Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Summary:

Matthew Paterson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-4 in the Carmel Central School District in Patterson, New York, with a student population of 488 as of the 2022-2023 school year.

While the school has a diverse student body, with 46.31% White, 4.3% African American, 43.65% Hispanic, 2.05% Asian, 0.41% Native American, and 3.28% two or more races, it has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates for grades 3 and 4. The school has also struggled to support the academic achievement of certain student subgroups, particularly English Language Learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 40.98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Carmel Central School District, such as Kent Primary School, Matthew Paterson Elementary School generally underperforms. However, when compared to some nearby schools outside the district, such as Gayhead School and Pequenakonck Elementary School, its performance is more comparable, if not slightly lower. The school has also experienced a decline in enrollment and a shift in its racial composition, with the percentage of White students decreasing and the percentage of Hispanic students increasing.


Detail:

Public K-4

 100 South St
       Patterson, NY  12563-0296


(845) 878-3211

District: Carmel Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1491st of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,718 Help


Students who attend Matthew Paterson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    George Fischer Middle School
High:    Carmel High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  488

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.3%
Hispanic:
43.6%
African American:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  41% Help


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Compare Details Matthew Paterson Elementary School ranks worse than 61.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Carmel Central School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.29. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Matthew Paterson Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Carmel Central School District. Racial makeup is: White (46.3%), Hispanic (43.6%), African American (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 41% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Carmel Central School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Matthew Paterson Elementary School is 13, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Carmel Central School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Matthew Paterson Elementary School is $21,718, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Carmel Central School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Matthew Paterson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Matthew Paterson Elementary School 1491st of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Matthew Paterson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Carmel Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Carmel Central School District 493rd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Matthew Paterson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 71.62 671st 2206 69.6%
2007 83.29 197th 2219 91.1%
2008 84.59 119th 2227 94.7%
2009 79.74 292nd 2257 87.1%
2010 83.47 234th 2263 89.7%
2011 78.44 427th 2286 81.3%
2012 76.10 506th 2320 78.2%
2013 64.97 723rd 2325 68.9%
2014 57.82 953rd 2345 59.4%
2015 56.42 993rd 2352 57.8%
2016 49.61 1199th 2366 49.3%
2017 53.76 1078th 2386 54.8%
2018 47.08 1277th 2395 46.7%
2019 57.22 974th 2413 59.6%
2021 54.50 971st 2201 55.9%
2022 46.33 1271st 2434 47.8%
2023 38.29 1491st 2439 38.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 21.15 241st 289 16.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.96 724th 938 22.8%
2019 31.02 656th 860 23.7%
2021 34.62 304th 454 33.0%
2022 33.51 686th 1027 33.2%
2023 14.98 993rd 1001 0.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.25 1558th 1941 19.7%
2021 28.13 813th 1044 22.1%
2022 30.89 1499th 2031 26.2%
2023 23.69 1712th 2016 15.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.72 1600th 2045 21.8%
2019 33.27 1374th 2032 32.4%
2021 26.84 1355th 1678 19.2%
2022 36.81 1333rd 2099 36.5%
2023 24.54 1660th 2041 18.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.07 1149th 2338 50.9%
2019 56.35 987th 2357 58.1%
2021 53.55 891st 1955 54.4%
2022 39.05 1484th 2401 38.2%
2023 33.81 1618th 2403 32.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.60 1341st 2340 42.7%
2019 55.53 989th 2358 58.1%
2021 51.74 924th 1961 52.9%
2022 52.69 1085th 2400 54.8%
2023 44.14 1304th 2400 45.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.14 220th 948 76.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.18 928th 1392 33.3%
2021 45.34 425th 818 48.0%
2022 46.55 753rd 1503 49.9%
2023 34.36 956th 1429 33.1%
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Rank History for White students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.89 784th 1408 44.3%
2019 54.55 599th 1338 55.2%
2021 50.69 643rd 1224 47.5%
2022 43.74 816th 1399 41.7%
2023 40.17 837th 1337 37.4%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Matthew Paterson Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 651 6 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 665
1990 685 11 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 701
1991 708 9 1 1 3 n/a n/a 0 722
1992 729 11 6 13 0 n/a n/a 0 759
1993 696 20 4 9 0 n/a n/a 0 729
1994 722 12 4 16 0 n/a n/a 0 754
1995 694 13 6 16 0 n/a n/a 0 729
1996 694 13 6 16 0 n/a n/a 0 729
1997 692 18 10 14 0 n/a n/a 0 734
1998 664 17 6 14 0 n/a n/a 0 701
1999 648 12 5 22 0 n/a n/a 0 687
2000 655 18 9 27 0 n/a n/a 0 709
2001 603 19 15 58 2 n/a n/a 0 697
2002 610 17 11 47 1 n/a n/a 0 686
2003 610 17 11 47 1 n/a n/a 0 686
2004 569 16 4 41 0 n/a n/a 0 630
2005 506 19 8 47 0 n/a n/a 0 580
2006 521 10 11 65 0 n/a n/a 0 607
2007 483 13 9 74 0 n/a n/a 0 579
2008 484 18 16 75 0 n/a n/a 0 593
2009 489 11 21 78 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2010 496 15 25 87 2 n/a n/a 0 625
2011 496 12 21 82 4 0 0 0 615
2012 452 10 19 124 0 0 18 0 623
2013 429 8 16 132 0 0 19 0 604
2014 409 14 16 134 0 0 19 0 592
2015 364 15 15 121 0 0 22 0 537
2016 375 18 15 121 1 0 20 0 550
2017 359 20 13 134 1 0 11 0 538
2018 325 12 16 131 1 0 11 0 496
2019 289 9 11 136 1 0 13 0 459
2020 289 12 9 158 0 0 15 0 483
2021 254 14 12 172 2 0 20 0 474
2022 229 19 12 193 2 0 16 0 471
2023 226 21 10 213 2 0 16 0 488

