State of the School District: Eastchester, NY

Summary Perspective

Eastchester Union Free School District is a story of fiscal pressure layered on governance transition, set against a backdrop of academic stability. The district serves 3,013 students across five schools in the 2023-24 school year, operating a self-contained K-12 program in Westchester County, New York. Its academic headline is defined by Advanced Placement proficiency rates in 2023-24 that range from 90.9 percent to 100.0 percent across subjects including Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, and Computer Science Principles. These rates describe the performance of students who took AP exams, not the broader student population of 3,013.

The fiscal-pressure dimension is concrete. The district's initial 2026-27 budget proposal sought a 6.31 percent tax levy increase, which exceeded New York's property tax cap and required 60 percent voter approval. It failed on May 19, 2026, with 1,196 votes in favor and 1,385 against. A revised plan with a 2.35 percent levy increase passed on June 16, 2026. This two-round vote is the most decision-relevant contextual fact for a family evaluating the district, because it reveals the community's threshold for tax increases and the mechanics of how school budgets are contested and resolved in this specific locality. The adopted budget of $112,730,666 for 2026-27 represents a 1.64 percent increase over the prior year, materially smaller than what the district initially sought.

The governance-transition dimension is also present. Dr. Alison Villanueva was appointed as the next superintendent of schools, and the district's leadership structure includes expanded roles for other administrators. A superintendent transition introduces uncertainty about continuity of academic programs and fiscal priorities, particularly when combined with a budget process that required a revote.

The enrollment picture adds another layer. The Superintendent's Proposed Budget for 2026-2027 states that enrollment projections relied on a demographic study more than three years old, and that an updated 5-to-10-year study was to be commissioned. No updated study had been completed as of the budget document's publication. This means current capacity and enrollment planning proceeds without current demographic analysis.

Academically, the district reports growth in AP participation, with 377 students taking 821 AP exams in 2024-25, and self-reported increases of 20 percent in AP enrollment and 40 percent in exams administered over a four-year period. These are self-reported figures describing participation, not independently verified proficiency trends. The most recent graduation data on file is from 2019-20, with a cohort of 221 students, and no graduation rate figure is available in the computed data. The chronic absenteeism rate was 14 percent in 2022-23.

The district's revenue mix is 80.3 percent local, 18.5 percent state, and 1.2 percent federal for fiscal year 2023, with current per-pupil spending of $29,813 and instructional per-pupil spending of $19,480. This heavy reliance on local property taxes means the fiscal health of the district is directly tied to property values and the community's willingness to approve tax levy increases, as demonstrated by the two-round budget vote.

This report describes what is true about the district and lets families decide whether the combination of academic outcomes, fiscal mechanics, governance transitions, and enrollment uncertainty represents a fit for their circumstances. It does not rate, rank, or recommend the district.

Key takeaways for families

The following points distill the findings detailed in the body sections above. Each takeaway restates a finding already documented in this report; no new information is introduced here.

• AP proficiency rates in 2023-24 ranged from 90.9 percent to 100.0 percent across multiple subjects, but these rates describe test-takers only, not the full enrollment of 3,013 students.
• The district reports 377 students took 821 AP exams in 2024-25, with self-reported increases of 20 percent in AP enrollment and 40 percent in exams administered over four years, but no independently verified proficiency trend data is available.
• The most recent graduation data on file is from 2019-20, with a cohort of 221 students and no graduation rate figure reported in the computed data.
• The district operates a neighborhood-zoned assignment model where elementary placement for grades 2 through 5 depends on whether an address falls in the Anne Hutchinson or Greenvale attendance area, while all students attend the same middle school and high school.
• No active boundary changes, redistricting studies, or rezoning proposals were found as of July 2026, and no published building-capacity or utilization study was located.
• Enrollment projections for 2026-2027 relied on a demographic study more than three years old, and an updated 5-to-10-year study was to be commissioned but had not been completed as of the budget document's publication.
• The district's initial 2026-27 budget proposal with a 6.31 percent levy increase failed on May 19, 2026, and a revised plan with a 2.35 percent levy increase passed on June 16, 2026, resulting in an adopted budget of $112,730,666.
• Revenue is 80.3 percent local, 18.5 percent state, and 1.2 percent federal for fiscal year 2023, with current per-pupil spending of $29,813 based on a membership of 3,013 students.
• The 2025-26 school tax rate for the Town of Eastchester portion was $1,662.619 per $1,000 of taxable assessed value, up from $1,628.2274 in 2024-25.
• The district's boundaries encompass part of the Town of Eastchester and the entirety of the Crestwood hamlet, but the Town of Eastchester is not coextensive with a single school district; two other districts also operate within the town's borders.
• The district is governed by a nine-member board of education elected to three-year terms in at-large elections, with the next scheduled election on May 18, 2027.
• Dr. Alison Villanueva was appointed as the next superintendent of schools, representing a leadership transition concurrent with the fiscal and enrollment planning processes underway in the district.

At a glance

The table below summarizes key dimensions of Eastchester Union Free School District based on the data available in this report. Each row corresponds to a category specified for district profiles on SchoolDecision.com. Where the computed data or body sections do not contain a figure, the entry reads "Not available" rather than offering an estimate, proxy, or interpolated value. Numeric entries are drawn from computed data sources, including NCES CCD, the U.S. Census Bureau F-33 survey, EDFacts, and New York state assessment files, or from district budget materials as cited in the body sections.

Several entries merit brief context. The graduation rate row reflects a data gap rather than a low figure: the 2019-20 cohort of 221 students is the most recent on file, and the rate itself was not captured in the computed data. The per-pupil spending figure of $29,813 comes from the U.S. Census Bureau F-33 survey for fiscal year 2023, which is a different fiscal year than the 2026-27 adopted budget. The state average for comparison is not available in the data on file. The market level signal row is not available because no housing market data was included in the computed data or body sections for this report. The next scheduled decision event refers to the board of education election on May 18, 2027, as reported by Ballotpedia, not to a budget vote, because the most recent budget vote cycle concluded in June 2026 with passage of the revised proposition.

How to read New York accountability

New York State's accountability system, established under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, assigns one of several designations to each district and school. The designations form a tiered structure. Comprehensive Support and Improvement, or CSI, is the most intensive category, applied to schools identified as among the lowest-performing in the state. Targeted Support and Improvement, or TSI, and Additional Targeted Support and Improvement, or ATSI, apply to schools where specific student subgroups are consistently underperforming. Local Support and Improvement, or LSI, is the standard designation for districts and schools that are not identified for any of the higher-intervention categories. Under LSI status, the district itself leads its continuous-improvement work rather than receiving a targeted or comprehensive intervention model from the state. No external monitor or state-appointed receiver is assigned under LSI.

New York State also publishes a Student Growth indicator as part of its accountability framework. This measure is designed to capture student progress over time relative to academic expectations, providing a different lens than proficiency rates alone. Growth measures compare a student's current performance to that of similarly situated students, attempting to isolate the progress a student makes during a school year from their starting point. For Eastchester UFSD, no district growth result was visible in the accessible district report card, meaning the available data does not include a state-verified measure of student academic growth for the district.

The tax levy limit, commonly called the property tax cap, restricts the annual growth in a school district's tax levy to the lesser of 2 percent or the rate of inflation, with certain exclusions permitted for capital construction and pension cost growth. If a school board proposes a levy increase that exceeds this cap, the budget requires approval by at least 60 percent of voters rather than a simple majority. If the proposed levy stays within the cap, only a simple majority is needed. This mechanism was directly relevant to Eastchester UFSD in 2026: the district's initial budget proposal sought a 6.31 percent levy increase, exceeding the cap and triggering the 60 percent supermajority requirement. That proposal failed, and a revised plan with a 2.35 percent levy increase, which complied with the cap, passed with a simple majority.

No charter schools are referenced in the available data for this district. Eastchester UFSD operates a neighborhood-zoned assignment model, meaning school placement follows the residential address rather than a lottery, magnet selection, or open-choice system.

For Eastchester UFSD specifically, the accountability designation of Local Support and Improvement for 2024-25 means the state has not identified the district or any of its schools for elevated intervention. The district manages its own improvement planning. The absence of a visible growth measure means that the state's own tool for assessing student progress over time does not provide additional information about the district in the data on file. The tax levy limit directly shaped the district's 2026-27 budget cycle, and the two-round vote demonstrated how the cap functions as a binding constraint on district finances when a proposed levy exceeds the statutory threshold.

What kind of district this is: governance and geography

Eastchester Union Free School District is a Union Free School District organized under New York Education Law Article 31. The Union Free designation is a specific category of New York school district that typically serves grades K through 12, is governed by an elected board of education, and possesses independent taxing authority. The NCES classifies it as a regular local school district. The district reports total enrollment of 3,013 students for the 2023-24 school year and operates five schools: Anne Hutchinson School, Eastchester Middle School, Eastchester Senior High School, Greenvale School, and Waverly Early Childhood Center, all listed as open in the district's school directory. The district serves grades K through 12 and does not send students to another district for any grade level, nor does it receive students from another district under a tuition arrangement. There is no K-8 feeder relationship with any other district.

Taxing authority and how school taxes flow

Under New York's school-district fiscal model, the Eastchester UFSD Board of Education is the taxing authority. The board adopts the annual budget and levies school taxes on all taxable property within the district's boundaries. The Town of Eastchester then collects the school tax on the district's behalf and remits the revenue to the district. This means the school tax line that appears on a property owner's tax bill in this area is set by the school board, not by the town council or county legislature, even though the town government handles the mechanics of collection and disbursement. Property tax rates for Westchester County jurisdictions, including those relevant to this district, are published by the Westchester County government.

Budget approval and the contingency mechanism

The district's annual budget is subject to voter approval. Under New York Education Law, the annual school budget vote and board election take place on the third Tuesday in May. If the proposed budget is defeated by qualified voters, the board of education may place a revised budget before voters for a second vote. If the revised budget is also defeated, the board must adopt a contingency budget under Education Law Section 2023. A contingency budget authorizes only ordinary contingent expenses necessary to maintain educational programs, and the district may not increase the tax levy above the prior year's levy, effectively capping any increase at zero percent. This contingency framework is the statutory fallback that New York law prescribes when a community twice rejects a school spending plan, and it constrains both what the district may spend and what it may collect from taxpayers. Recent budget and board election results for the district are reported by local media, and the district publishes its own finance and budget materials.

