Valley Cottage School
26 Lake Rd
Valley Cottage NY, 10989, Rockland County
Phone: 845-353-7280
Ranking: (1,045 out of 3,424, top 31%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Nyack Union Free School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 432 | 424 | 455 | 484 | 472 | 454 | 438 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 82 | 19.0% | 64 | 15.1% | 52 | 11.4% | 73 | 15.1% | 88 | 18.6% | 79 | 17.4% | 83 | 18.9% |
Grade 1: | 63 | 14.6% | 49 | 11.6% | 75 | 16.5% | 80 | 16.5% | 76 | 16.1% | 79 | 17.4% | 81 | 18.5% |
Grade 2: | 56 | 13.0% | 73 | 17.2% | 77 | 16.9% | 80 | 16.5% | 80 | 16.9% | 77 | 17.0% | 75 | 17.1% |
Grade 3: | 73 | 16.9% | 75 | 17.7% | 76 | 16.7% | 86 | 17.8% | 80 | 16.9% | 79 | 17.4% | 67 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 76 | 17.6% | 77 | 18.2% | 86 | 18.9% | 84 | 17.4% | 79 | 16.7% | 68 | 15.0% | 70 | 16.0% |
Grade 5: | 79 | 18.3% | 86 | 20.3% | 86 | 18.9% | 81 | 16.7% | 69 | 14.6% | 72 | 15.9% | 62 | 14.2% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 229 | 53.0% | 214 | 50.5% | 232 | 51.0% | 245 | 50.6% | 229 | 48.5% | 229 | 50.4% | 226 | 51.6% |
Female: | 203 | 47.0% | 210 | 49.5% | 223 | 49.0% | 239 | 49.4% | 235 | 49.8% | 217 | 47.8% | 208 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 37 | 8.6% | 34 | 8.0% | 40 | 8.8% | 47 | 9.7% | 47 | 10.0% | 44 | 9.7% | 42 | 9.6% |
Hispanic: | 97 | 22.5% | 90 | 21.2% | 91 | 20.0% | 82 | 16.9% | 79 | 16.7% | 76 | 16.7% | 68 | 15.5% |
Black: | 73 | 16.9% | 80 | 18.9% | 92 | 20.2% | 116 | 24.0% | 106 | 22.5% | 108 | 23.8% | 106 | 24.2% |
White: | 206 | 47.7% | 202 | 47.6% | 214 | 47.0% | 239 | 49.4% | 237 | 50.2% | 226 | 49.8% | 222 | 50.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.2% | 16 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 100 | 23.1% | 108 | 25.5% | 116 | 25.5% | 102 | 21.1% | 77 | 16.3% | 79 | 17.4% | 85 | 19.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 5.3% | 16 | 3.8% | 13 | 2.9% | 17 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.8% | 18 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.09 | 12.84 | 13.78 | 12.72 | 13.11 | 12.60 | 12.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 48.9% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 50.7% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 79% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 81% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 39.9% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 90% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 38.1% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 41% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 70% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 76% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 40.7% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 86% |
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* Valley Cottage School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.