Is Pine Valley Elementary School a good school?

Pine Valley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Pine Valley Elementary School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Pine Valley Elementary School?

Students at Pine Valley Elementary School are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pine Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pine Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School

Pine Valley Elementary School

Summary:

Pine Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 307 students in grades PK-6 in South Dayton, New York. The school is part of the Cassadaga Valley Central School District, which is ranked 637 out of 866 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Pine Valley Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of white students (89.25%) compared to nearby schools like School 3 in Dunkirk (28.57%) and Wheelock Primary School in Fredonia (70.48%), the school consistently performs below the state average on New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math. In 2022-2023, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 11.63% to 25% in ELA and 30.3% to 48.84% in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.89% to 48.79% in ELA and 48.07% to 53.68% in Math. This has resulted in Pine Valley Elementary being ranked in the bottom 25% of elementary schools in New York.

Contributing factors to the school's academic challenges may include a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.91% to 64.14% over the past three years - significantly higher than nearby schools like Fredonia Elementary School (48.99%) and Wheelock Primary School (33.13%). However, Pine Valley Elementary also has the highest spending per student among the nearby schools, with a 2022-2023 budget of $17,067 per student, suggesting the potential for improvement with the right strategies and interventions.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

7755 Rt 83
South Dayton, NY 14138-9698

(716) 988-3291

District: Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1989^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,067

Students who attend Pine Valley Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 307

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pine Valley Elementary School ranks worse than 81.5% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.71. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (89.3%), Hispanic (6.5%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pine Valley Elementary School is 9.9. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pine Valley Elementary School is $17,067.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Pine Valley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pine Valley Elementary School 1989^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Pine Valley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

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Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton):

SchoolDigger ranks Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) 637^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pine Valley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Pine Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	64.28	962^nd	2206	56.4%
2007	63.20	987^th	2219	55.5%
2008	60.44	1079^th	2227	51.5%
2009	51.63	1364^th	2257	39.6%
2010	44.54	1431^st	2263	36.8%
2011	38.68	1549^th	2286	32.2%
2012	33.64	1687^th	2320	27.3%
2013	36.36	1509^th	2325	35.1%
2014	41.37	1407^th	2345	40.0%
2015	41.94	1395^th	2352	40.7%
2016	32.37	1672^nd	2366	29.3%
2017	23.30	1915^th	2386	19.7%
2018	24.04	1932^nd	2395	19.3%
2019	10.44	2277^th	2413	5.6%
2021	21.91	1820^th	2201	17.3%
2022	23.90	1938^th	2434	20.4%
2023	21.71	1989^th	2439	18.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pine Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.27	894^th	1941	53.9%
2021	36.35	660^th	1044	36.8%
2022	21.03	1895^th	2031	6.7%
2023	23.05	1744^th	2016	13.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pine Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.41	1719^th	2045	15.9%
2019	13.80	1939^th	2032	4.6%
2021	27.98	1316^th	1678	21.6%
2022	24.24	1751^st	2099	16.6%
2023	21.00	1761^st	2041	13.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Pine Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.61	1793^rd	2338	23.3%
2019	14.28	2152^nd	2357	8.7%
2021	20.15	1665^th	1955	14.8%
2022	29.98	1760^th	2401	26.7%
2023	26.64	1845^th	2403	23.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Pine Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.64	1905^th	2340	18.6%
2019	9.65	2263^rd	2358	4.0%
2021	22.39	1618^th	1961	17.5%
2022	19.99	2053^rd	2400	14.5%
2023	18.48	2078^th	2400	13.4%