Board of education: composition and elections

The district is governed by a nine-member board of education, as listed on the district's board page. Board members are elected to three-year terms in at-large elections, meaning each member represents the entire district rather than a specific geographic zone or ward. All seats are elected positions, and the next scheduled election is May 18, 2027, according to Ballotpedia. The board operates under the standard elected-board model; no non-standard governance arrangement, such as mayoral control or a state-appointed oversight panel, applies to this district. Board meeting agendas, minutes, and policy documents are accessible through the district's BoardDocs portal.

Municipalities served and shared boundaries

The district's boundaries encompass part of the Town of Eastchester and the entirety of the Crestwood hamlet, according to the Town of Eastchester's official government page on school districts. The Town of Eastchester is not coextensive with a single school district. Within the town's municipal borders, two other school districts also operate: the Bronxville Union Free School District, serving the Village of Bronxville, and the Tuckahoe Union Free School District, serving the Village of Tuckahoe. This means a property located in the Town of Eastchester may fall within any of three different school districts depending on its specific location, and the municipal boundary of the town does not determine school district assignment. A resident of the Crestwood hamlet, by contrast, is served entirely by Eastchester UFSD.

This overlap is a structural feature of how school districts were formed in New York, not an anomaly. School district boundaries in New York are established by the Education Law and the State Education Department, and they are independent of municipal boundaries. A change in a village or town boundary, such as a municipal annexation or boundary adjustment, does not move school district lines.

How district boundaries could change

Changing Eastchester UFSD's boundaries requires formal action under New York Education Law. The primary mechanisms are Section 2218, which allows the district superintendent to partition territory from an existing union free district and form a new district, and Section 1502, which governs the alteration of union free school districts. A third route is centralization under Article 32, which would merge the district into a central school district. Each of these mechanisms involves a formal legal process rather than a simple administrative decision, and none is triggered by changes in municipal boundaries. The FindLaw text of Section 2218 describes the partitioning process in detail. In practice, boundary changes among New York school districts are rare and require either petition-driven processes or action by the district superintendent with State Education Department involvement.

Feeder structure

Eastchester UFSD is not part of a feeder system. The district operates a complete K-12 program across its own schools and does not depend on any other district to educate its students at any grade level. Students who begin their education in Eastchester UFSD schools can, in principle, complete all grades through high school graduation within the district without transferring to an outside institution. This self-contained structure means the district's enrollment, capacity planning, and academic pipeline are internally managed, and changes in neighboring districts' programs or boundaries do not directly alter where Eastchester UFSD students attend school.

Academic outcomes: the evidence base

The assessment record on file for Eastchester Union Free School District comprises 72 individual data series spanning 2006 through 2025, drawn from New York state assessment data. These series track Advanced Placement exam proficiency rates across multiple subjects, grade levels, and student groups. The years for which data points exist include 2006 through 2017, with the most recent reported results from the 2023-24 school year. A gap in the longitudinal record around 2020 corresponds to the cancellation of standardized testing during the COVID-19 pandemic, when New York State suspended its assessment requirements. No testing data was collected or reported for that period, producing a visible interruption in the multi-year series.

What the AP proficiency data measures

The proficiency rates reported in these series reflect the percentage of students who achieved a score considered proficient on Advanced Placement exams. In New York's AP reporting framework, proficiency on an AP exam typically corresponds to earning a score of 3 or higher on the College Board's 1-to-5 scale, a threshold generally associated with eligibility for college credit at many institutions. These rates describe performance among students who took the exam, not the broader student population. A high proficiency rate in a small AP class does not necessarily indicate broad participation, and a district can show high proficiency rates while also serving a narrow subset of its students through AP coursework. The data measures exam outcomes for test-takers, not the district's overall academic program or the performance of students who did not enroll in AP courses.

2023-24 AP proficiency results

For the 2023-24 school year, the computed data provides proficiency rates across several AP subjects and grade levels. Among twelfth-grade test-takers, AP Biology showed a proficiency rate of 92.3 percent. AP Calculus AB showed 98.0 percent proficiency among twelfth graders, and AP Calculus BC showed 90.9 percent. AP Chemistry showed 100.0 percent proficiency for both eleventh and twelfth graders. AP Computer Science A showed 100.0 percent proficiency among twelfth graders, and AP Computer Science Principles showed 100.0 percent proficiency among tenth graders and 94.1 percent among eleventh graders.

Several data points are reported as missing rather than as low values. AP Biology proficiency for eleventh graders is missing, as are AP Calculus AB for eleventh graders, AP Computer Science A for both tenth and eleventh graders, and AP Computer Science Principles for twelfth graders. Missing values in state assessment data typically indicate that either no students in that grade took the exam, or that the number of test-takers was small enough that reporting was suppressed to protect student privacy. Missing data should not be interpreted as zero proficiency or as a failure to offer the course.

Level versus trajectory

The 2023-24 results describe the current level of AP exam performance among test-takers in the district. Whether these rates represent an improvement, decline, or stability over time is a separate question that requires comparable prior-year data points for the same subjects and grade levels. The assessment series on file spans multiple years, but the specific data points available in the computed data for the series shown are from 2023-24. Historical values for the same subjects and grade levels are not available in the data provided for this analysis, which limits the ability to construct a year-over-year trajectory for individual AP subjects.

The district has made its own claims about trajectory. According to the district's own figures, AP enrollment rose 20 percent and AP exams administered rose 40 percent over a four-year period. The high school principal attributed the increase to intentional planning and a growing culture of academic ambition, and the superintendent described students as performing well and hungry for enrichment. The district described itself in September 2025 as being on an upward trajectory with significant academic strides over the preceding several years (district news post). These are self-reported characterizations, not independently verified outcomes, and they describe participation growth rather than proficiency rate changes. A rise in the number of exams administered does not by itself indicate whether proficiency rates rose, fell, or held steady, because the rate measures performance among test-takers while participation measures how many students took the exam.

Subgroup data

The computed assessment data provides results only for the all-students group. No subgroup breakdowns by race, ethnicity, economic status, disability status, or English learner status are available in the assessment series on file. This means the data cannot speak to whether proficiency rates are consistent across different student populations within the district, or whether gaps exist between groups. The absence of subgroup assessment data is a limitation of the available record, not an indication that no gaps exist or that performance is uniform across all groups.

Graduation data

The most recent graduation data on file is from the 2019-20 school year, sourced from EDFacts Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate data via the Urban Institute Education Data API. The cohort size for that year was 221 students. The graduation rate itself is not reported in the available data on file. This data is several years old and predates the most recent assessment results by approximately four years. It does not reflect outcomes for students who were in the district during the 2023-24 school year. The 2019-20 cohort experienced the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year, which may have affected graduation requirements and reporting. No more recent graduation cohort data is available in the computed record.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for the district was 14 percent in the 2022-23 school year, according to EDFacts Data Group 814. Chronic absenteeism is defined by New York State as missing 10 percent or more of enrolled school days, whether excused or unexcused (NYSED chronic absenteeism). The 14 percent rate represents the proportion of students who met this threshold across the district. This figure provides a measure of student engagement that is distinct from academic proficiency, as chronic absence affects access to instruction regardless of a student's performance on exams. The district also reported chronic absenteeism data for 2023-24, but no rate for that year is available in the computed data.

Accountability status

For the 2024-25 school year, Eastchester UFSD holds the accountability designation of Local Support and Improvement under New York State's Every Student Succeeds Act framework (NYSED accountability, district ESSA report). This designation is the standard status for districts not identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement, Additional Targeted Support and Improvement, or Targeted Support and Improvement. Under this status, the district leads its own continuous-improvement work rather than receiving a targeted or comprehensive intervention model from the state. No schools within the district were identified for CSI, ATSI, or TSI designation in 2024-25.

New York State publishes a Student Growth indicator as part of its accountability system, but no Eastchester UFSD district result was visible in the accessible district report card. The growth measure is designed to capture student progress over time relative to academic expectations, providing a different lens than proficiency rates alone (NYSED growth FAQ). The absence of a visible district growth result means the available data does not include a state-verified measure of student academic growth for the district.

What the data does not capture

The assessment data on file is limited to AP exam proficiency rates. It does not include results from New York State Regents exams, which are the standard state assessments required for graduation in New York. It does not include results from the New York State English Language Arts or Mathematics assessments administered in grades 3 through 8. It does not include SAT or ACT scores, college enrollment rates, or post-secondary outcomes. The AP proficiency rates describe a subset of the district's students who chose to take AP exams, and the rates reflect exam performance rather than course grades, course completion, or broader academic engagement across the full enrollment of 3,013 students in 2023-24 (NCES district detail). A complete picture of district academic outcomes would require additional data sources beyond what is available in the computed record, including Regents exam results, state growth measures, and graduation rates from more recent cohorts than 2019-20.

Inside the district: variation between schools

The Eastchester Union Free School District operates five schools: Waverly Early Childhood Center, Anne Hutchinson School, Greenvale School, Eastchester Middle School, and Eastchester Senior High School. Each serves a distinct grade band, and with the exception of the two elementary buildings, each grade band is served by a single school. This structure means that most between-school comparison within the district is not possible in the conventional sense. A family looking at outcomes across the district's schools is, in most cases, looking at different grade levels rather than at different schools serving the same grades.

The two elementary schools, Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale, are the only pair where a same-grade-band comparison could be made. However, the assessment data on file for this report is reported at the district level and is not broken out by individual elementary school. School-level proficiency rates for Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale are not included in the computed data. What can be noted is that Anne Hutchinson School was recognized as a 2014 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School, an award tied to environmental sustainability and health practices rather than academic test scores. No comparable recognition appears in the available data for Greenvale, though the absence of a recognition in the source material does not indicate the absence of sustainability programs at that school.

