Mount Kisco Elementary School

"I love Mount Kisco Elementary School. The students, staff and administration make it the best kept secret in public education. The school is rich in diversity, rigor and high standards. Students thrive because the teachers are passionate about what they do."

"We loved every minute of our child’s time at MKES. She had everything she neeeded in a loving and diverse environment."

"I am a parent of a first grader at MKES. We chose to move to this community from the city for its economic and cultural diversity, proximity to transit to NYC, and bustling town center. We found a gem of an elementary school, with dedicated teachers and staff, involved and passionate parents, and joyful and curious kids. We love MKES!"

"This BCS district is my life because I chose to live and to work here. Specifically, I chose to live in Mt Kisco an exceptional place in the district. My years of experience in this district have given me a unique perspective on kids from all the elementary schools. The kids who come from Mt Kisco elementary school to our middle school are best prepared for the real diverse world we live in, generally very well-adjusted and as sound academically as students in all the the 4 other district elementary schools. However, Mt Kisco has a unique advantage over all other elementary schools in our district and over so many schools everywhere. Kids and families have the choice to learn 2 languages starting in 1st grade through the most effective possible program, a dual language bilingual education. The other kinds of bilingual programs don’t work but this kind does and enriches everyone involved. What a gem!!!! There are those, though only an extremely vocal small minority, who seek to divide our district calling people in Mt Kisco parasites and far worse, but they fail to even see, through their seemingly short-sighted perhaps bigoted views the fact that dividing the district is really less efficient and more costly for sure. Most importantly, they fail to acknowledge that MKES does all that it does so well with far less funding per student than any of the other district elementary schools. UNique in WESTCHESTER!"

"This an amazing school! Don't let the star ranking fool you. There's even a bilingual program. My child learns in both Spanish and English. The teachers are amazing, and the community is diverse and welcoming."

"As a parent, i'm concerned about the low test scores. I know the teachers keep saying the test scores of dual language students will be lower at first, but I wonder if theres just too much focus on making sure the dual language program stays afloat, and not enough on teaching the at-risk students the basic skills they need to succeed. Also, not sure of teachers are being completely honest about my childs progress. The smart kids are doing well and thats all that seems to matter to them"

"provides a excellent elementary education for students with teachers and administration who exceed standards"

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"I am a parent of a first grader at MKES. We chose to move to this community from the city for its economic and cultural diversity, proximity to transit to NYC, and bustling town center. We found a gem of an elementary school, with dedicated teachers and staff, involved and passionate parents, and joyful and curious kids. We love MKES!"

"This BCS district is my life because I chose to live and to work here. Specifically, I chose to live in Mt Kisco an exceptional place in the district. My years of experience in this district have given me a unique perspective on kids from all the elementary schools. The kids who come from Mt Kisco elementary school to our middle school are best prepared for the real diverse world we live in, generally very well-adjusted and as sound academically as students in all the the 4 other district elementary schools. However, Mt Kisco has a unique advantage over all other elementary schools in our district and over so many schools everywhere. Kids and families have the choice to learn 2 languages starting in 1st grade through the most effective possible program, a dual language bilingual education. The other kinds of bilingual programs don’t work but this kind does and enriches everyone involved. What a gem!!!! There are those, though only an extremely vocal small minority, who seek to divide our district calling people in Mt Kisco parasites and far worse, but they fail to even see, through their seemingly short-sighted perhaps bigoted views the fact that dividing the district is really less efficient and more costly for sure. Most importantly, they fail to acknowledge that MKES does all that it does so well with far less funding per student than any of the other district elementary schools. UNique in WESTCHESTER!"