Chappaqua’s public schools beat 94% of New York districts
The public schools Chappaqua’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Chappaqua’s schools, in brief
Less of a standout next to similar towns
Statewide, Chappaqua’s schools beat 94% of districts. Compared with the 92 towns that have similar household incomes, that drops to 79%. Some of the strong showing reflects who lives here, so families moving from a similar town shouldn’t expect a big step up. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With three elementary and two middle schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Horace Greeley High School. New Castle sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Well above the state in reading and math
Reading proficiency is 88%, 26 points above the state. Math is 81%, 25 points above the state. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Chappaqua compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chappaqua.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Chappaqua vs. its neighbors
Chappaqua’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.
Every school in Chappaqua
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Chappaqua families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Chappaqua
There’s no college in Chappaqua, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary in Yorktown, 5.1 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Chappaqua. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.