Is Matthew Paterson Elementary School a good school?

Matthew Paterson Elementary School ranks 1572 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Matthew Paterson Elementary School?

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

What is the racial makeup of 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.

What schools do graduates of Matthew Paterson Elementary School attend?

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

Summary:

Matthew Paterson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 488 students in grades K-4 in the Carmel Central School District in Patterson, New York. The school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 1572 out of 2445 New York elementary schools.

Matthew Paterson Elementary School faces several challenges, including lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. The school also struggles with the performance of certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has a relatively high percentage of students (40.98%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to its lower academic performance.

Interestingly, Matthew Paterson Elementary School's ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting that the school is struggling to keep up with the performance of other schools in the state. Additionally, the school performs significantly worse than the nearby Kent Primary School and Kent Elementary School, which are also part of the Carmel Central School District, indicating that there may be significant variation in the quality of education within the same school district.

Detail:

Public K-4

100 South St
Patterson, NY 12563-0296

(845) 878-3211

District: Carmel Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1572^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,718

Students who attend Matthew Paterson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	George Fischer Middle School
High:	Carmel High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 488

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.3%

Hispanic:

43.6%

African American:

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Matthew Paterson Elementary School ranks worse than 64.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Carmel Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.82. (See more...)

Student Body

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...)

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...)

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Teachers

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...)

Compare Matthew Paterson Elementary School employs 37.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

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 2024 Rankings:

Matthew Paterson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Matthew Paterson Elementary School 1572^nd of 2445 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 467^th of 865 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
2006	71.62	671^st	2206	69.6%
2007	83.29	197^th	2219	91.1%
2008	84.59	119^th	2227	94.7%
2009	79.74	292^nd	2257	87.1%
2010	83.47	234^th	2263	89.7%
2011	78.44	427^th	2286	81.3%
2012	76.10	506^th	2320	78.2%
2013	64.97	723^rd	2325	68.9%
2014	57.82	953^rd	2345	59.4%
2015	56.42	993^rd	2352	57.8%
2016	49.61	1199^th	2366	49.3%
2017	53.76	1078^th	2386	54.8%
2018	47.08	1277^th	2395	46.7%
2019	57.22	974^th	2413	59.6%
2021	54.50	971^st	2201	55.9%
2022	46.33	1271^st	2434	47.8%
2023	38.29	1491^st	2439	38.9%
2024	35.82	1572^nd	2445	35.7%

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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	241^st	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
2018	30.96	724^th	938	22.8%
2019	31.02	656^th	860	23.7%
2021	34.62	304^th	454	33.0%
2022	33.51	686^th	1027	33.2%
2023	14.98	993^rd	1001	0.8%
2024	18.49	1049^th	1066	1.6%

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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
2018	28.25	1558^th	1941	19.7%
2021	28.13	813^th	1044	22.1%
2022	30.89	1499^th	2031	26.2%
2023	23.69	1712^th	2016	15.1%
2024	23.93	1813^th	2110	14.1%

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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
2018	28.72	1600^th	2045	21.8%
2019	33.27	1374^th	2032	32.4%
2021	26.84	1355^th	1678	19.2%
2022	36.81	1333^rd	2099	36.5%
2023	24.54	1660^th	2041	18.7%
2024	24.58	1684^th	2078	19.0%

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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
2018	52.07	1149^th	2338	50.9%
2019	56.35	987^th	2357	58.1%
2021	53.55	891^st	1955	54.4%
2022	39.05	1484^th	2401	38.2%
2023	33.81	1618^th	2403	32.7%
2024	40.59	1426^th	2413	40.9%

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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
2018	43.60	1341^st	2340	42.7%
2019	55.53	989^th	2358	58.1%
2021	51.74	924^th	1961	52.9%
2022	52.69	1085^th	2400	54.8%
2023	44.14	1304^th	2400	45.7%
2024	32.39	1683^rd	2411	30.2%

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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	220^th	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
2018	36.18	928^th	1392	33.3%
2021	45.34	425^th	818	48.0%
2022	46.55	753^rd	1503	49.9%
2023	34.36	956^th	1429	33.1%
2024	30.69	1112^th	1531	27.4%

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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
2018	47.89	784^th	1408	44.3%
2019	54.55	599^th	1338	55.2%
2021	50.69	643^rd	1224	47.5%
2022	43.74	816^th	1399	41.7%
2023	40.17	837^th	1337	37.4%
2024	42.44	816^th	1392	41.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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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	Total
1989	651	6	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	665
1990	685	11	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	701
1991	708	9	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	722
1992	729	11	6	13	0	n/a	n/a	759
1993	696	20	4	9	0	n/a	n/a	729
1994	722	12	4	16	0	n/a	n/a	754
1995	694	13	6	16	0	n/a	n/a	729
1996	694	13	6	16	0	n/a	n/a	729
1997	692	18	10	14	0	n/a	n/a	734
1998	664	17	6	14	0	n/a	n/a	701
1999	648	12	5	22	0	n/a	n/a	687
2000	655	18	9	27	0	n/a	n/a	709
2001	603	19	15	58	2	n/a	n/a	697
2002	610	17	11	47	1	n/a	n/a	686
2003	610	17	11	47	1	n/a	n/a	686
2004	569	16	4	41	0	n/a	n/a	630
2005	506	19	8	47	0	n/a	n/a	580
2006	521	10	11	65	0	n/a	n/a	607
2007	483	13	9	74	0	n/a	n/a	579
2008	484	18	16	75	0	n/a	n/a	593
2009	489	11	21	78	0	n/a	n/a	599
2010	496	15	25	87	2	n/a	n/a	625
2011	496	12	21	82	4	0	0	615
2012	452	10	19	124	0	0	18	623
2013	429	8	16	132	0	0	19	604
2014	409	14	16	134	0	0	19	592
2015	364	15	15	121	0	0	22	537
2016	375	18	15	121	1	0	20	550
2017	359	20	13	134	1	0	11	538
2018	325	12	16	131	1	0	11	496
2019	289	9	11	136	1	0	13	459
2020	289	12	9	158	0	0	15	483
2021	254	14	12	172	2	0	20	474
2022	229	19	12	193	2	0	16	471
2023	226	21	10	213	2	0	16	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.

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