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Strawtown Elementary School

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Strawtown Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West Nyack, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 307 students. It is part of the Clarkstown Central School District, which is ranked 217 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Strawtown Elementary School consistently outperforms the Clarkstown Central School District and the state of New York in academic assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, Strawtown's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, Strawtown had a 60.47% proficiency rate compared to 49.69% for the district and 42.6% for the state, and in 3rd grade Math, Strawtown had an 88.37% proficiency rate compared to 62.55% for the district and 53.93% for the state. Strawtown Elementary School has maintained a high statewide ranking, placing in the top 10-15% of New York elementary schools in recent years, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Clarkstown Central School District and the nearby Nanuet Union Free School District, Strawtown Elementary School stands out as a top-performing school. It outperforms many of its neighboring schools, such as West Nyack Elementary School and Link Elementary School, in academic assessments and statewide rankings. Strawtown's strong performance across diverse student subgroups, including those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, suggests that it is effectively supporting the learning needs of all its students.


Detail:

Public K-5

 413 Strawtown Rd
       West Nyack, NY  10994-1299

(845) 624-3473

District: Clarkstown Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
451st of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,228 Help


Students who attend Strawtown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Felix Festa Achievement Middle School
    Felix Festa Character Middle School
    Felix Festa Determination Middle School
High:    Clarkstown South Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.6 Help
Number of students:  307

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.0%
Hispanic:
22.8%
Asian:
15.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11% Help


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Compare Details Strawtown Elementary School ranks better than 81.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3rd among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Clarkstown Central School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.04. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Strawtown Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (58%), Hispanic (22.8%), Asian (15%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Strawtown Elementary School is 10.6, which is the 3rd best among 9 elementary schools in the Clarkstown Central School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Strawtown Elementary School is $20,228, which is the 2nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Clarkstown Central School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Strawtown Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Strawtown Elementary School 451st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Strawtown Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Clarkstown Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clarkstown Central School District 217th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Strawtown Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Strawtown Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 87.90 44th 2206 98.0%
2007 87.28 57th 2219 97.4%
2008 84.01 144th 2227 93.5%
2009 80.12 271st 2257 88.0%
2010 85.97 155th 2263 93.2%
2011 91.43 58th 2286 97.5%
2012 90.88 62nd 2320 97.3%
2013 91.62 115th 2325 95.1%
2014 88.71 173rd 2345 92.6%
2015 84.23 286th 2352 87.8%
2016 88.29 175th 2366 92.6%
2017 89.62 159th 2386 93.3%
2018 87.29 212th 2395 91.1%
2019 92.52 134th 2413 94.4%
2021 88.50 158th 2201 92.8%
2022 87.58 251st 2434 89.7%
2023 87.87 256th 2439 89.5%
2024 79.04 451st 2445 81.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Strawtown Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.13 358th 1941 81.6%
2022 72.34 317th 2031 84.4%
2023 64.87 469th 2016 76.7%
2024 60.10 578th 2110 72.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Strawtown Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.28 1255th 2045 38.6%
2019 53.32 786th 2032 61.3%
2023 70.56 456th 2041 77.7%
2024 68.97 478th 2078 77.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Strawtown Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.67 297th 2338 87.3%
2019 92.99 104th 2357 95.6%
2021 91.31 64th 1955 96.7%
2022 85.32 285th 2401 88.1%
2023 85.37 306th 2403 87.3%
2024 80.46 393rd 2413 83.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Strawtown Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.44 163rd 2340 93.0%
2019 90.13 174th 2358 92.6%
2021 82.16 265th 1961 86.5%
2022 87.33 226th 2400 90.6%
2023 87.26 241st 2400 90.0%
2024 75.87 482nd 2411 80.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Strawtown Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 67.04 233rd 671 65.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Strawtown Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.81 176th 1392 87.4%
2021 88.12 53rd 818 93.5%
2023 89.55 93rd 1429 93.5%
2024 68.75 356th 1531 76.7%
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Rank History for White students at Strawtown Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.70 217th 1408 84.6%
2019 82.46 197th 1338 85.3%
2021 84.44 103rd 1224 91.6%
2022 78.77 240th 1399 82.8%
2023 77.74 283rd 1337 78.8%
2024 67.02 427th 1392 69.3%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Strawtown Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 380 10 24 4 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1990 378 7 10 0 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1991 363 4 15 9 0 n/a n/a 0 391
1992 352 0 28 4 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1993 342 1 23 7 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1994 363 4 34 5 0 n/a n/a 0 406
1995 373 4 43 8 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1996 373 4 43 8 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1997 301 3 47 8 0 n/a n/a 0 359
1998 304 2 44 4 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1999 307 4 40 4 0 n/a n/a 0 355
2000 315 2 34 7 0 n/a n/a 0 358
2001 283 1 36 15 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2002 318 2 31 19 0 n/a n/a 0 370
2003 318 2 31 19 0 n/a n/a 0 370
2004 324 5 39 11 2 n/a n/a 0 381
2005 290 1 35 12 3 n/a n/a 0 341
2006 301 4 40 21 1 n/a n/a 0 367
2007 316 2 34 13 2 n/a n/a 2 369
2008 296 4 34 14 1 n/a n/a 0 349
2009 292 4 38 13 1 n/a n/a 0 348
2010 285 4 33 13 0 n/a n/a 7 342
2011 268 3 31 16 1 0 15 0 334
2012 262 6 26 19 0 0 14 0 327
2013 237 4 30 15 0 0 14 0 300
2014 235 4 27 21 0 0 10 0 297
2015 239 5 29 30 0 0 9 0 312
2016 227 5 31 30 0 0 8 0 301
2017 229 6 30 36 0 1 5 0 307
2018 220 7 32 34 0 1 5 0 299
2019 220 8 42 35 0 2 5 0 312
2020 192 8 39 42 0 2 9 0 292
2021 200 7 45 49 0 2 6 0 309
2022 190 5 48 64 0 1 7 0 315
2023 178 3 46 70 0 1 9 0 307

