Is James A Dever School a good school?

James A Dever School ranks 442 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James A Dever School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 418 students attended James A Dever School.

What is the racial makeup of James A Dever School?

Students at James A Dever School are 35% White, 24% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 14% African American, 2% Two or more races.

James A Dever School

Summary:

James A Dever School is an exceptional elementary school serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade in Valley Stream, New York, as part of the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in the state, with outstanding academic achievement across all grade levels and student subgroups.

The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 3rd grade, James A Dever School had a 60.98% proficiency rate in ELA, compared to 35.02% for the district and 42.6% for the state. In 3rd grade Math, the school's proficiency rate was 80.49%, while the district and state rates were 50.9% and 53.93%, respectively. This academic excellence extends to all student subgroups, with the school's rankings for female, male, African American, and Hispanic students all in the top 25% of New York elementary schools.

Interestingly, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School, which are also part of the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District, lag behind James A Dever School in terms of state assessment proficiency rates and statewide rankings. This suggests that James A Dever School has implemented effective teaching practices and resource allocation strategies that contribute to its exceptional performance, even while serving a student population with a lower socioeconomic status compared to some nearby schools.

Detail:

Public K-6

585 N Corona Ave
Valley Stream, NY 11580-2099

(516) 568-6120

District: Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
442^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,922

Student/teacher ratio: 9.3

Number of students: 418

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.4%

Asian:

23.9%

Hispanic:

23.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 23.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details James A Dever School ranks better than 81.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.33. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details James A Dever School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District. Student population at James A Dever School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35.4%), Asian (23.9%), Hispanic (23.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at James A Dever School is 9.3, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District! (See more...)

Compare James A Dever School employs 44.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at James A Dever School is $21,922, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

James A Dever School:

SchoolDigger ranks James A Dever School 442^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See James A Dever School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District 353^rd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for James A Dever School

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Rank History for all students at James A Dever School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	88.13	39^th	2206	98.2%
2007	86.31	81^st	2219	96.3%
2008	84.22	132^nd	2227	94.1%
2009	83.32	115^th	2257	94.9%
2010	86.04	152^nd	2263	93.3%
2011	85.49	206^th	2286	91.0%
2012	84.11	245^th	2320	89.4%
2013	82.78	311^th	2325	86.6%
2014	82.26	311^th	2345	86.7%
2015	77.09	468^th	2352	80.1%
2016	77.76	453^rd	2366	80.9%
2017	63.67	826^th	2386	65.4%
2018	68.86	694^th	2395	71.0%
2019	65.47	773^rd	2413	68.0%
2021	74.31	501^st	2201	77.2%
2022	73.86	561^st	2434	77.0%
2023	76.31	533^rd	2439	78.1%
2024	79.33	442^nd	2445	81.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at James A Dever School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	48.22	838^th	2031	58.7%
2023	57.29	599^th	2016	70.3%
2024	59.05	599^th	2110	71.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at James A Dever School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.52	558^th	2045	72.7%
2019	68.55	481^st	2032	76.3%
2021	82.62	170^th	1678	89.9%
2022	63.17	606^th	2099	71.1%
2023	62.98	599^th	2041	70.7%
2024	80.60	262^nd	2078	87.4%

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Rank History for Female students at James A Dever School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.01	667^th	2338	71.5%
2019	66.24	740^th	2357	68.6%
2021	70.38	503^rd	1955	74.3%
2022	72.91	568^th	2401	76.3%
2023	70.42	633^rd	2403	73.7%
2024	76.08	490^th	2413	79.7%

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Rank History for Male students at James A Dever School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.95	712^th	2340	69.6%
2019	63.91	787^th	2358	66.6%
2021	73.21	464^th	1961	76.3%
2022	71.61	590^th	2400	75.4%
2023	77.35	474^th	2400	80.3%
2024	79.50	404^th	2411	83.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at James A Dever School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.71	383^rd	601	36.3%
2019	19.42	482^nd	548	12.0%
2022	65.61	246^th	671	63.3%
2023	57.29	290^th	605	52.1%
2024	60.22	275^th	662	58.5%

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Rank History for African American students at James A Dever School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.38	127^th	948	86.6%
2019	92.92	44^th	891	95.1%
2021	93.76	20^th	427	95.3%
2022	67.43	252^nd	936	73.1%
2023	78.38	138^th	857	83.9%
2024	85.02	95^th	927	89.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at James A Dever School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.10	260^th	1392	81.3%
2019	52.42	537^th	1315	59.2%
2021	73.71	148^th	818	81.9%
2022	81.67	173^rd	1503	88.5%
2023	70.99	302^nd	1429	78.9%
2024	84.34	164^th	1531	89.3%

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Rank History for White students at James A Dever School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.61	670^th	1408	52.4%
2019	48.84	686^th	1338	48.7%
2021	57.80	534^th	1224	56.4%
2022	59.51	552^nd	1399	60.5%
2023	65.15	470^th	1337	64.8%
2024	61.20	519^th	1392	62.7%

