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Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Summary:

Pierre Van Cortlandt School is a public middle school located in Croton On Hudson, New York, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 472 students. The school is part of the Croton-Harmon Union Free School District, which is ranked 163 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pierre Van Cortlandt School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 88-150 out of over 1,400 middle schools over the past decade. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating exceptional academic performance. Its students significantly outperform the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across all grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 76.86% compared to the state average of 55.2%. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as Asian and White students, ranking 56th and 69th out of all New York middle schools, respectively, in 2021-2022 for ELA.

While the school's overall performance is exceptional, there are some disparities in the performance of different student subgroups. The school's English Language Learner students have a lower ranking, suggesting an area for potential improvement. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 11.44% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Robert E. Bell School, Pleasantville Middle School, and Seven Bridges Middle School, which are also highly ranked, Pierre Van Cortlandt School stands out as a high-performing institution.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 3 Glen Pl
       Croton On Hudson, NY  10520-2619

(914) 271-2191

District: Croton-Harmon Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
133rd of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,951 Help


Students who attend Pierre Van Cortlandt School usually attend:

High:    Croton-Harmon High School

Feeder schools for Pierre Van Cortlandt School:

Elementary:    Carrie E Tompkins School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.8 Help
Number of students:  472

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.8%
Hispanic:
15.7%
Asian:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11.4% Help


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Compare Details Pierre Van Cortlandt School ranks better than 91.1% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.76. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.8%), Hispanic (15.7%), Asian (7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 11.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pierre Van Cortlandt School is 9.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pierre Van Cortlandt School is $18,951.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Pierre Van Cortlandt School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pierre Van Cortlandt School 133rd of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Pierre Van Cortlandt School in the ranking list.)

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Croton-Harmon Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Croton-Harmon Union Free School District 163rd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pierre Van Cortlandt School

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Rank History for all students at Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 89.28 57th 1095 94.8%
2007 89.45 45th 1123 96.0%
2008 85.83 69th 1185 94.2%
2009 85.65 39th 1224 96.8%
2010 90.24 48th 1243 96.1%
2011 89.74 74th 1295 94.3%
2012 85.74 138th 1337 89.7%
2013 89.10 117th 1373 91.5%
2014 89.83 88th 1401 93.7%
2015 87.92 115th 1407 91.8%
2016 85.82 141st 1429 90.1%
2017 90.56 104th 1455 92.9%
2018 89.31 115th 1438 92.0%
2019 90.11 121st 1439 91.6%
2021 83.15 150th 1242 87.9%
2022 91.50 103rd 1479 93.0%
2023 89.76 133rd 1500 91.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 90.77 17th 208 91.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.08 174th 503 65.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.62 207th 1170 82.3%
2019 57.63 284th 1139 75.1%
2021 74.58 61st 522 88.3%
2022 88.95 55th 1283 95.7%
2023 67.12 266th 1307 79.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.32 734th 1245 41.0%
2019 57.44 410th 1241 67.0%
2021 52.32 367th 935 60.7%
2022 57.41 420th 1306 67.8%
2023 59.08 436th 1288 66.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.01 110th 1353 91.9%
2019 88.25 123rd 1370 91.0%
2021 84.95 108th 1066 89.9%
2022 90.38 93rd 1454 93.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.85 106th 1352 92.2%
2019 89.69 120th 1366 91.2%
2021 77.12 178th 1071 83.4%
2022 91.64 93rd 1455 93.6%
2023 91.00 106th 1464 92.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.79 54th 236 77.1%
2022 80.18 56th 381 85.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.05 143rd 810 82.3%
2019 73.85 155th 826 81.2%
2021 58.76 132nd 449 70.6%
2022 53.33 366th 914 60.0%
2023 61.62 297th 943 68.5%
See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.46 56th 763 92.7%
2019 86.81 69th 716 90.4%
2021 80.15 94th 614 84.7%
2022 88.39 69th 748 90.8%
2023 83.78 107th 772 86.1%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Pierre Van Cortlandt School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 222 11 9 2 0 n/a n/a 0 244
1990 234 14 8 4 0 n/a n/a 0 260
1991 217 13 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 239
1992 214 7 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 232
1993 196 7 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 213
1994 221 10 8 4 0 n/a n/a 0 243
1995 244 7 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 262
1996 244 7 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 262
1997 245 9 7 10 0 n/a n/a 0 271
1998 246 7 6 7 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1999 246 10 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 270
2000 252 14 2 13 1 n/a n/a 0 282
2001 283 12 4 11 0 n/a n/a 0 310
2002 314 10 8 24 0 n/a n/a 0 356
2003 314 10 8 24 0 n/a n/a 0 356
2004 332 6 5 25 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2005 351 7 9 26 0 n/a n/a 0 393
2006 488 14 13 31 0 n/a n/a 0 546
2007 488 13 18 27 0 n/a n/a 5 551
2008 488 16 19 31 0 n/a n/a 0 554
2009 453 22 21 43 0 n/a n/a 0 539
2010 457 14 22 56 0 n/a n/a 0 549
2011 448 16 22 63 0 0 0 0 549
2012 428 19 18 64 0 0 0 0 529
2013 433 22 24 66 0 0 2 0 547
2014 421 21 27 63 0 0 4 0 536
2015 399 22 30 75 1 0 6 0 533
2016 365 28 28 89 1 0 12 0 523
2017 349 24 30 97 1 1 15 0 517
2018 340 18 32 97 1 0 16 0 504
2019 342 8 36 98 0 0 18 0 502
2020 365 5 41 89 0 0 20 0 520
2021 345 5 43 88 0 0 17 0 498
2022 346 6 38 80 0 1 22 1 494
2023 334 4 33 74 0 0 23 4 472