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Matthew Paterson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 665 46.9 14.1 n/a
1990 701 48.4 14.4 n/a
1991 722 48.4 14.9 n/a
1992 759 48.9 15.5 n/a
1993 729 40.0 18.2 n/a
1994 754 41.0 18.4 5.7
1995 729 41.0 17.8 5.9
1996 729 41.0 17.8 5.9
1997 734 41.1 17.9 5.3
1998 701 40.0 17.5 7.8
1999 687 37.1 18.5 5.8
2000 709 40.0 17.7 11.3
2001 697 44.0 15.8 10.2
2002 686 40.2 17.1 8.2
2003 686 40.2 17.1 8.2
2004 630 n/a n/a n/a
2005 580 40.3 14.4 8.4
2006 607 38.0 16.0 8.2
2007 579 36.0 16.1 10
2008 593 37.0 16.0 9.6
2009 599 40.0 15.0 11.9
2010 625 38.0 16.4 14.2
2011 615 38.6 15.9 17.6
2012 623 38.0 16.3 18.3
2013 604 37.0 16.3 22.5
2014 592 34.5 17.1 n/a
2015 537 36.0 14.9 24.4
2016 550 36.0 15.2 26.4
2017 538 36.5 14.7 29.7
2018 496 37.0 13.4 28.2
2019 459 37.0 12.4 27.9
2020 483 32.0 15.0 31.3
2021 474 42.7 11.0 32.3
2022 471 39.9 11.7 37.4
2023 488 37.3 13.0 41

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Matthew Paterson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 665 46.9 14.1 n/a
1990 701 48.4 14.4 n/a
1991 722 48.4 14.9 n/a
1992 759 48.9 15.5 n/a
1993 729 40.0 18.2 n/a
1994 754 41.0 18.4 5.7
1995 729 41.0 17.8 5.9
1996 729 41.0 17.8 5.9
1997 734 41.1 17.9 5.3
1998 701 40.0 17.5 7.8
1999 687 37.1 18.5 5.8
2000 709 40.0 17.7 11.3
2001 697 44.0 15.8 10.2
2002 686 40.2 17.1 8.2
2003 686 40.2 17.1 8.2
2004 630 n/a n/a n/a
2005 580 40.3 14.4 8.4
2006 607 38.0 16.0 8.2
2007 579 36.0 16.1 10
2008 593 37.0 16.0 9.6
2009 599 40.0 15.0 11.9
2010 625 38.0 16.4 14.2
2011 615 38.6 15.9 17.6
2012 623 38.0 16.3 18.3
2013 604 37.0 16.3 22.5
2014 592 34.5 17.1 n/a
2015 537 36.0 14.9 24.4
2016 550 36.0 15.2 26.4
2017 538 36.5 14.7 29.7
2018 496 37.0 13.4 28.2
2019 459 37.0 12.4 27.9
2020 483 32.0 15.0 31.3
2021 474 42.7 11.0 32.3
2022 471 39.9 11.7 37.4
2023 488 37.3 13.0 41

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Matthew Paterson Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201398.5%0.3%0.2%99.5%99.5%98.5%98.5%99.5%99.3%99.5%
201498.8%0.3%0.2%99.5%99.0%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.3%99.5%
201598.9%0.4%0.2%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.1%99.3%
201697.6%0.6%0.2%98.7%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.7%99.3%97.8%
201797.0%1.3%0.2%97.6%98.3%98.3%98.3%97.6%97.8%98.1%
201897.2%1.6%0.2%98.0%97.8%97.8%97.8%98.0%97.8%97.8%
201997.8%0.0%0.0%97.8%97.8%97.8%97.8%97.8%97.8%97.8%
202099.2%0.0%100.0%99.6%99.6%99.6%100.0%99.8%99.4%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Matthew Paterson Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $234 (1.3%) $17,616 (98.7%) $17,850
2020 $341 (1.8%) $18,276 (98.2%) $18,617
2021 $938 (4.4%) $20,181 (95.6%) $21,118
2022 $1,309 (6.0%) $20,388 (94.0%) $21,697
2023 $719 (3.3%) $20,999 (96.7%) $21,718

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Matthew Paterson Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 974th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 1491st of 2439 Elementary schools
 20.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Matthew Paterson Elementary School)5037
 13%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Carmel Central School District)5339.2
 13.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Matthew Paterson Elementary School)5448.9
 5.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Carmel Central School District)5643.4
 12.6%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Matthew Paterson Elementary School)6139.7
 21.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Carmel Central School District)4945.2
 3.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Matthew Paterson Elementary School)5746.7
 10.3%
   4th Grade Math (Carmel Central School District)5154.8
 3.8%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students459488
 6.3%
African American921
 133.3%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian1110
 9.1%
Hispanic136213
 56.6%
Pacific Islander00
White289226
 21.8%
Two or More Races1316
 23.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.9%41%
 13.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 488 students attended Matthew Paterson Elementary School.

Students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School are 46% White, 44% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Matthew Paterson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : George Fischer Middle School
High : Carmel High School

Matthew Paterson Elementary School ranks 1491st of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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