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Alexander Hamilton High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
98 S Goodwin Ave
Elmsford, NY 10523
Phone
(914) 592-7311
District
ELMSFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
485
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.4% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Alexander Hamilton High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
50%
22%
48%
19%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
49%
65%
80%
78%
18%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 82 16.9%
Grade 8 76 15.7%
Grade 9 90 18.6%
Grade 10 87 17.9%
Grade 11 74 15.3%
Grade 12 76 15.7%
Total 485 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 5.5% 7.5% 42.2%
Black 25.3% 22.7% 16.4%
Hispanic 63.7% 62.2% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.3% 7.3% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.6% 50.7% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 49.7% 47.3% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 3.4% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,361 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,245.6 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.0% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.1% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 10.5% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,172 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 12.1% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.7% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 48.9% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 42.6% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.2% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.3% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.8% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 5.4% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,685 $19,787,000 59.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,596 $1,690,000 5.1%
Staff $1,198 $1,269,000 3.8%
General Administration $1,196 $1,267,000 3.8%
School Administration $1,052 $1,114,000 3.3%
Operation $1,956 $2,071,000 6.2%
Transportation $2,347 $2,485,000 7.5%
Other $705 $747,000 2.2%
Total Support $10,050 $10,643,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,730 $2,891,000 8.7%
Total Expenditures $31,465 $33,321,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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