Best Public Schools in Valley Cottage, NY

Summary:

The city of Valley Cottage, New York is home to two elementary schools, Valley Cottage School and Liberty Elementary School, both part of the Nyack Union Free School District. Based on the available data, Valley Cottage School emerges as the standout performer, consistently outpacing Liberty Elementary and the district/state averages on key metrics.

Valley Cottage School has demonstrated significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels compared to Liberty Elementary. For instance, in the 2023-2024 school year, Valley Cottage School had a 71.43% proficiency rate in 3rd grade ELA, compared to 53.97% at Liberty Elementary, 64.29% in the district, and 42.6% statewide. Similarly, in 5th grade Math, Valley Cottage School achieved a 78.85% proficiency rate, while Liberty Elementary had 40%, the district had 62.73%, and the state average was 48.93%. This performance gap is reflected in Valley Cottage School's higher rankings and ratings, reaching as high as 204 out of 2,445 New York elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The demographic and financial indicators suggest that factors such as a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (33.77% at Valley Cottage vs. 46.6% at Liberty) and a lower student-teacher ratio (10.5 at Valley Cottage vs. 11.6 at Liberty) may contribute to the school's academic success. The per-student spending is also slightly higher at Valley Cottage School ($20,967) compared to Liberty Elementary ($20,314). These insights highlight the importance of conducting in-depth analyses to identify high-performing schools, understand the factors driving their success, and use these learnings to drive improvements across the education system.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)			NY State Assessments Math (2024)			NY State Assessments Science (2024)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	142 Lake Rd	Valley Cottage	10989	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 353-7240	449	39	11.4	38.5%	124 (27.6%)	52 (11.6%)	217 (48.3%)	27 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.8%)	58	943^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.4%		66.3	765^th of 2439 public elementary schools	68.6%	178	54.0	56.0	52.7	56.5	53.7	40.0	40.4	98.2	99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.7	99.6	99.3	$20,314	$551	$19,763
Valley Cottage School	Public	K-5	26 Lake Rd	Valley Cottage	10989	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 353-7280	377	37	10.2	28.6%	143 (37.9%)	51 (13.5%)	133 (35.3%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.2%)	89.9	204^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%		88.1	252^nd of 2439 public elementary schools	89.7%	48	71.4	68.4	66.7	80.4	94.8	78.9	56.3	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	$20,967	$627	$20,340

Cities Near Valley Cottage

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nyack	1.24 mi	3	192^nd
West Nyack	1.57 mi	8	143^rd
New City	2.18 mi	8	176^th
Congers	2.63 mi	1	253^rd
Bardonia	2.81 mi	1	236^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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