CEDAR KNOLLS ACADEMY

HAWTHORNE-CEDAR KNOLLS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

59 Students

Other 1st - 10th

School Overview

The **Little School**, located at 226 Linda Avenue in Hawthorne, New York, is a long-standing early childhood education center primarily serving preschool-aged children. Situated in a quiet, residential section of Westchester County, the school is well-regarded for its intimate and nurturing environment. It focuses on providing a foundational educational experience that emphasizes social-emotional development, early literacy, and basic cognitive skills through play-based learning and structured classroom activities.

The school is known for maintaining a community-oriented atmosphere, often drawing families from the surrounding Hawthorne and Mount Pleasant areas. By keeping class sizes relatively small, the program aims to offer personalized attention to each child, helping them transition into more formal schooling environments. Its location on Linda Avenue provides a suburban setting that is easily accessible for local parents, reinforcing its role as a stable and supportive fixture within the local neighborhood's educational landscape.

Total Students

11.1

Full-Time Teachers

5.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

33.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for CEDAR KNOLLS ACADEMY
Demographic	Student Count
White	4
Hispanic	23
Black	28
Two or More	3
American Indian	1

Black
28 (47.5 %)
Hispanic
23 (39.0 %)
White
4 (6.8 %)
Two or More
3 (5.1 %)
American Indian
1 (1.7 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Special Education School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	HAWTHORNE-CEDAR KNOLLS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Phone:	(914)749-2964
Grade Range:	1st - 10th
Total Students:	59
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	11.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	5.3
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	20
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 3 3

Grade 4 8

Grade 5 5

Grade 6 11

Grade 7 16

Grade 8 11

Grade 9 1

Grade 10 3

Ungraded 1