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 Pierre Van Cortlandt School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 244 24.7 9.8 n/a
1990 260 24.5 10.6 n/a
1991 239 24.7 9.6 n/a
1992 232 26.8 8.6 n/a
1993 213 22.8 9.3 n/a
1994 243 21.8 11.1 0
1995 262 23.8 11.0 0
1996 262 23.8 11.0 0
1997 271 22.1 12.3 0
1998 266 23.2 11.5 0
1999 270 22.0 12.3 0
2000 282 23.0 12.3 0
2001 310 26.0 11.9 0
2002 356 28.0 12.7 0
2003 356 28.0 12.7 0
2004 368 n/a n/a n/a
2005 393 26.4 14.9 0
2006 546 36.0 15.2 0
2007 551 39.5 13.9 0
2008 554 39.6 14.0 0
2009 539 42.5 12.7 0
2010 549 38.5 14.2 0
2011 549 40.8 13.4 0
2012 529 39.5 13.3 0
2013 547 38.5 14.2 0
2014 536 39.5 13.5 0
2015 533 40.0 13.3 0
2016 523 38.0 13.7 0
2017 517 39.5 13.0 0
2018 504 41.2 12.2 0
2019 502 41.0 12.2 9.6
2020 520 50.4 10.3 11
2021 498 50.1 9.9 13.1
2022 494 48.5 10.1 12.1
2023 472 47.6 9.8 11.4

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 Pierre Van Cortlandt School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 244 24.7 9.8 n/a
1990 260 24.5 10.6 n/a
1991 239 24.7 9.6 n/a
1992 232 26.8 8.6 n/a
1993 213 22.8 9.3 n/a
1994 243 21.8 11.1 0
1995 262 23.8 11.0 0
1996 262 23.8 11.0 0
1997 271 22.1 12.3 0
1998 266 23.2 11.5 0
1999 270 22.0 12.3 0
2000 282 23.0 12.3 0
2001 310 26.0 11.9 0
2002 356 28.0 12.7 0
2003 356 28.0 12.7 0
2004 368 n/a n/a n/a
2005 393 26.4 14.9 0
2006 546 36.0 15.2 0
2007 551 39.5 13.9 0
2008 554 39.6 14.0 0
2009 539 42.5 12.7 0
2010 549 38.5 14.2 0
2011 549 40.8 13.4 0
2012 529 39.5 13.3 0
2013 547 38.5 14.2 0
2014 536 39.5 13.5 0
2015 533 40.0 13.3 0
2016 523 38.0 13.7 0
2017 517 39.5 13.0 0
2018 504 41.2 12.2 0
2019 502 41.0 12.2 9.6
2020 520 50.4 10.3 11
2021 498 50.1 9.9 13.1
2022 494 48.5 10.1 12.1
2023 472 47.6 9.8 11.4

