Carrie E Tompkins School, Croton on Hudson NY

Original Research by School Decision on Carrie E Tompkins School

Carrie E. Tompkins School serves kindergarten through fourth grade in Croton-on-Hudson, a walkable riverside village in Westchester County with a mix of residential neighborhoods, small commercial cores, and easy access to trails, parks, and the Metro-North commuter rail. The school sits on a dedicated campus at 8 Gerstein Street alongside the district office, a few minutes from the downtown and village amenities. Housing values in the area are substantial; the local market hovers around mid-range for Westchester, with modest home appreciation and a fairly stable inventory. The village is in a documented growth phase, with several transit-oriented multifamily projects either underway or proposed near the train station, though single-family neighborhoods remain the dominant housing type.

The school enrolls roughly six hundred students across five grades, with a predominantly white student body and a small share of students from Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial backgrounds. About one in eight students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this as a relatively affluent school community, though not uniformly wealthy. The school is part of the Croton-Harmon Union Free School District, which has undertaken a multi-year strategic initiative called "What Schools Can Be," emphasizing student-centered, future-driven learning. The district recently passed a substantial capital facilities bond that funded renovations and security upgrades across all three district buildings; construction was underway into 2025 and 2026.

On state testing, Carrie E. Tompkins shows solid overall proficiency. In English language arts, fourth graders performed above the school median, with a strong share meeting or exceeding standards; third graders were slightly lower but still at a respectable level. Math proficiency is similar, with fourth grade performing somewhat higher than third grade. In science, the school's most recent data point comes from a prior year and shows very high proficiency. Across tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among Westchester County districts, a clear strength. Test participation rates were robust, suggesting the school tracks student progress consistently.

The school environment reflects a small elementary setting within a three-school district that has made explicit choices about pedagogy and facilities investment. Parents should understand that this is a neighborhood elementary school in a middle-to-affluent suburb where learning choices are grounded in a strategic vision rather than specialized programs; career pathways, advanced coursework, and AP offerings are irrelevant at the K-4 level. The school's strength lies in solid foundational proficiency and a district committed to student-centered, interest-driven learning. A parent considering this school may want to ask the district directly about how that pedagogical philosophy plays out in the classroom and what specialized services or supports are available for students who need them, as data on special education enrollment and English learner services were not available.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 473%

School 73% · District 72% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 479%

School 79% · District 79% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Science

Grade 496%

School 96% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolCROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income36%Higher-income76%40 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income47%Higher-income86%39 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income29%Higher-income75%47 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income37%Higher-income82%45 pp gap