Austin Road Elementary School, Mahopac NY

Original Research by School Decision on Austin Road Elementary School

Austin Road Elementary is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school in Mahopac, a built-out residential hamlet on the eastern side of Putnam County, about fifteen miles north of Westchester. The school serves roughly mid-sized enrollment for an elementary building in the region, with balanced representation across the grade levels. About one in six students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic enrollment and smaller populations of Black and Asian students.

On the most recent state assessments, proficiency rates show a split picture across grade levels and subjects. Fourth-grade students perform strongest, with roughly seven in ten demonstrating proficiency in both English language arts and math. Third graders also cross the sixty percent threshold in math and are slightly above half in ELA. Fifth grade marks a notable drop: math proficiency falls to below half, while ELA recovers to roughly two in three. Science proficiency for fifth graders stands around two in three. Participation rates on these tests run in the mid-to-high range for most grade-subject combinations, though fifth-grade science saw notably lower participation, which a parent may want to explore with the school. When proficiency rates across all tested grades and subjects are averaged together, Austin Road sits above the midpoint relative to the other districts in Putnam County.

The school sits in the middle of Mahopac's low-density suburban residential landscape, on Austin Road south of the Route 6 commercial spine. Mahopac itself is a family-oriented, easygoing community anchored by Lake Mahopac and a half-mile downtown strip of shops and restaurants. The housing market is solidly middle-to-upper-middle class, with median home values well above the state average and modest single-family home construction ongoing through subdivision-style developments. The area carries some car dependence, Route 6 congestion tied to growth, and limited direct transit options, though a weekday shuttle connects to Metro-North at Croton Falls for commuters.

The broader Mahopac Central School District recently completed a substantial capital improvement project that included a new synthetic turf field, STEM and science facility upgrades, and a renovated library media center, delivered under budget. The district also adopted a state-mandated bell-to-bell cell phone policy beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. The 2025-2026 budget underwent a contested cycle before passage on a revote, signaling sustained community attention to spending that families considering the area should be aware of.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 362%

School 62% · District 67% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 63% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 43%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 58% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 64% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 63% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 50% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 598%

School 98% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median

This schoolMAHOPAC CENTRAL 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-income41%Higher-income57%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income64%Higher-income71%8 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income61%Higher-income71%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income59%Higher-income63%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income46%Higher-income76%30 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income38%Higher-income44%7 pp gap