At the middle school level, Eastchester Middle School is the sole serving school. No school-level assessment data for the middle school appears in the computed data on file. The district's assessment series spans 2006 through 2025 and includes 72 series, but the data points available in the processed corpus for this report are concentrated at the high school level in Advanced Placement subjects for the 2023-24 school year.

Because Eastchester Senior High School is the district's only high school, the district-level AP proficiency rates for 2023-24 effectively reflect a single school's performance. These rates, reported for all students, are as follows:

• AP Biology at Grade 12 showed a proficiency rate of 92.3%.
• AP Calculus AB at Grade 12 showed a proficiency rate of 98.0%.
• AP Calculus BC at Grade 12 showed a proficiency rate of 90.9%.
• AP Chemistry at Grade 11 showed a proficiency rate of 100.0%.
• AP Chemistry at Grade 12 showed a proficiency rate of 100.0%.
• AP Computer Science A at Grade 12 showed a proficiency rate of 100.0%.
• AP Computer Science Principles at Grade 10 showed a proficiency rate of 100.0%.
• AP Computer Science Principles at Grade 11 showed a proficiency rate of 94.1%.

Several AP subject-grade combinations show missing data for 2023-24: AP Biology at Grade 11, AP Calculus AB at Grade 11, and AP Computer Science A at Grades 10 and 11. The source data does not state a reason for these missing values.

The variation visible in these AP rates spans from 90.9% to 100.0% across subjects and grade levels within a single high school. This range reflects differences across AP subjects, not differences between schools. AP proficiency rates are shaped by which students elect to take each course, the difficulty of each exam, and the number of test-takers in each subject. A 100% proficiency rate in a subject with a small cohort of test-takers presents a different picture than the same rate in a subject with a large cohort, but the source data does not include test-taker counts, making it impossible to weight these rates by participation volume.

The high school reports additional outcomes on its academic profile. According to the district's own figures for 2025, SAT mean scores were 595 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 592 in Math. The ACT composite was 27.7. The college enrollment rate for the Class of 2025 was 86%, with 76% enrolling in four-year institutions. Two students from the Class of 2026 were named National Merit Scholarship Finalists. These figures are specific to the high school and are not available for comparison against a second high school within the district, because no second high school exists.

The district's total enrollment of 3,013 students in 2023-24 is distributed across the five schools, but school-level enrollment counts are not included in the computed data on file. Race and ethnicity figures are reported at the district level: 64.7% white, 15.8% Asian, 14.7% Hispanic, 2.0% Black, 2.6% two or more races, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. These figures are not broken out by individual school in the available data. Free and reduced-price lunch counts, Individualized Education Program counts, and English learner counts are all reported as missing at the district level.

For a family evaluating this district, the practical implication of the single-school-per-grade-band structure is that within-district school choice is limited to the elementary level, where attendance zones determine assignment to either Anne Hutchinson or Greenvale. The available data does not permit a school-by-school academic comparison at the elementary or middle school level. At the high school level, where the richest outcome data exists, there is no second school within the district to serve as a point of comparison. Variation in outcomes is observable across AP subjects and over time within Eastchester Senior High School, but not between high schools within the district. Families seeking to understand differences between the two elementary schools would need to consult school-level state accountability data directly, as that level of granularity is not present in the data on file for this report.

Advanced academics and pathway access

Eastchester Union Free School District structures advanced coursework through several distinct mechanisms: grade-level acceleration in mathematics, selective research and capstone programs with application-based entry, an Advanced Placement catalog, and dual-enrollment partnerships that extend coursework beyond the high school building. No International Baccalaureate programme is listed for any district school, according to the IB organization's school finder. The district's 2026-27 course catalog lists AP Seminar and AP Research among its AP offerings, alongside the standard AP subject catalog.

Grade 8 Algebra I and mathematics acceleration

Placement into Algebra I in grade 8 follows defined acceleration criteria based on readiness and prior achievement, as noted in district math pathways guidance referenced on the district's high school framework page. The Civil Rights Data Collection for SY2021-22 aggregated Algebra I enrollment data across five district schools, though specific enrollment counts are not detailed in the available computed data. The mechanism operates as a readiness threshold: students who meet defined criteria are accelerated into high-school-level Algebra I a year before the standard sequence, which positions them to reach higher-level mathematics, including calculus and statistics, during their high school years. The district's math pathways guidance does not describe a separately labeled gifted program for mathematics; instead, acceleration through readiness criteria functions as the primary mechanism for advanced placement.

Selective programs with application-based entry

Two programs require more than standard course registration. The Advanced Science Research program selects applicants based on a written essay, academic achievement, and the student's stated desire to perform original research. Students entering in grade 10 must commit to three years in the program, according to criteria listed in the 2026-27 course catalog. This is a multi-year research commitment, not a single elective course.

The AP Capstone pathway has its own sequential entry requirements. AP Seminar requires successful completion of English 9 and a teacher recommendation. AP Research, the second course in the sequence, requires completion of AP Seminar and an AP Seminar exam score of 3 or higher. A student cannot enter AP Research without first completing AP Seminar and demonstrating a minimum exam performance, creating a gated progression that begins in sophomore year at the earliest.

AP enrollment and breadth

The district's AP catalog spans the standard range of College Board subjects and includes the two Capstone courses. According to the district's own figures, 377 students took 821 AP exams in 2024-25. These figures are self-reported by the Eastchester Union Free School District.

The Civil Rights Data Collection for SY2021-22 provides a demographic breakdown of AP enrollment across the district's five schools. In that year, AP enrollment by race and ethnicity totaled 337 students: 242 White, 45 Asian, 31 Hispanic, 13 multiracial, 5 Black, and 1 American Indian, with 0 Pacific Islander students enrolled. By gender, 132 male students and 205 female students were enrolled in at least one AP course. Among students with disabilities served under IDEA, 4 were enrolled in AP courses. Among English Learners, 4 were enrolled. Among students with Section 504 accommodations, 24 were enrolled in AP courses. These demographic categories overlap; a student may be counted in both a race category and a special population category.

Gifted identification

The Civil Rights Data Collection for SY2021-22 includes gifted and talented enrollment data aggregated across five district schools. The available computed data does not include specific enrollment totals for gifted programs. The district's math pathways guidance references readiness-based acceleration rather than a separately labeled gifted identification pipeline. No distinct gifted program designation is described in the available source material, which indicates that accelerated placement through defined criteria functions as the primary mechanism for advanced coursework access rather than a separate gifted identification process.

The ceiling: dual enrollment, post-AP coursework, and research programs

The most advanced academic pathway available to Eastchester High School students extends beyond the AP catalog. The district maintains dual-enrollment partnerships with SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Westchester Community College, and the University at Albany, as listed in the 2026-27 course catalog. Successful completion of a dual-enrollment course may yield three or four college credits that may transfer to the institution the student ultimately attends, and such courses receive honors weight in the district's GPA calculation. Students and families pay additional college fees associated with credit-bearing courses; the district does not absorb these costs.

Post-AP offerings include Data Structures, which requires prior completion of AP Computer Science A. This allows students who have exhausted the standard AP sequence in computer science to continue into a higher-level course within the high school building rather than seeking outside coursework.

Research-oriented programs provide another ceiling extension. Beyond the selective Advanced Science Research program, the district offers the AP Research course as part of the AP Capstone Diploma pathway and the WISE senior internship and research program. These three programs represent distinct models: AP Research is a College Board course with an exam-based prerequisite, Advanced Science Research is a multi-year commitment with application-based entry, and WISE is a senior-year internship or research option.

Proposed pathway changes

The Eastchester Union Free School District included an acceleration expansion in its budget proposal dated April 21, 2026, as documented in the Superintendent's Proposed Budget for FY 2026-2027. The proposal's status is listed as proposed, meaning it has not been adopted as of the budget document's publication. The district is the actor proposing this expansion, which would broaden acceleration opportunities. The specific mechanisms, grade levels affected, and implementation timeline are not detailed in the available source material. No opposing positions or public commentary on the proposal are documented in the available research, so the positions on each side cannot be reported here.

Enrollment, capacity, and boundaries: how stable is what you are buying

How an address becomes a school seat

The Eastchester Union Free School District operates a neighborhood-zoned assignment model, meaning that a child's school placement is determined by the residential address of the family rather than by a lottery, magnet selection, or open-choice system. The district serves 3,013 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to NCES CCD data. To receive a seat, a family must establish that their address is a residence within the district's boundaries and complete registration with the district registrar, as described on the district's enrollment page.

The district's school configuration follows a specific grade-banded structure. Waverly Early Childhood Center serves all kindergarten and grade 1 students districtwide, meaning every family in the district with a child at that age level sends their child to the same building regardless of street address. Beginning in grade 2, assignment becomes address-based: the registrar determines whether a given address falls within the Anne Hutchinson School attendance area or the Greenvale School attendance area, and the child attends that school for grades 2 through 5. After completing elementary school, all students continue to Eastchester Middle School for grades 6 through 8 and then to Eastchester Senior High School for grades 9 through 12. This information is drawn from the district's enrollment and registrar page and the district website.

Whether an elementary zone guarantees a specific secondary school

Because the district operates a single middle school and a single high school, the elementary attendance area a family lives in does not create uncertainty about secondary placement. A student assigned to Anne Hutchinson for grades 2 through 5 will attend Eastchester Middle School and then Eastchester Senior High School. A student assigned to Greenvale will follow the same secondary path. There is no competing secondary feeder pattern within the district. This means that for a family purchasing a home, the elementary attendance area is the only address-based variable in the assignment chain. The secondary path is uniform across the entire district.

Capacity and utilization

No district building-capacity or utilization study was located as of July 2026. The district's facilities department page does not publish a building-by-building enrollment-to-capacity comparison, and a review of board meeting materials, district news, and budget documents did not surface a formal capacity analysis. This means that a buyer cannot independently verify from published district sources whether any individual school building is approaching, at, or exceeding its designed enrollment capacity.

