Valley Cottage School

26 Lake Rd, Valley Cottage NY, 10989 | Nyack Union Free School District | 845-353-7280
  • grades KG-5
  • students 442
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 65% 14% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
60%Valley Cottage
56%New York

Valley Cottage School is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Nyack Union Free School District" in Valley Cottage, NY. There are a total of 442 students and 36 teachers at Valley Cottage School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Valley Cottage School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 64.5%, which is 14% higher than the New York average.

Valley Cottage School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students442
Teachers36
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Valley Cottage School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All72%
370-79%
465-69%
575-79%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All57%
370-79%
455-59%
545-49%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Valley Cottage School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 47.6% 49.8% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 16.9% 19.1% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 7.9% 7.7% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 22.5% 19.1% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.9% 0.6% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.7% 3.3% 2.0% 3.1%

Valley Cottage demographics profile

StatisticValley CottageNew YorkNational
Population8,86119,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,01541391
Median age52.738.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)65%52%55%
Speak English74%70%79%
Speak Spanish7%15%13%

Education level achieved in Valley Cottage

IndexValley CottageNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade90.5%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school90.4%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college67.9%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree54.6%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors46.0%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters19.8%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.1%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.0%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Valley Cottage School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.