Scarsdale Schools

[Futcha]

All of our schools are great. I've gone to Scarsdale schools my whole life and am still in 11th grade here. Par excellence.

[LisaZ]

Originally Posted by miriam2

There's a review of the Eastchester schools on greatschools.com that says: I moved to Eastchester 2 years ago. I was fooled by the high test scores on this site. Eastchester has high test scores in NY standardized tests because they devote their curriculum to the material and skills necessary to do well on these tests that have no effect on the future academic success of student.

Do you think that's an accurate assessment? Does the district consider good test scores a goal in and of themselves, to be deliberately and consciously pursued by spending time on test prep (tailoring format of classwork and/or homework to the format of the tests, spending relatively small amounts of time on writing assignments in years in which the ELA test does not have a written componenet, lessons on test taking strategy, changes in the curriculum in the last few years to track the increase in the number and frequency of standardized tests, etc) or does the district teach to educate and assume that good test scores will be the natural by-product of good education?

All the schools cater teaching to making the grades. I hear this from every parent I know in the Westchester and Fairfield County area - it is their biggest gripe. BUT, in the end, will a better than average college/university really accept a student that did not test well even if they have other qualities? Well, in that case, maybe if they are a minority or else they will be struggling to get in. Colleges are more competitive than ever. I agree that just because a student can pass a test - doesn't mean they really learned or are educated, but it is one key criteria for colleges and a good college education is a huge springboard in someone's career.

[Clisamn]

Is it possible to live in one district in Westchester and transfer my child to another, lets say Pelham?

[Viralmd]

Nope. Not that I know of.

[rubygreta]

Originally Posted by Clisamn

Is it possible to live in one district in Westchester and transfer my child to another, lets say Pelham?

You may be able to tuition your child into Pelham. Call their offices.

[Clisamn]

Curious about the Post Box question. If you have Scarsdale PO you can go to school outside the district? Really..why?

[rubygreta]

Originally Posted by Clisamn

Curious about the Post Box question. If you have Scarsdale PO you can go to school outside the district? Really..why?

The Scarsdale post office not only encompasses the entire Village of Scarsdale, but also encompasses parts of New Rochelle, Eastchester, Yonkers and Greenburgh. So if you live outside the Village of Scarsdale, you attend a different school district, even if you mailing address is Scarsdale. There are kids who have Scarsdale mailing addresses who attend New Rochelle, Eastchester, Yonkers, Edgemont, Ardsley or Hastings schools (I'm pretty sure about this list).