The absence of a published utilization report does not mean capacity is unconstrained. It means the district has not made such an analysis publicly available in the locations reviewed. When districts do not publish capacity data, the practical signals of pressure often appear indirectly: in budget narratives discussing enrollment growth, in board discussions about facility modifications, or in the commissioning of a demographic study. The Superintendent's Proposed Budget for 2026-2027 indicates that enrollment projections for that year relied on a demographic enrollment study that was more than three years old, and that an updated 5-to-10-year demographic enrollment study was to be commissioned. This is a signal that district leadership has identified the existing enrollment data as potentially not reflecting current conditions, but it also means that as of the budget document's publication, no updated study had been completed.

Active boundary or redistricting studies

No active boundary changes, redistricting studies, or rezoning proposals were found as of July 2026. This determination is based on a review of BoardDocs agendas and minutes, the district's board meeting information page, district news, FY 2026-27 budget documents, the facilities page, and targeted searches within district pages for boundary, rezoning, closure, consolidation, or new school actions. None of these sources contained evidence of a formal process to redraw attendance lines.

The mechanism by which boundaries could change in a New York union free school district is governed by the board of education. A boundary change typically begins with a board-level discussion or a commissioned demographic study, followed by public hearings and a formal board vote. The district's internal geography currently has two elementary attendance areas, Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale, for grades 2 through 5. The only way a family's elementary assignment could change without moving would be if the board were to redraw those attendance lines. Because there is one middle school and one high school, secondary boundaries cannot be redrawn. There is nowhere else within the district to reassign a secondary student.

The signals to watch for, if a buyer is concerned about future boundary stability, would include the appearance of a demographic study on a board agenda, public discussion of enrollment imbalance between Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale, or budget language referencing facility capacity at the elementary level. None of these signals were present in the sources reviewed as of July 2026. An updated Superintendent's Proposed Budget for 2026-2027 is also available and was reviewed for the same indicators.

Closure and consolidation exposure

No active school closures or consolidations were found. The district operates five schools, all with a lifecycle status of "open" according to NCES CCD data: Anne Hutchinson School, Eastchester Middle School, Eastchester Senior High School, Greenvale School, and Waverly Early Childhood Center. A review of board materials and district news did not surface any proposal, study, or board action related to closing or consolidating any of the five buildings. The district also does not publish an outflow analysis, meaning there is no district-produced report examining how many students leave the district for other options or why.

Grandfathering policy

No published grandfathering policy was located in the sources reviewed. Grandfathering, in the context of school boundaries, refers to a district's decision to allow currently enrolled students to remain at their existing school even after a boundary change would reassign them to a different building. Because there are no active boundary changes in Eastchester UFSD, the question of grandfathering is not currently in play. If a boundary change were proposed in the future, the board of education would typically establish a transition policy at that time, but no such policy exists in published form today.

Transfer mechanics

No intra-district transfer or school-choice policy was located in the sources reviewed. The district's assignment model is neighborhood-zoned, meaning placement follows the address rather than a family's preference among schools. The district does not appear to publish a mechanism for requesting a transfer from one elementary attendance area to the other outside of the address-based assignment. Families seeking information about whether any exception process exists would need to contact the district registrar directly, as described on the enrollment page.

Residency verification

The district requires documented proof of residency as part of enrollment. Acceptable proofs must include one of the following: a current tax bill or statement, a deed, a share certificate, an entire signed lease, or a notarized landlord affidavit. This requirement, as described on the district's enrollment page, establishes that the district verifies residency at the point of registration. The district does not publish the frequency or method of ongoing residency audits after initial enrollment, so the extent of post-registration verification is not documented in the sources reviewed.

Enrollment projections and the demographic study

The Superintendent's Proposed Budget for 2026-2027 states that enrollment projections for that fiscal year were based on a demographic study that was more than three years old. The budget document indicates that an updated 5-to-10-year demographic enrollment study was to be completed, though the sources reviewed do not confirm whether that study has been initiated or completed. A long-run enrollment trend series is not available in the data on file, so it is not possible to describe whether district enrollment is rising, falling, or stable over time. What can be stated is that district leadership has identified the existing enrollment study as outdated and has called for a replacement, which indicates that current planning is proceeding without the benefit of current demographic analysis.

Fiscal health and the tax picture

Per-pupil spending and revenue mix

For fiscal year 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33) reports that Eastchester Union Free School District had total revenue of approximately $100.5 million and total expenditures of approximately $101.8 million. Current spending, which excludes capital outlay and debt service, was approximately $89.8 million. On a per-pupil basis, current spending was $29,813 and instructional spending was $19,480, based on a membership of 3,013 students.

The revenue mix was 80.3 percent local, 18.5 percent state, and 1.2 percent federal. For every dollar the district received, roughly 80 cents came from local property taxes and other local sources, 18.5 cents came from New York State aid, and just over one cent came from federal sources. This heavy reliance on local revenue is characteristic of New York suburban districts in communities with high property values, which tend to receive comparatively less state aid under formulas that weight enrollment, poverty, and regional cost factors.

Adopted budget and levy mechanics

The district's adopted budget for 2026-27 totals $112,730,666, representing a 1.64 percent increase over the prior year, according to district budget materials. This figure is the product of a two-round budget vote. The initial 2026-27 proposal sought a 6.31 percent tax levy increase, which exceeded New York's property tax cap and therefore required 60 percent voter approval. On May 19, 2026, that proposal failed with 1,196 votes in favor and 1,385 against, falling short of both a simple majority and the supermajority threshold, according to district results.

The district then presented a revised plan with a 2.35 percent levy increase that complied with the tax cap, requiring only a simple majority. It passed on June 16, 2026, with 2,404 votes in favor and 552 against, as reported by the district. District budget materials cite a 2026-27 tax levy limit of $81,109,333 before exclusions. A separate transportation-eligibility proposition passed 1,725 to 1,272 in the same revote, producing approximately $2,280,208 in savings by adjusting busing eligibility thresholds.

How a household tax bill connects to the levy

In New York, school districts do not set a tax rate directly. The board of education adopts a tax levy, which is the total dollar amount to be raised from property owners. The actual tax rate is then derived by dividing the levy by the total taxable assessed value of all properties within the district's boundaries. Each property owner's bill equals their individual taxable assessed value multiplied by the resulting rate, expressed per $1,000 of assessed value.

For 2025-26, the tax rate for the Town of Eastchester portion of Eastchester UFSD was $1,662.619 per $1,000 of taxable assessed value, according to Westchester County tax tables. This was an increase from $1,628.2274 per $1,000 in 2024-25, per county records. County tables show a general rise in the district's rate across the mid-2020s with minor year-to-year variation. A property with a taxable assessed value of $10,000 would generate approximately $16,626 in school taxes for 2025-26 at that rate. Individual bills may be reduced by exemptions such as STAR, senior, or veteran exemptions, which lower the taxable assessed value before the rate is applied.

The levy itself is constrained by New York's property tax cap, which limits annual levy growth to the lesser of 2 percent or the rate of inflation, with certain exclusions for capital expenditures and pension cost increases above a threshold. A district may exceed the cap only with 60 percent voter approval. Eastchester's initial 2026-27 proposal sought to exceed the cap and failed; the revised plan stayed within it.

Structural balance

The district's budget is legally balanced, as required by New York State law, but recurring structural pressures persist. The FY2025 General Fund unassigned balance decreased from the prior year, and the FY2027 budget plan used appropriated fund balance to close the gap, according to the district's audited financial report. District communications cite recurring increases in contractual obligations, special education costs, insurance premiums, and transportation expenses as the primary drivers, as discussed in board meetings.

A detailed multi-year financial projection was not published in the materials reviewed. District leadership has indicated an intent to project several years forward and to reduce reliance on fund balance, but no specific timeline or target has been formalized in available documents.

Federal pandemic relief

The district's ARP-ESSER spending plan, filed with the New York State Education Department, funded remote-instruction teachers, teaching assistants providing academic intervention services, and early-childhood and health and safety initiatives during the 2021-23 period. ESSER funds were time-limited and have expired. Documents reviewed do not specify which of the positions funded by ESSER were subsequently cut, backfilled with local funds, or absorbed into the regular operating budget. The extent to which the end of federal relief contributed to the district's current structural pressure cannot be determined from available public records.

Reserves and long-term liabilities

As of June 30, 2025, the district's unassigned fund balance stood at $3,069,241, equal to 2.90 percent of gross expenditures, according to the district audit and confirmed by the Office of the State Comptroller. This represents a decline from FY2024, when the unassigned balance was $4,227,700, or 4.16 percent, per the Office of the State Comptroller. New York State caps unassigned fund balance at 4 percent of the subsequent year's budget.

The district carries substantial long-term liabilities. As of June 30, 2025, the total Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) liability was $91,531,865. No assets are accumulated in an OPEB trust; retiree health benefits are financed on a pay-as-you-go basis, meaning the full liability is unfunded and paid out of current operating revenue each year. The audit also reported a $3,448,122 net pension liability through the New York State and Local Retirement System and a $6,837,108 net pension asset through the New York State Teachers' Retirement System.

Debt and capital

Total outstanding debt as of June 30, 2025 was $81,974,042. Debt service for FY2025 consisted of $3,299,535 in principal and $2,314,215 in interest, totaling $5,613,750. The share of the budget consumed by debt service was not stated in the reviewed materials. The district's outstanding debt includes a $75,555,000 capital bond authorized by voters in 2022 for districtwide facilities improvements. A 2025 internal capital-project-cycle audit rated the district's capital controls as "Needs Improvement". No quantified deferred-maintenance backlog estimate was identified in available documents.

Credit rating

Moody's assigned the district an Aa2 credit rating, with the last rating action recorded on February 12, 2021, according to bond offering documents. This rating level reflects the agency's assessment of credit risk and affects the interest rates the district pays when issuing bonds.

