Buchanan-verplanck Elementary School
160 Westchester Avenue, Buchanan, NY, 10511-1199 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Buchanan-verplanck Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Westchester County, NY
Students & Faculty
Total Students 376 students
% Male / % Female 47%  /  53%
Total Classroom Teachers 33 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 56 students
Grade 1 - 59 students
Grade 2 - 57 students
Grade 3 - 64 students
Grade 4 - 56 students
Grade 5 - 84 students
This School
(NY) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:11 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NY) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 1% 6%
% Hispanic 12% 18%
% Black 4% 20%
% White 83% 55%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NY) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 4% 41%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NY) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Hendrick Hudson Central School District
This School's Agency
(NY) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 5 4
Number of Students Managed 3,373 students 1,713 students
District Total Revenue $56,249,000 $28,118,000
District Expenditure $66,504,000 $27,617,000
District Revenue / Student $16,676 $16,414
District Expenditure / Student $19,717 $16,122
In the News:
  • School News (The Journal News)
    posted on July 6, 2009 at 06:39:30 am
    Buchanan-Verplanck: Jared Neidhardt, a fifth-grade student at Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School, wanted to help kids with cancer at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla. He studied cancer, brain tumors in particular, in children for an independent research project in school.
  • Hen Hud teacher visits Iditarod for long-distance education (The Journal News)
    posted on March 16, 2009 at 06:44:13 am
    There's distance learning, and then there's long-distance learning.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (10511)
School Zip (10511)
(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate) 2,189 people 18,208,943 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 33% 32%
Population Average Age 38 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $62,604 $41,761
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.6 rooms 4.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 59 years old 56 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (10511)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 71% / 29% 42% / 58%
School Map:
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5. Oakside School - 447 students - 2.6 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Buchanan, Westchester County, Zip 10511 
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