Top 10 Facts About Elmsford Public Schools

  1. 85% of third graders met mastery on the New York State ELA Assessment in 2006; this percentage exceeds the average statewide and in Westchester County.
  2. Average passing rate for Regents exams taken in 2006 was 94.9%. The rates were: Math A, Math B and Physics, 100%; Living Environment, and US History 97%; Earth Science, 96%; Spanish, 95%, French, 94%; English and Chemistry, 92%; and Global History, 81%.
  3. All four major subject areas (ELA, Science, Math and Social Studies) have curriculum maps in place; parent guides are being developed.
  4. Hamilton HS has been fully accredited by the Middle States Association.
  5. The Grady School has an elementary foreign language club for 5th and 6th grade students.
  6. To help ease the transition for students as they move from Dixson to Grady and from Grady to Hamilton, teachers meet and share information regarding instructional and behavioral expectations. Additionally, a 6th grade study skills course is offered in the spring before students enter 7th grade.
  7. At Hamilton, college-level courses are offered in College Algebra/Trigonometry, English, French and Italian.
  8. Twenty-four SMARTBoards have been purchased for use in classrooms to enhance instruction at Grady and Hamilton. A mobile computer lab is being used by the Social Studies Department.
  9. "Born to Read", a program to enhance literacy for 0-2 years olds, has been instituted by the District. Grant funds are being used for this program.
  10. IEPs for Special Education students are now being generated by a web-based software program.