Taxpayer composition

The district's tax base includes several large commercial properties. The top taxpayer by assessed value is Con Edison Co. of New York at $4,124,825, followed by Westchester Village at $1,042,700, Interlaken Owners Inc. at $939,800, Suez Water Westchester at $778,654, and 230 Garth Road Owners Inc. at $711,900. The concentration of commercial property in the tax base affects how shifts in commercial assessments or exemptions are distributed among residential taxpayers.

Recent budget votes and upcoming measures

The district's budget history shows a mix of outcomes. The 2025-26 budget of $110,914,498 passed, as reported by Patch. The 2022 capital bond authorization of $75,555,000 also passed. The 2026-27 budget cycle required two votes: the initial proposal with a cap override failed, and a revised compliant version passed, as covered by lohud. The transportation-eligibility proposition that accompanied the revote also passed.

No upcoming money measures beyond the adopted 2026-27 budget were identified in the materials reviewed.

The municipal and land-use context

Eastchester Union Free School District operates within a municipal framework that separates school-district governance from town governance in ways that matter for how budgets, boundaries, and enrollment are determined. Several land-use and municipal-structure matters have been active in the broader area, and the distinction between those that reach the district and those that do not turns on specific legal and fiscal mechanisms.

How the district relates to the Town of Eastchester

The district's budget process is independent of the Town of Eastchester's budget process. EUFSD's Board of Education proposes a school budget that district voters approve or reject at the ballot box. The Town Receiver of Taxes collects the school levy and remits it to the district, but the Town does not set or approve the school budget. This separation means the Town's fiscal condition does not directly determine the district's spending authority. The Town of Eastchester's 2025 ACFR reports combined governmental fund balances and a stated General Fund unassigned balance, and no document reviewed indicates municipal fiscal stress transmitting to EUFSD through the tax-collection relationship.

The mechanism by which a municipal fiscal problem could theoretically affect the district would be through tax-collection efficiency. If the Town failed to remit collected school taxes on schedule, the district could face cash-flow disruptions. But the Town's role in this pipeline is ministerial: it collects what the school levy authorizes and passes those funds through. No record reviewed identifies such a disruption. The district's own finance and budget page documents the budget cycle from board proposal through voter referendum, with no step in which the Town appropriates or modifies school funds.

Housing and residency-preference settlement

In June 2021, the Town of Eastchester settled a federal fair housing challenge brought by the Fair Housing Justice Center. The settlement required the Town to remove residency preferences in affordable and senior housing programs and to address any future preference proposals in covered programs. Reporting on the settlement described the case as centering on allegations that the Town's residency preferences in affordable housing favored existing residents in ways the Fair Housing Justice Center argued were exclusionary. A separate report connected the settlement to changes in the Town's Section 8 housing policy.

No cited source names Eastchester Union Free School District as a party to this litigation or documents any effect on its enrollment, boundaries, tax base, budget, or governance. The settlement operates at the municipal housing-policy level, not at the school-district level. School enrollment in New York is governed by residency statutes and district policy, not by municipal affordable-housing preferences. A change in how the Town administers affordable housing could, over time, alter the composition of the housing stock within the district's boundaries, but no projection reviewed quantifies any such effect on enrollment or school finances.

Edgemont village-incorporation matter in Greenburgh

A separate and ongoing municipal-structure matter is unfolding in the adjacent Town of Greenburgh, where the Edgemont Incorporation Committee has pursued incorporation of a new Village of Edgemont. This matter is geographically near Eastchester but does not involve EUFSD's territory. The Town of Greenburgh's incorporation information page provides the municipality's own overview of the proceedings.

The third incorporation petition was filed with the Town of Greenburgh on July 15, 2024. Objections were filed and a legal-sufficiency hearing was held on September 18, 2024. Town Supervisor Paul Feiner denied the petition as legally insufficient on September 27, 2024. On March 6, 2026, the Supreme Court annulled the denial and ordered an incorporation election within 40 days after filing of its decision. The Town announced on March 11, 2026 that it would appeal to the Appellate Division. The Appellate Division ordered the appeals expedited on April 13, 2026 and calendared them to be heard together on July 15, 2026. The City of Yonkers attempted to intervene as a party in the proceedings.

The fiscal positions of the parties are disputed. The Greenburgh Town Board states that the new village should bear about 25 percent of specified debt and legacy liabilities and estimates a $4.2 million loss in operating funds to the remaining unincorporated Town. The Edgemont Incorporation Committee proposes a "skinny" village government that would contract with the Town for police, public works, and sanitation services. A study by the Center for Governmental Research modeled first-year village operating costs of $31,619,270 in one scenario and noted no clear legal precedent for assigning the disputed legacy liabilities to a new village. The Greenburgh Town Board states that the remaining unincorporated Town would lose operating funds and could be left bearing disputed legacy liabilities. The Center for Governmental Research notes that the remaining unincorporated Town could face budget or service changes if intermunicipal service agreements were not reached, though this is a modeled possibility rather than a documented outcome. Greenburgh's own posting on possible impacts and reporting on the appellate proceedings provide additional detail on the municipal-level dispute.

No filing, party, or projection reviewed identifies a mechanism by which the Edgemont incorporation would reach EUFSD's territory, tax base, enrollment, budget, or governance. The relevance of this matter to Eastchester Union Free School District is geographic context only. Greenburgh and Eastchester are separate municipalities with separate tax bases, and EUFSD's boundaries are fixed by state education law, not by municipal incorporation proceedings in a neighboring town.

What municipal changes would affect this district

For a municipal change to affect EUFSD directly, it would need to operate through one of several specific mechanisms. A school district boundary change in New York requires a formal process under state education law, typically involving the district, the affected property owners, and the State Education Department. Municipal incorporation or dissolution does not automatically alter school district boundaries. A merger, consolidation, annexation, or dissolution of EUFSD itself would require voter approval and state-level review. The Town of Eastchester's page on school districts identifies EUFSD as one of the districts serving town residents, but no proposal on that page or elsewhere reviewed contemplates a structural change to the district.

No document reviewed identifies any pending proposal for boundary change, merger, consolidation, annexation, deannexation, incorporation, split, or reorganization involving Eastchester Union Free School District. The district's official website, the Town of Eastchester's official site, state and court records related to the Greenburgh and Edgemont incorporation, and housing-settlement records were checked as of July 24, 2026, and none names EUFSD as a party to or subject of any such proceeding. The absence of any pending structural change is itself the answer: as of the date of this review, no municipal or land-use proceeding reviewed creates a documented pathway to altering the district's boundaries, budget authority, enrollment, or governance.

Real estate and the price of admission

The three ZIP codes associated with the Eastchester Union Free School District are 10583, 10707, and 10709. Zillow's Home Value Index, allocation-weighted to the district through the NCES-ZCTA relationship file, stands at $1,212,745 as of April 30, 2026. Zillow's Observed Rent Index for the same set of ZIP codes, weighted by the same method, is $4,692 as of the same date. These are ZIP-level approximations. ZIP code boundaries do not align with school district boundaries, and the allocation weighting distributes ZIP-level housing data across the district based on geographic overlap rather than enrollment. Some addresses within these three ZIP codes fall outside the district's attendance area, and some district addresses may carry ZIP codes not captured in this approximation. The figures describe the general housing cost environment in the ZIP codes that overlap the district, not a precise district-wide median.

Access to the Eastchester Union Free School District is tied to residency. New York State public school districts are organized around geographic attendance boundaries, and enrollment requires proof of residence within those boundaries. The cost of establishing that residence is determined by the local housing market. The district does not charge tuition to resident students. The Zillow figures above describe the purchase and rental price points a household would encounter in the ZIP codes overlapping the district.

Residential development pipeline

The residential development pipeline within the Town of Eastchester includes a subdivision approval extension for 42 Maple Avenue. The project appeared on the Town of Eastchester Planning Board's December 4, 2025 agenda and was listed as under review. A subdivision approval extension involves a request for additional time to proceed under a previously granted subdivision approval, which may be subject to expiration under state or local timelines. The Planning Board's May 22, 2025 meeting also addressed planning matters in the town. The Town of Eastchester's zoning law establishes the density, setback, and use regulations that govern what can be built on any given parcel. No specific zoning variances or map amendments tied to the 42 Maple Avenue project have been identified in the sources reviewed.

Commercial tax base

The most significant recent change to the commercial tax base in the area is the adaptive reuse of the former Lord & Taylor department store at 750 White Plains Road. The property, under redevelopment by Zelco Properties, has been converted to a mix of medical, retail, fitness, and food-service uses. White Plains Hospital Physician Associates opened medical offices at the site in 2025. Leasing and build-out for retail, fitness, and food-service tenants continued into 2026, with new tenants announced for the property.

In New York State, commercial properties are subject to property taxes that flow to school districts through the municipal tax levy. The assessed value of a property, multiplied by the applicable tax rate, determines the tax revenue generated for the school district. A large commercial property returning to active use can increase the taxable assessed value of the parcel, which in turn affects the distribution of the tax burden between residential and commercial properties. The Town of Eastchester Assessor's Office maintains the assessment roll that determines taxable values for properties within the town, including those within the school district's boundaries.

Tax abatements and PILOTs

The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) maintains a public dashboard of projects receiving financial incentives, which can include payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements. Such agreements, when granted, reduce or restructure the property tax revenue that would otherwise flow to school districts, sometimes for periods of a decade or longer. The IDA dashboard was among the sources reviewed for this report. No PILOT or tax abatement specifically associated with the 750 White Plains Road redevelopment has been identified in the available research. This absence does not confirm that no incentive exists; it indicates that the sources checked did not surface one. If a PILOT were in place, it would alter the timing and amount of tax revenue the school district receives from the property.

The district's proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, published by the district, reflects the revenue planning that incorporates the local tax base. Property tax revenue is the largest single funding source for New York school districts outside of New York City. The tax levy is set annually through the district budget vote, subject to the state's tax cap formula. Changes in the commercial assessment roll, new construction, and redevelopment all feed into the equalization process that determines individual tax bills. Westchester County's GIS system provides parcel and boundary data that can be used to examine the geographic relationship between properties and district lines.

