Is Berea Elementary School a good school?

Berea Elementary School ranks 1269 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Berea Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 477 students attended Berea Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Berea Elementary School?

Students at Berea Elementary School are 48% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Berea Elementary School

Summary:

Berea Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Montgomery, New York, serving 477 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Valley Central School District, which is ranked 444 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berea Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in math proficiency across grades 3-5, with 71.43%, 62.5%, and 40.26% proficiency rates respectively in 2023-2024. However, the school lags behind in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 45.31%, 41.67%, and 24.05% proficiency rates in grades 3-5, compared to the district and state averages. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 29.17% in 2023-2024 is also lower than the district and state averages. Berea Elementary School has shown relatively stronger performance among Hispanic and Multi-racial student subgroups, but its performance for African American, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student subgroups is more concerning.

Interestingly, Berea Elementary School's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 795 out of 2,386 New York elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1,269 out of 2,445 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding drop in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 2 stars. Among the nearby schools in the Valley Central School District, Berea Elementary School generally outperforms Montgomery Elementary School and East Coldenham Elementary School in academic proficiency, particularly in math. However, Walden Elementary School and Ostrander Elementary School demonstrate stronger academic performance in both ELA and math compared to Berea Elementary School.

Detail:

Public K-5

946 State Rt 17k
Montgomery, NY 12549-2213

(845) 457-2400

District: Valley Central School District (Montgomery)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1269^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,263

Student/teacher ratio: 11.0

Number of students: 477

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.2%

Hispanic:

34.4%

African American:

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Berea Elementary School ranks worse than 51.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Valley Central School District (Montgomery). (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.56. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (48.2%), Hispanic (34.4%), African American (11.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Berea Elementary School is 11, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Valley Central School District (Montgomery)! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Berea Elementary School is $22,263, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Valley Central School District (Montgomery)!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Berea Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Berea Elementary School 1269^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Berea Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Valley Central School District (Montgomery):

SchoolDigger ranks Valley Central School District (Montgomery) 444^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Berea Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Berea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	70.99	696^th	2206	68.4%
2007	64.75	942^nd	2219	57.5%
2008	74.30	565^th	2227	74.6%
2009	59.23	1121^st	2257	50.3%
2010	59.24	1049^th	2263	53.6%
2011	60.46	1003^rd	2286	56.1%
2012	70.17	710^th	2320	69.4%
2013	53.85	1014^th	2325	56.4%
2014	49.45	1192^nd	2345	49.2%
2015	56.04	1003^rd	2352	57.4%
2016	66.89	728^th	2366	69.2%
2017	64.95	795^th	2386	66.7%
2018	52.32	1139^th	2395	52.4%
2019	50.81	1143^rd	2413	52.6%
2021	42.98	1281^st	2201	41.8%
2022	46.66	1257^th	2434	48.4%
2023	43.96	1334^th	2439	45.3%
2024	45.56	1269^th	2445	48.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Berea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	50.69	70^th	180	61.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Berea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.17	754^th	1941	61.2%
2019	41.67	921^st	1859	50.5%
2021	28.84	800^th	1044	23.4%
2022	46.17	905^th	2031	55.4%
2023	45.79	887^th	2016	56.0%
2024	34.49	1359^th	2110	35.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Berea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.17	1296^th	2045	36.6%
2019	40.76	1160^th	2032	42.9%
2021	44.85	902^nd	1678	46.2%
2022	40.80	1197^th	2099	43.0%
2023	39.22	1198^th	2041	41.3%
2024	39.44	1210^th	2078	41.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Berea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.73	1037^th	2338	55.6%
2019	57.47	957^th	2357	59.4%
2021	41.08	1182^nd	1955	39.5%
2022	46.90	1257^th	2401	47.6%
2023	48.59	1197^th	2403	50.2%
2024	45.46	1284^th	2413	46.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Berea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.32	1223^rd	2340	47.7%
2019	43.83	1298^th	2358	45.0%
2021	42.39	1151^st	1961	41.3%
2022	46.15	1273^rd	2400	47.0%
2023	38.90	1462^nd	2400	39.1%
2024	45.79	1272^nd	2411	47.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Berea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	52.25	348^th	891	60.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Berea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.02	323^rd	1392	76.8%
2019	48.63	610^th	1315	53.6%
2021	58.78	288^th	818	64.8%
2022	48.74	708^th	1503	52.9%
2023	45.68	733^rd	1429	48.7%
2024	56.56	541^st	1531	64.7%

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Rank History for White students at Berea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.88	974^th	1408	30.8%
2019	46.03	740^th	1338	44.7%
2021	35.17	847^th	1224	30.8%
2022	45.71	790^th	1399	43.5%
2023	45.82	756^th	1337	43.5%
2024	41.90	827^th	1392	40.6%

