Summary:
The city of Cuddebackville, New York has only one school, N A Hamilton Bicentennial School, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 464 students. The school is part of the Port Jervis City School District, which is ranked 672 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
N A Hamilton Bicentennial School's academic performance on state assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels. In 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 22.41% to 33.33%, compared to the state average of 42.6% to 47.05%. In Math, the percentage of students proficient or better ranged from 21.43% to 51.52%, compared to the state average of 53.93% to 58.03%. The school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment was also below the state average, with 26.23% proficient or better compared to the state average of 35%.
The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 53.66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $21,325 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1, the school's academic performance has declined over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1090 out of 2434 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1910 out of 2445 in 2023-2024. These challenges suggest that the allocation of resources may not be effectively addressing the needs of the student population, and that broader systemic issues within the district may be contributing to the school's struggles.
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