Hudson Valley Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Several elementary and middle schools in the Hudson Valley have been ranked among the best in New York, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Here are the top elementary schools in the Hudson Valley that were ranked in the top 50 for the state:

• Westorchard School, Chappaqua Central School District, 13th
• Edgewood School, Scarsdale Union Free School District, 17th
• Heathcote School, Scarsdale Union Free School District, 24th
• Fox Meadow School, Scarsdale Union Free School District, 26th
• Quaker Ridge School, Scarsdale Union Free School District, 29th
• Pearls Hawthorne School, Yonkers City School District, 40th
• Greenacres School, Scarsdale Union Free School District, 42nd
• Milton School, Rye City School District, 43rd
• Willow Avenue Elementary School, Cornwall Central School District, 49th

Here are the top middle schools in the Hudson Valley that were ranked in the top 50 for the state:

• Pocantico Hills Central School, Pocantico Hills Central School District, 26th
• Scarsdale Middle School, Scarsdale Union Free School District, 27th
• Pearls Hawthorne School, Yonkers City School District, 28th
• Seven Bridges Middle School, Chappaqua Central School District, 36th
• H.C. Crittenden Middle School, Byram Hills Central School District, 39th
• Irvington Middle School, Irvington Union Free School District, 44th
• Bronxville Middle School, Bronxville Union Free School District, 45th
• Robert E. Bell School, Chappaqua Central School District, 48th

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

Check to see where your elementary or middle school ranks at 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.