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

Pierre Van Cortlandt School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.8%0.2%0.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201498.9%0.9%0.0%98.9%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%98.9%99.1%
201597.8%1.5%0.0%98.5%98.5%98.3%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.5%
201698.3%1.2%0.0%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.7%98.7%
201798.5%1.0%0.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.2%99.0%
201898.8%0.8%0.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%
201999.0%0.0%0.0%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%
202098.8%0.0%99.4%99.4%99.4%100.0%99.8%99.6%99.4%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pierre Van Cortlandt School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $304 (1.8%) $16,993 (98.2%) $17,298
2020 $234 (1.4%) $16,359 (98.6%) $16,593
2021 $383 (2.2%) $16,919 (97.8%) $17,302
2022 $696 (4.2%) $16,034 (95.8%) $16,730
2023 $785 (4.1%) $18,167 (95.9%) $18,951

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pierre Van Cortlandt School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 121st of 1439 Middle schoolsRanks 133rd of 1500 Middle schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pierre Van Cortlandt School)6162.8
 1.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Croton-Harmon Union Free School District)6162.8
 1.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Pierre Van Cortlandt School)7375.7
 2.7%
   5th Grade Math (Croton-Harmon Union Free School District)7375.7
 2.7%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pierre Van Cortlandt School)8180.7
 0.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Croton-Harmon Union Free School District)8180.7
 0.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4745.8
 1.2%
6th Grade Math (Pierre Van Cortlandt School)7978.9
 0.1%
   6th Grade Math (Croton-Harmon Union Free School District)7978.9
 0.1%
   6th Grade Math (New York)4748.1
 1.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pierre Van Cortlandt School)6367
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Croton-Harmon Union Free School District)6366.4
 3.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4048
 8%
7th Grade Math (Pierre Van Cortlandt School)6870.5
 2.5%
   7th Grade Math (Croton-Harmon Union Free School District)6770.5
 3.5%
   7th Grade Math (New York)4451.9
 7.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pierre Van Cortlandt School)6676.9
 10.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Croton-Harmon Union Free School District)6676.9
 10.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4855.2
 7.2%
8th Grade Math (Pierre Van Cortlandt School)5475.4
 21.4%
   8th Grade Math (Croton-Harmon Union Free School District)5475.4
 21.4%
   8th Grade Math (New York)3340.7
 7.7%
End of Course Algebra I (Pierre Van Cortlandt School)10098.7
 1.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Croton-Harmon Union Free School District)96.489.2
 7.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Living Environment (Pierre Van Cortlandt School)90.488.8
 1.6%
   End of Course Living Environment (Croton-Harmon Union Free School District)89.686.4
 3.2%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students502472
 6%
African American84
 50%
American Indian00
Asian3633
 8.3%
Hispanic9874
 24.5%
Pacific Islander00
White342334
 2.3%
Two or More Races1823
 27.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients9.6%11.4%
 1.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pierre Van Cortlandt School

Yes. Pierre Van Cortlandt School ranks in the top 8.9% of New York middle schools.

Students who attend Pierre Van Cortlandt School usually go on to attend Croton-Harmon High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 472 students attended Pierre Van Cortlandt School.

Students at Pierre Van Cortlandt School are 71% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.


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