Is Valley Cottage School a good school?

Yes. Valley Cottage School ranks in the top 8.3% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Valley Cottage School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 377 students attended Valley Cottage School.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Cottage School?

Students at Valley Cottage School are 38% White, 35% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Valley Cottage School attend?

Students who attend Valley Cottage School usually go on to attend: Middle : Nyack Middle School High : Nyack Senior High School

Valley Cottage School

Summary:

Valley Cottage School is an exceptional elementary school located in Valley Cottage, New York, serving 382 students in grades K-5 as part of the Nyack Union Free School District. This high-performing institution consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of elementary schools in New York, with a strong focus on academic excellence and equitable outcomes across diverse student populations.

Valley Cottage School's academic performance is truly remarkable, with proficiency rates on state assessments significantly exceeding the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 71.43% of 3rd graders, 68.42% of 4th graders, and 66.67% of 5th graders scored proficient or better on the ELA assessments, compared to the state averages of 42.6%, 47.05%, and 43.68%, respectively. The school's exceptional performance extends to various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students.

The school's success can be attributed to its efficient resource allocation, with a relatively high per-student spending of $20,967 and a low student-teacher ratio of around 10.5-11.3 students per teacher. When compared to nearby schools within the Nyack Union Free School District, such as Upper Nyack School and Liberty Elementary School, Valley Cottage School outperforms them on state assessments and overall rankings. While some nearby schools in the Clarkstown Central School District, like Strawtown Elementary and Laurel Plains Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, Valley Cottage School remains a standout institution within the region.

Detail:

Public K-5

26 Lake Rd
Valley Cottage, NY 10989-2336

(845) 353-7280

District: Nyack Union Free School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,967

Students who attend Valley Cottage School usually attend:

Middle:	Nyack Middle School
High:	Nyack Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.2

Number of students: 377

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.9%

Hispanic:

35.3%

African American:

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valley Cottage School ranks better than 91.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Nyack Union Free School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.85. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Valley Cottage School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Nyack Union Free School District. Student population at Valley Cottage School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (37.9%), Hispanic (35.3%), African American (13.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valley Cottage School is 10.2, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Nyack Union Free School District! (See more...)

Compare Valley Cottage School employs 36.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valley Cottage School is $20,967, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Nyack Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valley Cottage School:

SchoolDigger ranks Valley Cottage School 204^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Valley Cottage School in the ranking list.)

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Nyack Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Nyack Union Free School District 223^rd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Valley Cottage School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	72.33	635^th	2206	71.2%
2007	79.07	358^th	2219	83.9%
2008	77.18	425^th	2227	80.9%
2009	70.17	709^th	2257	68.6%
2010	62.42	945^th	2263	58.2%
2011	71.60	640^th	2286	72.0%
2012	61.95	966^th	2320	58.4%
2013	73.36	519^th	2325	77.7%
2014	55.95	1003^rd	2345	57.2%
2015	67.21	710^th	2352	69.8%
2016	76.37	488^th	2366	79.4%
2017	81.19	367^th	2386	84.6%
2018	82.30	336^th	2395	86.0%
2019	77.18	488^th	2413	79.8%
2021	87.50	187^th	2201	91.5%
2022	85.55	293^rd	2434	88.0%
2023	88.10	252^nd	2439	89.7%
2024	89.85	204^th	2445	91.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Valley Cottage School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.90	21^st	202	89.6%
2022	88.44	36^th	289	87.5%
2023	80.08	51^st	223	77.1%
2024	80.94	68^th	279	75.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Valley Cottage School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	71.22	132^nd	938	85.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Valley Cottage School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.38	485^th	1941	75.0%
2019	66.66	332^nd	1859	82.1%
2022	60.62	521^st	2031	74.3%
2024	66.52	450^th	2110	78.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Valley Cottage School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.44	382^nd	2045	81.3%
2019	47.98	944^th	2032	53.5%
2022	79.08	280^th	2099	86.7%
2023	82.95	242^nd	2041	88.1%
2024	83.50	218^th	2078	89.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Valley Cottage School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.96	270^th	2338	88.5%
2019	76.59	469^th	2357	80.1%
2021	90.70	72^nd	1955	96.3%
2022	87.20	235^th	2401	90.2%
2023	85.61	295^th	2403	87.7%
2024	92.78	125^th	2413	94.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Valley Cottage School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.78	402^nd	2340	82.8%
2019	75.58	492^nd	2358	79.1%
2021	85.21	195^th	1961	90.1%
2022	80.44	388^th	2400	83.8%
2023	85.57	285^th	2400	88.1%
2024	81.71	361^st	2411	85.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Valley Cottage School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	65.65	210^th	601	65.1%
2022	67.38	230^th	671	65.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Valley Cottage School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.76	109^th	948	88.5%
2019	70.00	206^th	891	76.9%
2022	77.64	161^st	936	82.8%
2023	81.53	112^th	857	86.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valley Cottage School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.56	193^rd	1392	86.1%
2019	64.66	342^nd	1315	74.0%
2022	76.30	243^rd	1503	83.8%
2023	84.88	135^th	1429	90.6%
2024	76.57	257^th	1531	83.2%

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Rank History for White students at Valley Cottage School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.30	237^th	1408	83.2%
2019	82.03	200^th	1338	85.1%
2021	84.00	111^th	1224	90.9%
2022	85.77	111^th	1399	92.1%
2023	88.19	108^th	1337	91.9%
2024	93.88	37^th	1392	97.3%

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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.

