Pierre Van Cortlandt School

3 Glen Pl, Croton-on-Hudson NY, 10520 | Croton-Harmon Union Free School District | 914-271-2191
  • grades 5-8
  • students 504
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 70% 23% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
78%Croton-on-Hudson
56%New York

Pierre Van Cortlandt School is a school servicing grades 5 to 8 and is located in the district of "Croton-Harmon Union Free School District" in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. There are a total of 504 students and 41 teachers at Pierre Van Cortlandt School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Pierre Van Cortlandt School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 69.5%, which is 23% higher than the New York average.

Pierre Van Cortlandt School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students504
Teachers41
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Pierre Van Cortlandt School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All71%
3n/a
4n/a
570-74%
675-79%
765-69%
860-64%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All68%
3n/a
4n/a
560-64%
680-84%
760-64%
865-69%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Pierre Van Cortlandt School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 79.5% 76.0% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 3.5% 2.8% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 4.6% 5.1% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.3% 14.4% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.7% 1.3% 2.0% 3.1%

Croton-on-Hudson demographics profile

StatisticCroton-on-HudsonNew YorkNational
Population8,12119,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,73041391
Median age43.938.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)67%52%55%
Speak English81%70%79%
Speak Spanish10%15%13%

Education level achieved in Croton-on-Hudson

IndexCroton-on-HudsonNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade93.0%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school92.8%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college83.3%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree67.0%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors61.3%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters32.3%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree11.1%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.2%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Pierre Van Cortlandt School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.