015	181	5	13	119	0	0	1	0	319
2016	175	4	10	129	0	0	2	0	320
2017	176	3	10	129	1	0	5	0	324
2018	175	3	7	139	0	0	5	0	329
2019	196	4	6	135	0	0	6	0	347
2020	204	5	8	143	0	0	9	0	369
2021	211	3	10	131	1	0	12	0	368
2022	202	4	11	137	1	0	13	0	368
2023	193	3	11	130	1	0	10	0	348
2024	194	6	12	118	0	0	10	0	340

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Samuel J Preston School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	201	16.7	12.0	n/a
1990	203	17.7	11.4	n/a
1991	227	19.5	11.6	n/a
1992	246	18.9	13.0	n/a
1993	273	19.0	14.4	n/a
1994	303	21.8	13.9	9.9
1995	325	24.6	13.2	6.8
1996	325	24.6	13.2	6.8
1997	335	24.0	14.0	6.6
1998	359	24.5	14.7	10.3
1999	377	26.5	14.2	2.7
2000	356	26.6	13.4	13.2
2001	348	31.0	11.2	10.9
2002	320	33.7	9.5	13.1
2003	320	33.7	9.5	13.1
2004	318	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	310	33.5	9.3	12.6
2006	312	30.0	10.4	15.4
2007	322	34.2	9.4	15
2008	326	33.5	9.7	16.4
2009	342	36.5	9.4	13.7
2010	328	37.0	8.8	18
2011	344	37.3	9.2	18.3
2012	345	34.0	10.1	24.1
2013	337	31.7	10.6	15.7
2014	331	31.7	10.4	22.1
2015	319	28.0	11.3	25.1
2016	320	28.0	11.4	32.5
2017	324	27.9	11.5	31.8
2018	329	31.0	10.5	35
2019	347	31.0	11.1	30.5
2020	369	37.9	9.7	31.2
2021	368	30.5	12.0	27.2
2022	368	33.6	10.9	24.7
2023	348	35.5	9.7	26.7
2024	340	31.3	10.8	30.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Samuel J Preston School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	201	16.7	12.0	n/a
1990	203	17.7	11.4	n/a
1991	227	19.5	11.6	n/a
1992	246	18.9	13.0	n/a
1993	273	19.0	14.4	n/a
1994	303	21.8	13.9	9.9
1995	325	24.6	13.2	6.8
1996	325	24.6	13.2	6.8
1997	335	24.0	14.0	6.6
1998	359	24.5	14.7	10.3
1999	377	26.5	14.2	2.7
2000	356	26.6	13.4	13.2
2001	348	31.0	11.2	10.9
2002	320	33.7	9.5	13.1
2003	320	33.7	9.5	13.1
2004	318	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	310	33.5	9.3	12.6
2006	312	30.0	10.4	15.4
2007	322	34.2	9.4	15
2008	326	33.5	9.7	16.4
2009	342	36.5	9.4	13.7
2010	328	37.0	8.8	18
2011	344	37.3	9.2	18.3
2012	345	34.0	10.1	24.1
2013	337	31.7	10.6	15.7
2014	331	31.7	10.4	22.1
2015	319	28.0	11.3	25.1
2016	320	28.0	11.4	32.5
2017	324	27.9	11.5	31.8
2018	329	31.0	10.5	35
2019	347	31.0	11.1	30.5
2020	369	37.9	9.7	31.2
2021	368	30.5	12.0	27.2
2022	368	33.6	10.9	24.7
2023	348	35.5	9.7	26.7
2024	340	31.3	10.8	30.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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