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 Valley Cottage School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	303	112	27	11	0	n/a	n/a	453
1990	187	82	17	10	2	n/a	n/a	298
1991	241	125	25	11	1	n/a	n/a	403
1992	262	131	16	12	0	n/a	n/a	421
1993	255	128	22	11	0	n/a	n/a	416
1994	229	147	29	23	1	n/a	n/a	429
1995	224	182	36	28	0	n/a	n/a	470
1996	224	182	36	28	0	n/a	n/a	470
1997	219	147	28	36	0	n/a	n/a	430
1998	231	164	38	32	0	n/a	n/a	465
1999	212	168	32	22	0	n/a	n/a	434
2000	226	157	18	32	0	n/a	n/a	433
2001	191	139	35	33	0	n/a	n/a	398
2002	193	134	36	27	0	n/a	n/a	390
2003	193	134	36	27	0	n/a	n/a	390
2004	202	115	39	44	0	n/a	n/a	400
2005	209	111	40	46	0	n/a	n/a	406
2006	212	107	45	48	0	n/a	n/a	412
2007	223	115	37	56	0	n/a	n/a	431
2008	222	106	42	68	0	n/a	n/a	438
2009	226	108	44	76	0	n/a	n/a	454
2010	237	106	47	79	3	n/a	n/a	472
2011	239	116	47	82	0	0	0	484
2012	214	92	40	91	0	1	17	455
2013	202	80	34	90	0	2	16	424
2014	206	73	37	97	1	0	18	432
2015	192	91	34	120	0	0	16	453
2016	190	79	39	107	0	0	24	439
2017	184	76	32	123	0	5	33	453
2018	179	71	35	117	0	4	36	442
2019	173	68	40	118	0	3	43	445
2020	158	65	31	120	0	2	37	413
2021	156	64	28	100	0	3	31	382
2022	152	62	29	106	0	5	36	390
2023	150	54	25	117	0	5	31	382
2024	143	51	19	133	0	4	27	377

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 Valley Cottage School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	453	36.9	12.2	n/a
1990	298	26.0	11.4	n/a
1991	403	32.4	12.4	n/a
1992	421	35.5	11.8	n/a
1993	416	24.0	17.3	n/a
1994	429	27.0	15.9	16.3
1995	470	26.0	18.1	17.4
1996	470	26.0	18.1	17.4
1997	430	26.5	16.2	16.5
1998	465	27.0	17.2	17.8
1999	434	29.0	15.0	18.2
2000	433	24.0	18.0	24.7
2001	398	28.0	14.2	22.9
2002	390	30.0	13.0	26.2
2003	390	30.0	13.0	26.2
2004	400	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	406	32.2	12.6	16.3
2006	412	32.0	12.9	20.9
2007	431	35.0	12.3	17.4
2008	438	34.0	12.9	23.5
2009	454	36.0	12.6	21.4
2010	472	36.0	13.1	20.1
2011	484	38.0	12.7	24.6
2012	455	33.0	13.7	28.4
2013	424	33.0	12.8	29.2
2014	432	33.0	13.0	28.5
2015	453	35.0	12.9	36.4
2016	439	35.0	12.5	39.2
2017	453	37.0	12.2	40.4
2018	442	36.0	12.2	38.5
2019	445	35.0	12.7	36.9
2020	413	28.0	14.7	32
2021	382	35.3	10.8	31.2
2022	390	34.3	11.3	30.8
2023	382	36.3	10.5	33.8
2024	377	36.9	10.2	28.6

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 Valley Cottage School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	453	36.9	12.2	n/a
1990	298	26.0	11.4	n/a
1991	403	32.4	12.4	n/a
1992	421	35.5	11.8	n/a
1993	416	24.0	17.3	n/a
1994	429	27.0	15.9	16.3
1995	470	26.0	18.1	17.4
1996	470	26.0	18.1	17.4
1997	430	26.5	16.2	16.5
1998	465	27.0	17.2	17.8
1999	434	29.0	15.0	18.2
2000	433	24.0	18.0	24.7
2001	398	28.0	14.2	22.9
2002	390	30.0	13.0	26.2
2003	390	30.0	13.0	26.2
2004	400	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	406	32.2	12.6	16.3
2006	412	32.0	12.9	20.9
2007	431	35.0	12.3	17.4
2008	438	34.0	12.9	23.5
2009	454	36.0	12.6	21.4
2010	472	36.0	13.1	20.1
2011	484	38.0	12.7	24.6
2012	455	33.0	13.7	28.4
2013	424	33.0	12.8	29.2
2014	432	33.0	13.0	28.5
2015	453	35.0	12.9	36.4
2016	439	35.0	12.5	39.2
2017	453	37.0	12.2	40.4
2018	442	36.0	12.2	38.5
2019	445	35.0	12.7	36.9
2020	413	28.0	14.7	32
2021	382	35.3	10.8	31.2
2022	390	34.3	11.3	30.8
2023	382	36.3	10.5	33.8
2024	377	36.9	10.2	28.6

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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