Peekskill City School District

Public Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Peekskill.

At a glance

3,809Students enrolled

6Schools

$29,220Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

50%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Peekskill

Grades K–2

WOODSIDE SCHOOL511 students · PeekskillThis district

Grades 3–5

OAKSIDE SCHOOL or HILLCREST SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

PEEKSKILL MIDDLE SCHOOL860 students · PeekskillThis district

Grades 9–12

PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOL1,178 students · PeekskillThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NY

Math proficiency66%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts47%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)78%

State average 83.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$29,220

per student each year · 16% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction68%

Support & administration29%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)38%

State55%

Federal7%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,395’20

3,582’21

3,597’22

3,713’23

3,809’24

Students

Hispanic · 77%2,931

Black · 13%488

White · 6%212

Two or more races · 3%127

Asian · 1%46

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%5

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools6 in district

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OAKSIDE SCHOOLElementary · Grades 2–4 · 554 students · Peekskill

D-Public 📚

HILLCREST SCHOOLElementary · Grades 2–5 · 520 students · Peekskill

C-Public 📚

WOODSIDE SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–2 · 511 students · Peekskill

Public 📚

PEEKSKILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 860 students · Peekskill

B+Public 🏫

PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,178 students · Peekskill

BPublic 📚

URIAH HILL SCHOOLPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 186 students · Peekskill

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Hendrick Hudson Central School DistrictBuchanan · Cortlandt · $37,226 per student

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Croton-Harmon Union Free School DistrictCortlandt · $30,471 per student

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Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School DistrictStony Point · $31,599 per student

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Lakeland Central School DistrictCortlandt · $31,865 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.