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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 Berea Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	333	1	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	342
1990	314	1	2	9	0	n/a	n/a	326
1991	403	12	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	427
1992	409	17	3	14	2	n/a	n/a	445
1993	432	17	3	24	1	n/a	n/a	477
1994	487	11	4	25	1	n/a	n/a	528
1995	482	14	7	23	2	n/a	n/a	528
1996	482	14	7	23	2	n/a	n/a	528
1997	460	21	5	31	1	n/a	n/a	518
1998	487	19	6	30	1	n/a	n/a	543
1999	502	16	4	31	1	n/a	n/a	554
2000	453	28	1	36	1	n/a	n/a	519
2001	434	24	3	31	1	n/a	n/a	493
2002	399	45	10	45	1	n/a	n/a	500
2003	399	45	10	45	1	n/a	n/a	500
2004	373	35	8	47	1	n/a	n/a	464
2005	333	38	12	40	1	n/a	n/a	424
2006	333	35	13	41	1	n/a	n/a	423
2007	326	30	11	57	2	n/a	n/a	426
2008	313	43	10	65	2	n/a	n/a	433
2009	317	37	12	64	3	n/a	n/a	433
2010	286	44	13	79	4	n/a	n/a	426
2011	288	43	8	82	3	0	1	425
2012	249	41	7	89	3	0	7	396
2013	222	35	7	89	1	0	10	364
2014	259	49	8	123	0	0	25	464
2015	271	41	7	116	0	0	23	458
2016	279	41	4	119	0	0	33	476
2017	279	38	2	123	0	0	33	475
2018	279	36	4	123	0	0	36	478
2019	273	43	2	134	0	0	39	491
2020	269	48	1	136	0	0	32	486
2021	236	43	1	142	0	0	28	450
2022	225	53	1	157	0	0	25	461
2023	230	55	1	164	0	0	27	477

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 Berea Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	342	20.9	16.3	n/a
1990	326	23.9	13.6	n/a
1991	427	25.9	16.4	n/a
1992	445	27.8	16.0	n/a
1993	477	30.0	15.9	n/a
1994	528	30.7	17.2	11.2
1995	528	30.2	17.5	9.5
1996	528	30.2	17.5	9.5
1997	518	24.2	21.4	11
1998	543	33.0	16.5	8.3
1999	554	34.8	15.9	17.1
2000	519	35.3	14.7	18.1
2001	493	35.4	13.9	28.6
2002	500	33.1	15.1	24.6
2003	500	33.1	15.1	24.6
2004	464	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	424	33.6	12.6	15.8
2006	423	33.0	12.8	14.9
2007	426	33.0	12.9	17.8
2008	433	33.0	13.1	21
2009	433	36.0	12.0	21.7
2010	426	36.3	11.7	27.7
2011	425	36.8	11.5	23.5
2012	396	33.4	11.8	25.8
2013	364	29.2	12.4	25.3
2014	464	33.0	14.0	36.2
2015	458	35.0	13.0	36
2016	476	40.0	11.9	35.7
2017	475	41.9	11.3	36.4
2018	478	43.0	11.1	40.6
2019	491	42.0	11.6	40.7
2020	486	47.0	10.3	39.1
2021	450	39.0	11.5	39.8
2022	461	41.3	11.1	37.7
2023	477	43.2	11.0	44.9

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 Berea Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	342	20.9	16.3	n/a
1990	326	23.9	13.6	n/a
1991	427	25.9	16.4	n/a
1992	445	27.8	16.0	n/a
1993	477	30.0	15.9	n/a
1994	528	30.7	17.2	11.2
1995	528	30.2	17.5	9.5
1996	528	30.2	17.5	9.5
1997	518	24.2	21.4	11
1998	543	33.0	16.5	8.3
1999	554	34.8	15.9	17.1
2000	519	35.3	14.7	18.1
2001	493	35.4	13.9	28.6
2002	500	33.1	15.1	24.6
2003	500	33.1	15.1	24.6
2004	464	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	424	33.6	12.6	15.8
2006	423	33.0	12.8	14.9
2007	426	33.0	12.9	17.8
2008	433	33.0	13.1	21
2009	433	36.0	12.0	21.7
2010	426	36.3	11.7	27.7
2011	425	36.8	11.5	23.5
2012	396	33.4	11.8	25.8
2013	364	29.2	12.4	25.3
2014	464	33.0	14.0	36.2
2015	458	35.0	13.0	36
2016	476	40.0	11.9	35.7
2017	475	41.9	11.3	36.4
2018	478	43.0	11.1	40.6
2019	491	42.0	11.6	40.7
2020	486	47.0	10.3	39.1
2021	450	39.0	11.5	39.8
2022	461	41.3	11.1	37.7
2023	477	43.2	11.0	44.9

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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