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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 Pine Valley Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	467	0	0	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	474
1990	460	2	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	467
1991	460	4	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1992	473	3	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
1993	452	4	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
1994	477	3	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1995	496	2	3	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	511
1996	496	2	3	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	511
1997	482	4	2	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	493
1998	452	2	4	8	7	n/a	n/a	0	473
1999	448	5	5	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	472
2000	439	5	4	8	10	n/a	n/a	0	466
2001	396	3	3	6	6	n/a	n/a	0	414
2002	384	4	3	5	6	n/a	n/a	0	402
2003	384	4	3	5	6	n/a	n/a	0	402
2004	364	4	4	6	6	n/a	n/a	0	384
2005	360	5	2	2	5	n/a	n/a	0	374
2006	344	4	2	1	5	n/a	n/a	0	356
2007	333	2	0	3	5	n/a	n/a	0	343
2008	348	2	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	4	360
2009	363	2	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
2010	382	2	3	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	391
2011	359	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	367
2012	317	1	0	11	0	0	3	0	332
2013	305	1	0	15	1	0	2	0	324
2014	307	0	0	16	0	0	2	0	325
2015	316	0	0	14	1	0	7	0	338
2016	311	1	0	10	1	0	7	0	330
2017	265	1	0	15	1	0	9	0	291
2018	262	1	0	15	3	0	10	0	291
2019	268	1	0	17	2	0	12	0	300
2020	256	1	0	15	2	0	9	0	283
2021	213	1	0	13	2	0	8	0	237
2022	264	1	0	13	2	0	12	0	292
2023	274	1	0	20	2	0	10	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 Pine Valley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	474	30.9	15.3	n/a
1990	467	30.4	15.3	n/a
1991	466	32.4	14.3	n/a
1992	478	33.3	14.3	n/a
1993	460	32.4	14.2	n/a
1994	483	34.5	14.0	32.1
1995	511	37.5	13.6	35.4
1996	511	37.5	13.6	35.4
1997	493	36.5	13.5	36.5
1998	473	35.5	13.3	27.5
1999	472	35.5	13.3	26.7
2000	466	35.1	13.3	41.4
2001	414	38.4	10.8	26.8
2002	402	35.4	11.4	36.6
2003	402	35.4	11.4	36.6
2004	384	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	374	35.1	10.7	43.6
2006	356	37.0	9.6	41.9
2007	343	37.1	9.2	46.1
2008	360	35.4	10.2	50
2009	370	35.0	10.6	54.9
2010	391	37.0	10.5	54
2011	367	38.7	9.4	51.2
2012	332	35.0	9.4	n/a
2013	324	35.0	9.2	98.5
2014	325	34.0	9.5	32
2015	338	30.0	11.2	59.5
2016	330	25.0	13.2	61.5
2017	291	20.4	14.2	63.9
2018	291	26.0	11.1	64.6
2019	300	24.0	12.5	65.7
2020	283	30.0	9.4	66.4
2021	237	27.1	8.7	64.1
2022	292	27.7	10.5	57.9
2023	307	30.7	9.9	46.9

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 Pine Valley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	474	30.9	15.3	n/a
1990	467	30.4	15.3	n/a
1991	466	32.4	14.3	n/a
1992	478	33.3	14.3	n/a
1993	460	32.4	14.2	n/a
1994	483	34.5	14.0	32.1
1995	511	37.5	13.6	35.4
1996	511	37.5	13.6	35.4
1997	493	36.5	13.5	36.5
1998	473	35.5	13.3	27.5
1999	472	35.5	13.3	26.7
2000	466	35.1	13.3	41.4
2001	414	38.4	10.8	26.8
2002	402	35.4	11.4	36.6
2003	402	35.4	11.4	36.6
2004	384	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	374	35.1	10.7	43.6
2006	356	37.0	9.6	41.9
2007	343	37.1	9.2	46.1
2008	360	35.4	10.2	50
2009	370	35.0	10.6	54.9
2010	391	37.0	10.5	54
2011	367	38.7	9.4	51.2
2012	332	35.0	9.4	n/a
2013	324	35.0	9.2	98.5
2014	325	34.0	9.5	32
2015	338	30.0	11.2	59.5
2016	330	25.0	13.2	61.5
2017	291	20.4	14.2	63.9
2018	291	26.0	11.1	64.6
2019	300	24.0	12.5	65.7
2020	283	30.0	9.4	66.4
2021	237	27.1	8.7	64.1
2022	292	27.7	10.5	57.9
2023	307	30.7	9.9	46.9

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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