The choice ecosystem

Eastchester Union Free School District does not operate any charter schools, nor is it a charter school authorizer. In New York State, charter school authorization rests with two entities: the Board of Regents and the State University of New York (SUNY). Individual school districts like EUFSD have no role in approving, overseeing, or renewing charter schools within their boundaries. The NYSED charter schools directory lists all authorized charter schools statewide, and EUFSD does not appear in any authorizer capacity. SUNY's trustees have approved new charter schools in communities across the state, as documented in a 2016 SUNY press release, but none of those approvals pertain to EUFSD or its service area. No charter school disputes, applications, or denials involving the district appear in the available research. Families residing within EUFSD boundaries who wish to pursue a charter school option must look to charter schools authorized elsewhere in Westchester County or adjacent areas, and those schools operate under their own admission lotteries and enrollment timelines independent of EUFSD.

The district does not operate a magnet or themed-school system. Schools are assigned by grade organization rather than by thematic focus, application, or lottery. The district's elementary schools include Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale, which serve grades 2 through 5, as outlined in the 2021-22 district profile. Standard district registration, handled by the registrar's office, governs all enrollment. Families register their children and receive school assignments based on the district's grade-level configuration and residential geography, not through a choice or preference mechanism. No intra-district transfer or school-choice process is published.

Several private schools operate in the surrounding area, offering alternatives across grade levels. Iona Preparatory School serves grades PK through 12 and lists a tuition of $22,400 for the 2026-27 upper school, covering grades 9 through 12. Immaculate Conception School serves Pre-K3 through grade 8 and publishes tuition of $9,375 for K-8 for 2026-27, with its five full-day Pre-K program at $9,250. Maria Regina High School serves grades 9 through 12 and lists tuition of $17,500 for 2026-27. The Chapel School serves preschool through grade 8 but does not publish a tuition figure in the materials reviewed. These are independent institutions unaffiliated with EUFSD; their tuition figures are self-reported by each school and do not include additional fees that may apply for registration, books, or activities.

New York State tracks home instruction, commonly called homeschooling, through the NYSED Office of Nonpublic Schools. Parents who elect home instruction must comply with state regulatory requirements, which include submitting an individualized home instruction plan, maintaining attendance records, filing quarterly reports, and submitting annual assessments. EUFSD tracks homeschool participation within its boundaries, but no specific enrollment counts or trend data for the district were published in the available materials. No microschool activity specific to the district was identified in the research.

New York does not operate a voucher or education savings account program, and no EUFSD fiscal effect from such programs has been published.

Programs, logistics, and special populations

Special education

EUFSD provides special education services through a least-restrictive-environment continuum, individualized via each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). The district's special education program description guide for 2024-25 outlines the full range of service delivery options. At the general education end of the continuum, students receive support through Consultant Teacher services, where a special education teacher works with the student within the general education classroom or in a pull-out setting. Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) places a general education teacher and a special education teacher together in the same classroom, serving both classified and non-classified students. Resource Room and Support Seminar provide targeted instruction in a smaller setting for students who need additional support in specific academic areas. For students whose needs require a more structured environment, the district offers special classes with specific staff-to-student ratios, including 15:1, 12:1:1, 12:1:2, 8:1:2, and 9:1:3 configurations, determined by need and age. Special-education reading supports are also available. The computed enrollment data does not include an IEP count or identification rate for EUFSD; these figures are listed as missing. NYSED's enrollment dashboard reports Students with Disabilities counts and percentages for EUFSD for 2024-25.

One individual IDEA matter appears in the available research. A complaint seeking private-school tuition reimbursement was filed as a non-systemic individual action. The matter was closed on February 12, 2026, following summary judgment in which the parents' motion was denied, the district's motion was granted, and the State Review Officer decision was affirmed, as documented in federal court records. This was an individual dispute, not a systemic finding against the district's special education program.

English learners

The computed enrollment data does not include an English learner count or rate for EUFSD; these figures are listed as missing. NYSED's enrollment dashboard reports the district's English Learners count and share for 2024-25. No dual language program is described in the available district materials. The specific instructional model for English learners, including whether the district uses push-in, pull-out, or sheltered instruction approaches, is not detailed in the published materials reviewed.

Pre-kindergarten

EUFSD does not operate a district-run general-education pre-kindergarten program. No district-run Pre-K capacity or waitlist information has been published. Families seeking pre-kindergarten options may consider the private schools listed in the choice ecosystem section above, including Immaculate Conception School's five full-day Pre-K program at $9,250 for 2026-27, or other area providers. The absence of a district Pre-K program means that the district's earliest entry point for general education is kindergarten.

Career and technical pathways

EUFSD offers one structured senior-year experience program: WISE (Wide-ranging Interest-based Senior Experience). WISE allows eligible seniors to design and pursue an individualized project, internship, or research experience in place of traditional coursework during part of their senior year. No additional career and technical education pathways are described in the available district materials.

Athletics and arts

Eastchester High School fields 44 Varsity and Junior Varsity athletic teams, according to the high school's website. The district also offers modified athletics for 7th and 8th graders, with information posted on the athletics department page. Athletic facilities include six district buildings, with additional use of Haindl Field, Saggese Field, and elementary school sites, as described on the facilities page. The high school gym and auditorium are highlighted in district facility materials.

In the arts, Eastchester students perform with All-County ensembles, as noted in district news. Specific ensemble offerings, course sequences, and participation rates are not detailed in the available materials.

Class size

The 2021-22 district profile lists an average class size of 22 for kindergarten and grade 1. The same document identifies Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale as the schools serving grades 2 through 5. Current class size averages are not available in the computed enrollment data, and the district has not published updated figures in the materials reviewed.

Transportation

For the 2026-27 school year, EUFSD sets bus eligibility at 1.0 mile or more for students in grades K through 5, and 1.5 miles or more for students in grades 6 through 12, according to the transportation updates page. Mileage is measured from the nearest roadway to a defined school point. These thresholds determine which students receive district-provided transportation; families living closer than the stated distances are responsible for their own transportation arrangements.

Bell times and daily schedule

Eastchester High School and Eastchester Middle School both start at 7:45 a.m., according to their respective high school and middle school bell schedule pages. Elementary school dismissal information is posted on individual school pages rather than centralized on a district page. The 7:45 a.m. secondary start time means that students in grades 6 through 12 begin their instructional day earlier than their elementary-level peers.

Before and after school care

EUFSD contracts with Right At School to provide on-campus before and after school care. Before care begins at 7:00 a.m. and after care operates until 6:30 p.m. For the 2025-26 school year, monthly pricing is posted as follows: before school costs $57 to $163, after school costs $158 to $435, and combined before and after care costs $196 to $540, with the range reflecting one to five days per week of participation. No waitlist information for these programs was published in the available materials. The program operates on district grounds, which eliminates the need for additional transportation between school and care.

Calendar

The district's 2026-27 calendar, approved by the board, sets the first student day as September 2, 2026, and the last student day as June 25, 2027, as published in the district calendar document. The district does not operate on a four-day school week schedule. Specific holiday breaks, professional development days, and early dismissal dates are detailed in the full calendar document.

Safety, climate, and community

Official safety reporting

New York State requires school districts to report safety incidents through the School Safety and the Educational Climate (SSEC) system. The SSEC counts incidents reported for each July-through-June school year and encompasses two broad reporting domains. The first covers violent and disruptive incidents, which include categories such as assault, sexual offense, weapons possession, and other offenses defined by NYSED guidance. The second covers DASA (Dignity for All Students Act) incidents, which include discrimination, harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying. The SSEC definitions memo published by NYSED specifies the incident types and reporting criteria that districts must follow. The latest SSEC reporting year on file for Eastchester is 2023-24. No district-specific SSEC incident counts were available in the acquired research; NYSED publishes the rest-of-state SSEC data as a public spreadsheet for individual district review.

The district maintains a safety and security page and has published a staff and student safety brochure and a district emergency response plan for 2026-27. The emergency response plan outlines district procedures for various crisis scenarios.

Federal civil rights discipline data

The US Department of Education's Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) for the 2021-22 school year provides suspension counts for students without disabilities, disaggregated by race, sex, and English-learner status. The CRDC records three suspension categories: in-school suspensions (ISS), where a student is removed from the regular classroom but remains in the school building; single out-of-school suspensions (SINGOOS), where a student is removed from school for one reported instance; and multiple out-of-school suspensions (MULTOOS), where a student received more than one out-of-school suspension during the year. These counts cover students without disabilities only; suspensions of students with disabilities are reported under separate CRDC categories not included in this dataset.

Across the district's five reporting schools, the CRDC recorded 51 in-school suspensions, 22 single out-of-school suspensions, and 2 instances of multiple out-of-school suspensions for students without disabilities in 2021-22. Among in-school suspensions, 39 involved white students (36 male, 3 female), 4 involved students of two or more races, 3 involved Hispanic students, and 2 involved Black students. Among single out-of-school suspensions, 12 involved white students, 4 involved students of two or more races, 2 involved Asian students, 1 involved a Black student, and 1 involved a Hispanic student. English-learner status was recorded for 3 in-school suspensions and 2 single out-of-school suspensions; English-learner counts may overlap with racial categories and should not be added to racial totals. Male students accounted for 43 of 51 in-school suspensions, 18 of 22 single out-of-school suspensions, and both multiple out-of-school suspensions.

Discipline approach and school resource officers

The district's 2024-25 Code of Conduct incorporates progressive discipline and restorative-based consequences and interventions. Progressive discipline means that responses to misconduct generally escalate in severity with repeated offenses or the seriousness of the incident. Restorative practices focus on repairing harm and maintaining relationships rather than relying solely on exclusionary punishment.

The district employs school resource officers (SROs). Official materials state that SROs serve to promote safety and relationships. No recent changes to the SRO program were identified in the acquired research. The district has also participated in the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System, a program developed by Sandy Hook Promise that trains students to recognize warning signs and report concerns through an anonymous system.

