Elementary school (grades K-5) · Scarsdale, NY

Edgewood School

Federal NCES profile for Edgewood School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 362595003560
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
84
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Edgewood School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

#4 of 8
elementary schools in Scarsdale · Resource Index
55
Resource Index · Higher
12.3:1
students per teacher
405
students enrolled

Edgewood School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Edgewood School ranks #4 of 8 elementary schools in Scarsdale, NY.

Enrollment

405

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.3:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

+4% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Edgewood School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Edgewood School

Edgewood School is a mid-sized elementary school in Scarsdale, New York, enrolling 405 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12.3:1 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 405 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Its student body is led by White (44%) and Asian (34%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 67/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 6.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Scarsdale Union Free School District spends $33,265 per pupil, 26% above the New York average, a better-resourced district than most.

Scarsdale Union Free School District also operates Scarsdale Senior High School (1,479 students) and Scarsdale Middle School (1,083 students) alongside Edgewood School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Edgewood School compares

Edgewood School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.3:1 ▲ 4% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 405 top 54% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
405
Bigger than 48% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.3:1
students per teacher - 4% above state mean
Top 64% in New York - lower ratio than 36% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
6.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$33,265
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 44.0%
Asian 34.3%
Two or More 11.4%
Hispanic or Latino 9.9%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 44.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.6, Edgewood School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Scarsdale Union Free School District, which includes Edgewood School.

$33,265
Per student
+26%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+100%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 93.3%
State 5.7%
Federal 1.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Edgewood School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Scarsdale Senior High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Scarsdale Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Fox Meadow School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Quaker Ridge School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Heathcote School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Edgewood School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Scarsdale Union Free School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Edgewood School

How many students attend Edgewood School?

Edgewood School has 405 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Scarsdale, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Edgewood School?

The student-teacher ratio at Edgewood School is 12.3:1, which is 4% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 22% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Edgewood School?

The largest demographic group at Edgewood School is White at 44.0% of enrollment, in Scarsdale, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Edgewood School?

Edgewood School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Edgewood School rank among elementary schools in Scarsdale?

By Resource Investment Index, Edgewood School ranks #4 of 8 elementary schools in Scarsdale, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Scarsdale on the city page.

Is Edgewood School a good school?

Edgewood School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Scarsdale Union Free School District?

Besides Edgewood School, Scarsdale Union Free School District also operates Scarsdale Senior High School (1,479 students), Scarsdale Middle School (1,083 students), and Fox Meadow School (516 students). See the Scarsdale Union Free School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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