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 Strawtown Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 418 27.9 14.9 n/a
1990 395 27.3 14.4 n/a
1991 391 27.3 14.3 n/a
1992 384 26.9 14.2 n/a
1993 373 19.0 19.6 n/a
1994 406 22.0 18.5 0.2
1995 428 22.1 19.4 0.9
1996 428 22.1 19.4 0.9
1997 359 21.0 17.1 1.9
1998 354 21.0 16.9 0.8
1999 355 21.0 16.9 0.3
2000 358 21.2 16.9 1.7
2001 335 20.0 16.8 2.7
2002 370 21.2 17.5 3.2
2003 370 21.2 17.5 3.2
2004 381 n/a n/a n/a
2005 341 21.2 16.1 4.4
2006 367 21.0 17.5 3
2007 369 21.0 17.6 1.4
2008 349 19.4 18.0 2.3
2009 348 22.0 15.8 3.7
2010 342 22.0 15.5 2.1
2011 334 20.0 16.6 2.1
2012 327 17.6 18.5 5.8
2013 300 16.4 18.2 2
2014 297 17.4 17.0 3.7
2015 312 20.0 15.6 5.4
2016 301 23.0 13.0 10.3
2017 307 23.0 13.3 7.5
2018 299 20.0 14.9 9.7
2019 312 20.4 15.2 8.7
2020 292 20.8 14.0 10.3
2021 309 25.4 12.1 11
2022 315 29.3 10.7 n/a
2023 307 28.8 10.6 n/a

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 Strawtown Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 418 27.9 14.9 n/a
1990 395 27.3 14.4 n/a
1991 391 27.3 14.3 n/a
1992 384 26.9 14.2 n/a
1993 373 19.0 19.6 n/a
1994 406 22.0 18.5 0.2
1995 428 22.1 19.4 0.9
1996 428 22.1 19.4 0.9
1997 359 21.0 17.1 1.9
1998 354 21.0 16.9 0.8
1999 355 21.0 16.9 0.3
2000 358 21.2 16.9 1.7
2001 335 20.0 16.8 2.7
2002 370 21.2 17.5 3.2
2003 370 21.2 17.5 3.2
2004 381 n/a n/a n/a
2005 341 21.2 16.1 4.4
2006 367 21.0 17.5 3
2007 369 21.0 17.6 1.4
2008 349 19.4 18.0 2.3
2009 348 22.0 15.8 3.7
2010 342 22.0 15.5 2.1
2011 334 20.0 16.6 2.1
2012 327 17.6 18.5 5.8
2013 300 16.4 18.2 2
2014 297 17.4 17.0 3.7
2015 312 20.0 15.6 5.4
2016 301 23.0 13.0 10.3
2017 307 23.0 13.3 7.5
2018 299 20.0 14.9 9.7
2019 312 20.4 15.2 8.7
2020 292 20.8 14.0 10.3
2021 309 25.4 12.1 11
2022 315 29.3 10.7 n/a
2023 307 28.8 10.6 n/a

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

Strawtown Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.3%0.3%0.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%
201498.0%0.7%0.3%99.0%98.7%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.0%99.0%
201599.4%0.3%0.3%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%
201699.0%0.3%0.0%99.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.0%99.7%99.7%
201799.7%0.3%0.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201899.3%0.3%0.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%
201999.7%0.0%0.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
202099.7%0.0%100.0%99.7%99.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%

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

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $298 (1.6%) $18,111 (98.4%) $18,409
2020 $198 (1.3%) $15,287 (98.7%) $15,486
2021 $00 (0.0%) $16,205 (100.0%) $16,205
2022 $604 (3.4%) $17,205 (96.6%) $17,809
2023 $728 (3.6%) $19,500 (96.4%) $20,228

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Strawtown Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 134th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 256th of 2439 Elementary schools
 4.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Strawtown Elementary School)8482.5
 1.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Clarkstown Central School District)6960.8
 8.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Strawtown Elementary School)9294.9
 2.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Clarkstown Central School District)7072.1
 2.1%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Strawtown Elementary School)7071.4
 1.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Clarkstown Central School District)6066.7
 6.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Strawtown Elementary School)8784
 3%
   4th Grade Math (Clarkstown Central School District)6471.2
 7.2%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Strawtown Elementary School)5953.9
 5.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Clarkstown Central School District)5546.9
 8.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Strawtown Elementary School)8582.7
 2.3%
   5th Grade Math (Clarkstown Central School District)6662.7
 3.3%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students312307
 1.6%
African American83
 62.5%
American Indian00
Asian4246
 9.5%
Hispanic3570
 100%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White220178
 19.1%
Two or More Races59
 80%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Strawtown Elementary School

Students who attend Strawtown Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Felix Festa Achievement Middle School
Middle : Felix Festa Character Middle School
Middle : Felix Festa Determination Middle School
High : Clarkstown South Senior High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 307 students attended Strawtown Elementary School.

Students at Strawtown Elementary School are 58% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Strawtown Elementary School ranks 451st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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