Cell phone policy

New York State requires statewide, bell-to-bell restrictions on smartphones in K-12 schools beginning in September 2025. Districts were directed to have local implementation plans in place by approximately August 1, 2025. On July 8, 2025, Eastchester's superintendent announced that the district would implement a bell-to-bell ban on internet-enabled phones effective by August 1, 2025, and would collect stakeholder input. No later public document detailing storage procedures, exceptions, or enforcement mechanics was located in the acquired research.

Climate surveys

The district uses the Panorama school-climate and well-being survey to inform decisions, according to district materials. No district-published numerical results or year-specific findings from the survey were located in the acquired research. The absence of published results means that claims about school climate trends in Eastchester cannot be independently verified from available public documents.

Threat incident

On September 25, 2025, an online post claimed that people at district schools would be harmed. Officials determined the threat was unfounded, and schools opened as usual. Coverage citing a district letter confirmed that the threat was deemed unfounded and that normal operations continued.

Controversies and governance

Two contested matters appear in the acquired research, both resolved.

A former employee alleged discriminatory and retaliatory termination. The district and an interim superintendent disputed the legal and factual sufficiency of the claims and moved to dismiss. The Supreme Court, Westchester County, dismissed the complaint in its entirety on November 20, 2024.

Voters rejected the district's initial 2026-27 budget on May 19, 2026. The Board of Education subsequently advanced a revised plan at the levy cap. Voters approved the revised budget and Proposition #2 in a June 16, 2026 re-vote, ending the budget impasse.

Leadership, governance, and labor

Dr. Alison Villanueva has served as Superintendent of Schools since July 1, 2025. The Board of Education appointed her on March 21, 2025, and the district confirmed she assumed the role on July 1, 2025. She previously served as Superintendent of Watertown Public Schools in Connecticut from 2021 to 2025. Her reported contract runs for three years with a starting salary of $275,000.

The district has had four superintendents over the past decade, including the current incumbent. This count includes one retirement, one resignation, and one interim appointment, followed by the current superintendent's appointment. Dr. Walter Moran served until June 30, 2019, when he retired. Dr. Robert Glass succeeded Moran and served until June 30, 2022, when he resigned; published reporting indicated he departed for the Bedford Central School District. Dr. Ronald D. Valenti then served as interim superintendent from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024. A gap of approximately one year separated the end of Valenti's interim tenure and Villanueva's start date. The acquired research does not identify who held the superintendent role during the 2024-25 school year, though court filings from that period reference an interim superintendent in connection with the district.

The Board of Education comprises nine members serving staggered three-year terms. Jackie (Dibbini) DiMarco serves as President, with a term expiring in 2027. Christine Civitano-Lombardi serves as Vice President, with a term expiring in 2028. The remaining trustees are Matthew Fanelli (term expiring 2028), Jill DeCairano-Cosentino (2029), Sean Fellin (2029), Chrissy Geagan (2027), Laurie Giacobbe (2028), Robert Krukowski (2029), and Christie McCloskey (2027).

Two recent board elections provide turnout data for one cycle. On May 20, 2025, the district reported that Matthew Fanelli received 649 votes, Laurie Giacobbe received 649 votes, and Christine Civitano-Lombardi received 648 votes, filling three seats. On May 19, 2026, five candidates contested three seats in a competitive election; Jill DeCairano-Cosentino, Robert Krukowski, and Sean Fellin won. Vote totals for the 2026 election were not published in the acquired research.

The district's cabinet includes two assistant superintendents. Dr. William Meyer serves as Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, Assessment, and Student Success. Robert Jacoby serves as Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Technology. The district announced expanded leadership roles for both officials.

The district has five recognized bargaining units. The Eastchester Teachers' Association, representing teachers and teaching assistants, operated under an agreement that ran through June 30, 2026. As of July 25, 2026, no publicly posted successor agreement, declaration of impasse, mediation filing, or strike action was located on district or state sites. The remaining units are CSEA (support staff), CSEA (custodial), the School Monitors unit, and the Eastchester Administrators' Association. Contract expiry dates for these four units were not published in the acquired research. No work stoppage history was identified.

No current state intervention or state monitor was identified for the district. The New York State Education Department maintains a state monitor program for districts under fiscal or academic intervention, and the Office of the State Comptroller operates a fiscal monitoring system. Neither lists Eastchester under active intervention or fiscal stress designation in the acquired research.

Two material litigation matters appear in the record, both resolved in the district's favor. In S.M. et al. v. Eastchester Union Free School District, No. 7:24-cv-09273 (S.D.N.Y.), the court granted the district's motion for summary judgment and denied the parents' motion on February 12, 2026, closing the case. No tuition-reimbursement or program changes were imposed on the district. In McKinley v. Eastchester Union Free School District, 2024 NY Slip Op 51588(U) (Sup. Ct. Westchester Cnty.), the court dismissed a former employee's discrimination, retaliation, and related claims in full on November 20, 2024. The district faced no liability on the dismissed claims. No pending litigation was identified in the acquired research.

The 2026-27 budget vote cycle is the primary governance conflict signal in the recent record. Voters rejected the initial budget proposal on May 19, 2026, the same day as the contested board election. Published reporting indicated the district faced potential cuts to school bus service or staffing if a revised budget did not pass. The Board of Education advanced a revised proposal at the levy cap, and voters approved it along with Proposition #2 on June 16, 2026. A budget rejection requiring a second vote indicates that a segment of the community found the initial spending plan too high, and the Board's decision to advance a revised proposal at the levy cap reflects an adjustment to the maximum allowable increase under state law. The simultaneous occurrence of a contested board election and a failed budget vote on the same day in May 2026 adds context to the governance picture, as both events drew voters to the polls on the same date.

Risks and watch items: the forward calendar

The Eastchester Teachers' Association contract expired on June 30, 2026. As of July 25, 2026, no successor agreement had been publicly posted, and no impasse, mediation, or strike action had been declared. The district has not publicly stated the status of negotiations for a successor agreement. The expiration of a teachers' contract without a publicly posted successor is a standard watch item, as unresolved negotiations can eventually lead to impasse proceedings through the New York State Public Employment Relations Board. No timeline for resolution has been published, and it is not known whether the district expects to conclude negotiations before the start of the 2026-27 school year.

Three seats on the Board of Education expire in 2027: those held by President Jackie (Dibbini) DiMarco, Chrissy Geagan, and Christie McCloskey, according to the district's board listing. Under New York's annual school district election calendar, these seats would typically be contested in the May 2027 vote, though the specific date has not been set. Three additional seats expire in 2028 (Christine Civitano-Lombardi, Matthew Fanelli, and Laurie Giacobbe), and three more expire in 2029 (Jill DeCairano-Cosentino, Sean Fellin, and Robert Krukowski).

The annual budget vote is a recurring event on the district's calendar. The 2026-27 budget required two votes to pass, with the initial proposal rejected on May 19, 2026, and a revised version approved on June 16, 2026. The next budget vote, for the 2027-28 school year, is expected in May 2027, though no date has been scheduled. Given that the 2026 cycle produced a rejection on the first vote, the 2027 budget development process is a scheduled event worth tracking. The district will need to construct a proposal that can secure majority support, and the Board's approach to spending levels relative to the levy cap will be visible in the months preceding the vote.

The superintendent's reported three-year contract began on July 1, 2025. Based on the stated term length, the contract would be expected to expire in 2028, though the district has not published an explicit end date. Contract renewal discussions would typically occur in the months preceding expiration, placing them in early to mid-2028 if the district follows standard practice. No date for any contract renewal vote has been scheduled.

Contract expiry dates for four of the district's five bargaining units, specifically CSEA (support staff), CSEA (custodial), the School Monitors unit, and the Eastchester Administrators' Association, were not published in the acquired research. Without publicly available expiry dates, the timing of future negotiation cycles for these units cannot be placed on a calendar. Observers seeking this information would need to contact the district's Human Resources department directly.

No pending court dates or scheduled litigation milestones were identified. Both material cases in the recent record, S.M. et al. v. Eastchester Union Free School District and McKinley v. Eastchester Union Free School District, are closed, with judgments entered for the district. No appeals were noted in the acquired research.

The district published its 2026-27 District-Wide Safety and Emergency Management Plan on June 9, 2026. This is an annual document, and the next iteration would be expected in spring 2027, though no date has been set. The district also approved its 2026-27 school year calendar, with the next calendar approval expected in the spring of 2027.

No bond votes, capital project referenda, or major study milestones were identified in the acquired research. If the district proposes a capital bond or facilities study, it would typically appear on the agenda of a regular Board of Education meeting before being put to a voter referendum.

Surprising insights

Several findings in this report are non-obvious and may not be widely known even among residents familiar with the district.

The Town of Eastchester does not map to a single school district. Within the town's municipal borders, three separate school districts operate: Eastchester UFSD, Bronxville UFSD, and Tuckahoe UFSD, according to the Town of Eastchester's official government page. A property located in the Town of Eastchester may fall within any of these three districts depending on its specific location, and the municipal boundary does not determine school assignment. This means that two homes on the same street in the Town of Eastchester could be assigned to different school districts, and a buyer cannot assume that a Town of Eastchester address guarantees enrollment in Eastchester UFSD.

The 2026-27 budget required two rounds of voting to pass. The district's initial proposal sought a 6.31 percent tax levy increase, which exceeded New York's property tax cap and therefore required 60 percent voter approval. It failed on May 19, 2026, with 1,196 votes in favor and 1,385 against, according to district results. The district then presented a revised plan with a 2.35 percent levy increase that complied with the cap and required only a simple majority. It passed on June 16, 2026, with 2,404 votes in favor and 552 against, as reported by the district. The final adopted budget of $112,730,666 represents a 1.64 percent increase over the prior year, not the larger increase initially sought.

Enrollment projections for 2026-27 relied on a demographic study more than three years old. The Superintendent's Proposed Budget for 2026-2027 states that enrollment projections were based on a study that was more than three years old, and that an updated 5-to-10-year demographic enrollment study was to be commissioned, according to budget documents. As of the budget document's publication, no updated study had been completed. The district's capacity planning and budget projections are proceeding without current demographic analysis.