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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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by a parent
Thursday, February 12, 2009

This school is not good for Bright and gifted students . my son is from gifted and talented school and he is not supported very much with the school . i have to fight with the school principal and still he cant understand the important of gifted and talented student. Close Quote

Enrollment information for James A Dever School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	454	0	14	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	472
1990	455	0	10	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1991	448	0	11	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
1992	463	2	19	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
1993	458	2	20	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1994	473	1	21	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
1995	408	6	24	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1996	408	6	24	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1997	445	7	20	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1998	483	5	38	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1999	489	10	48	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
2000	465	26	44	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	583
2001	453	12	45	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
2002	424	14	41	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
2003	424	14	41	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
2004	398	17	40	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
2005	380	23	38	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
2006	359	33	38	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	493
2007	333	37	39	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
2008	331	51	59	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
2009	314	50	64	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	508
2010	305	52	58	87	0	n/a	n/a	3	505
2011	317	52	50	87	1	0	3	0	510
2012	295	51	43	89	2	10	1	0	491
2013	301	65	47	92	2	12	5	0	524
2014	276	59	62	109	3	0	5	0	514
2015	255	60	55	112	3	0	7	0	492
2016	230	62	55	122	3	0	10	0	482
2017	219	76	55	120	3	7	9	0	489
2018	199	77	63	122	2	4	9	0	476
2019	195	77	67	118	1	2	7	0	467
2020	183	65	68	109	1	1	4	0	431
2021	168	67	64	97	0	1	7	0	404
2022	169	67	77	95	0	2	5	0	415
2023	158	61	92	91	0	3	8	0	413
2024	148	57	100	100	0	4	9	0	418

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 James A Dever School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	472	32.9	14.3	n/a
1990	481	33.9	14.1	n/a
1991	477	31.4	15.1	n/a
1992	501	29.9	16.7	n/a
1993	497	28.0	17.8	n/a
1994	509	28.0	18.2	2.6
1995	458	28.0	16.4	3.3
1996	458	28.0	16.4	3.3
1997	497	30.0	16.6	3.2
1998	561	33.0	17.0	2.9
1999	585	32.7	17.9	4.3
2000	583	34.1	17.1	7.7
2001	547	36.0	15.2	5.5
2002	529	38.0	13.9	5.9
2003	529	38.0	13.9	5.9
2004	504	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	507	34.2	14.8	5.9
2006	493	38.0	13.0	7.1
2007	477	38.0	12.6	6.5
2008	519	37.0	14.0	6.7
2009	508	39.0	13.0	7.3
2010	505	38.0	13.2	8
2011	510	40.6	12.5	8.4
2012	491	32.0	15.3	8.8
2013	524	40.5	12.9	9.2
2014	514	39.0	13.1	9.7
2015	492	37.0	13.2	17.7
2016	482	38.0	12.6	18.5
2017	489	37.7	12.9	21.7
2018	476	34.0	13.9	21.2
2019	467	41.0	11.3	22.9
2020	431	44.6	9.6	22.7
2021	404	36.3	11.1	24.3
2022	415	39.4	10.5	29.6
2023	413	43.6	9.4	29.3
2024	418	44.6	9.3	23.4

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 James A Dever School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	472	32.9	14.3	n/a
1990	481	33.9	14.1	n/a
1991	477	31.4	15.1	n/a
1992	501	29.9	16.7	n/a
1993	497	28.0	17.8	n/a
1994	509	28.0	18.2	2.6
1995	458	28.0	16.4	3.3
1996	458	28.0	16.4	3.3
1997	497	30.0	16.6	3.2
1998	561	33.0	17.0	2.9
1999	585	32.7	17.9	4.3
2000	583	34.1	17.1	7.7
2001	547	36.0	15.2	5.5
2002	529	38.0	13.9	5.9
2003	529	38.0	13.9	5.9
2004	504	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	507	34.2	14.8	5.9
2006	493	38.0	13.0	7.1
2007	477	38.0	12.6	6.5
2008	519	37.0	14.0	6.7
2009	508	39.0	13.0	7.3
2010	505	38.0	13.2	8
2011	510	40.6	12.5	8.4
2012	491	32.0	15.3	8.8
2013	524	40.5	12.9	9.2
2014	514	39.0	13.1	9.7
2015	492	37.0	13.2	17.7
2016	482	38.0	12.6	18.5
2017	489	37.7	12.9	21.7
2018	476	34.0	13.9	21.2
2019	467	41.0	11.3	22.9
2020	431	44.6	9.6	22.7
2021	404	36.3	11.1	24.3
2022	415	39.4	10.5	29.6
2023	413	43.6	9.4	29.3
2024	418	44.6	9.3	23.4

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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