AP proficiency rates reflect only test-takers, not the broader student population. The district's AP proficiency rates for 2023-24 range from 90.9 percent to 100.0 percent across subjects, but these rates measure performance among students who chose to take AP exams. The district self-reports that 377 students took 821 AP exams in 2024-25, according to the district's own figures, but the proficiency data does not include test-taker counts, making it impossible to weight rates by participation volume. A 100 percent proficiency rate in a subject with a small cohort presents a different picture than the same rate in a subject with a large cohort.

No published building-capacity or utilization study exists as of July 2026. The district's facilities department page does not publish a building-by-building enrollment-to-capacity comparison, and a review of board meeting materials, district news, and budget documents did not surface a formal capacity analysis. A buyer cannot independently verify from published district sources whether any individual school building is approaching, at, or exceeding its designed enrollment capacity.

Best fit: who this district serves well

The district's educational structure and program offerings address several specific needs, while certain needs cannot be evaluated or are not met based on the available evidence.

Needs the district's structure addresses

A family seeking a self-contained K-12 pathway will find one here. Eastchester UFSD operates a complete kindergarten-through-grade-12 program across its own five schools, according to NCES data. Students who begin in the district can, in principle, complete all grades through high school graduation without transferring to an outside institution. There is no K-8 feeder relationship with any other district, and the district does not send students to another district for any grade level. The predictable assignment chain, with a single middle school and a single high school, means that the elementary attendance area is the only address-based variable in the entire K-12 path.

A student seeking a broad AP catalog with research and capstone pathways will find multiple options. The district's AP catalog spans the standard range of College Board subjects and includes AP Seminar and AP Research as part of the AP Capstone Diploma pathway, according to the 2026-27 course catalog. Beyond the AP catalog, the Advanced Science Research program is a multi-year commitment with application-based entry requiring students to commit to three years beginning in grade 10. Post-AP coursework includes Data Structures, which requires prior completion of AP Computer Science A. Dual-enrollment partnerships with SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Westchester Community College, and the University at Albany extend coursework beyond the high school building, though families pay additional college fees for credit-bearing courses.

A family valuing small district scale will find it here. With 3,013 students across five schools in 2023-24, the district operates at a scale where each grade band is served by a single school. A family whose child thrives in a consolidated environment where all students in a grade band attend the same building will find that structure.

A student ready for mathematics acceleration has a defined pathway. The district offers grade 8 Algebra I placement through defined readiness criteria, as noted in district math pathways guidance, positioning accelerated students to reach higher-level mathematics during high school. The district has also proposed an acceleration expansion in its 2026-27 budget, though this proposal had not been adopted as of the budget document's publication.

Needs the district does not meet or that cannot be evaluated

A family seeking an International Baccalaureate programme will not find one here. No IB programme is listed for any district school, according to the IB organization's school finder.

A family needing intra-district school choice will not find a transfer mechanism. The district's assignment model is strictly neighborhood-zoned, and no published intra-district transfer or school-choice policy was located in the sources reviewed. Elementary assignment follows the address, with no mechanism for requesting a transfer between Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale outside of the zoned assignment, as described on the district's enrollment page.

A family seeking to evaluate special education service levels cannot do so from available data. Individualized Education Program counts and rates are reported as missing at the district level. English learner counts and rates are also missing. Free and reduced-price lunch counts and rates are missing. A family needing to understand the scale of these services will need to contact the district directly, as the computed record does not contain this information.

A family seeking current graduation outcomes will not find them in the available record. The most recent graduation data on file is from the 2019-20 school year, with a cohort of 221 students, and the graduation rate itself was not reported in the available data. This data predates the most recent assessment results by approximately four years.

A family seeking to evaluate whether academic outcomes are consistent across different student populations cannot do so from the data on file. No subgroup assessment breakdowns by race, ethnicity, economic status, disability status, or English learner status are available in the assessment series. No state Student Growth measure was visible in the accessible district report card.

A family concerned about facility capacity cannot verify building-level enrollment limits. No published building-capacity or utilization study was located as of July 2026, so a buyer cannot independently confirm whether any school is approaching its designed enrollment ceiling.

Questions parents should ask

1. Has the updated demographic enrollment study been completed, and what does it project for the next 5 to 10 years? The 2026-27 budget relied on a study more than three years old, and an updated study was to be commissioned but its completion was not confirmed. Ask the superintendent or board of education.

2. What is the current building-by-building enrollment-to-capacity ratio for each of the five schools? No published capacity study exists as of July 2026, so a buyer cannot independently verify whether any school is approaching its designed enrollment limit. Ask the facilities department.

3. What is the graduation rate for the most recent cohort? The data on file is from 2019-20, with a cohort of 221 students, and the graduation rate itself was not reported in the available data. Ask the district or consult NYSED report cards.

4. What are the current Regents exam results for the high school? Regents exam data is not included in the computed record, and these exams are the standard state assessments required for graduation in New York. Ask the high school principal or consult NYSED school report cards.

5. Are there any plans to redraw elementary attendance lines between Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale? No active boundary studies were found, but the district's enrollment data is outdated and an updated demographic study was pending. Ask the board of education.

6. What is the district's policy on intra-district transfers between the two elementary schools? No published transfer policy was located in the sources reviewed, and the district's assignment model is strictly neighborhood-zoned. Ask the district registrar.

7. What are the current IEP, English learner, and free/reduced-price lunch enrollment figures? All three are reported as missing in the computed data, limiting the ability to evaluate service levels for these populations. Ask the district's pupil personnel services office.

8. What were the chronic absenteeism rates for 2023-24? The most recent data on file is 14 percent for 2022-23, according to EDFacts Data Group 814, but no rate for 2023-24 is available in the computed data. Ask the district.

9. Has the proposed acceleration expansion been adopted, and what grade levels does it affect? The proposal was listed as proposed in the 2026-27 budget, and its specific mechanisms and timeline were not detailed. Ask the superintendent or assistant superintendent for curriculum.

10. What are the current per-pupil spending figures for the most recent fiscal year? The most recent F-33 finance data is from FY2023, showing current per-pupil spending of $29,813 and instructional per-pupil spending of $19,480. Ask the business office for more recent figures.

11. What is the status of the state Student Growth indicator for the district? No district growth result was visible in the accessible district report card, and this measure provides a different lens than proficiency rates alone. Ask NYSED or the district's accountability office.

12. What school-level assessment data is available for Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale? The computed data does not include school-level breakdowns for the elementary schools, so direct comparison between the two is not possible from the data on file. Ask the principals or consult NYSED school report cards.

13. What is the district's ongoing residency verification process after initial enrollment? The district verifies residency at registration but does not publish the frequency or method of post-registration audits. Ask the district registrar.

Scope, method, and sourcing notes

This report draws on multiple federal, state, and local data sources to describe the Eastchester Union Free School District. Each source carries a specific vintage, and several categories of data are absent from the available record.

Enrollment and school characteristics

Enrollment of 3,013 students and the five-school list are from the NCES Common Core of Data for the 2023-24 school year. Race and ethnicity figures are reported at the district level for the same year: 64.7 percent white, 15.8 percent Asian, 14.7 percent Hispanic, 2.0 percent Black, 2.6 percent two or more races, 0.2 percent American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1 percent Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Free and reduced-price lunch counts and rates are reported as missing. Individualized Education Program counts and rates are reported as missing. English learner counts and rates are reported as missing. School-level enrollment counts are not included in the computed data.

Assessment data

The assessment record comprises 72 individual data series spanning 2006 through 2025, drawn from New York state assessment data via a processed profile corpus. The data points available in the computed record for this report are concentrated at the high school level in Advanced Placement subjects for the 2023-24 school year. No Regents exam results, grade 3-8 English Language Arts or Mathematics assessment results, SAT or ACT scores (independently verified), or college enrollment rates are included in the computed data. No subgroup breakdowns by race, ethnicity, economic status, disability status, or English learner status are available in the assessment series. The district self-reports SAT mean scores of 595 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 592 in Math, an ACT composite of 27.7, and a college enrollment rate of 86 percent for the Class of 2025, according to the high school's academic profile, but these figures are not independently verified in the computed record.

Graduation data

The most recent graduation data on file is from the 2019-20 school year, sourced from EDFacts Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate data via the Urban Institute Education Data API. The cohort size was 221 students. The graduation rate itself is not reported in the available data. This data is several years old and predates the most recent assessment results by approximately four years. No more recent graduation cohort data is available in the computed record.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate of 14 percent is from the 2022-23 school year, sourced from EDFacts Data Group 814. No rate for 2023-24 or later is available in the computed data.

Civil Rights Data Collection

Algebra I enrollment, suspension, and AP enrollment data are from the SY2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection, aggregated across five district schools. Specific enrollment counts for Algebra I are not detailed in the available computed data. Suspension data includes in-school suspensions, single-out-of-school suspensions, and multiple-out-of-school suspensions broken down by race, ethnicity, and gender.

Finance data

Per-pupil spending and revenue mix figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33) for fiscal year 2023. Total revenue was approximately $100.5 million, total expenditures approximately $101.8 million, current per-pupil spending $29,813, and instructional per-pupil spending $19,480, based on a membership of 3,013. The revenue mix was 80.3 percent local, 18.5 percent state, and 1.2 percent federal. No more recent fiscal year data is available in the computed record.

District and local sources

Budget documents, course catalogs, board materials, enrollment pages, and district news posts are sourced from the Eastchester UFSD website and BoardDocs portal, with specific publication dates noted in the text. Tax rate data is from Westchester County published tax tables for 2024-25 and 2025-26.

What is not available

No long-run enrollment trend series was available, so it is not possible to describe whether district enrollment is rising, falling, or stable over time. No building-capacity or utilization study was located. No child poverty data was available. No state Student Growth measure was visible in the accessible district report card. No outflow analysis examining how many students leave the district for other options has been published. No market figures at the district level were available; any housing or market data would be ZIP-level approximations rather than district-specific figures. The absence of these data categories means that certain questions about the district's fiscal trajectory, enrollment stability, facility constraints, and academic growth cannot be answered from the available record.

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