Grade Trends

Valley Cottage School

Grades K–5 Public District: Nyack Union Free School District

26 Lake Rd, Valley Cottage, NY 10989 Map

Math (met standard)
84%
+27 state 58% · 2024-25
English (met standard)
73%
+18 state 55% · 2024-25
Science (met standard)
77%
+32 state 45% · 2024-25
Low income
26%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
384
2024-25
Students per teacher
10.4
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 78% state 60% · 2024-25 70% state 54% · 2024-25 —
Grade 4 89% state 59% · 2024-25 77% state 54% · 2024-25 —
Grade 5 84% state 54% · 2024-25 72% state 57% · 2024-25 77% state 45% · 2024-25
All grades 84% state 58% · 2024-25 73% state 55% · 2024-25 77% state 45% · 2024-25
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2024-25 84% state 58% 73% state 55% 77% state 45%
2023-24 85% state 54% 69% state 45% 56% state 35%
2022-23 86% state 52% 66% state 46% —
2021-22 73% state 43% 59% state 42% —
2018-19 70% state 50% 58% state 46% —
2017-18 79% state 49% 62% state 46% —
2016-17 73% state 45% 52% state 40% —
2015-16 62% state 43% 53% state 39% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Liberty Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Nyack Union Free School District
1.1 mi
60%
+2 vs state
59%
+4 vs state
42%
−3 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 59% in 2022-23 → 59% in 2024-25 37% 452 Hispanic 50%
Strawtown Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Clarkstown Central School District
1.5 mi
91%
+33 vs state
82%
+27 vs state
59%
+14 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 77% in 2022-23 → 86% in 2024-25 13% 314 White 49%
Upper Nyack School
Grades K–5 · Nyack Union Free School District
1.7 mi
79%
+21 vs state
73%
+18 vs state
57%
+12 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 77% in 2022-23 → 76% in 2024-25 23% 395 White 48%
West Nyack Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Clarkstown Central School District
2.1 mi
62%
+4 vs state
67%
+12 vs state
65%
+20 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 62% in 2022-23 → 64% in 2024-25 21% 304 White 49%
Laurel Plains Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Clarkstown Central School District
2.2 mi
85%
+27 vs state
70%
+15 vs state
61%
+16 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 74% in 2022-23 → 77% in 2024-25 21% 369 White 43%
Bardonia Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Clarkstown Central School District
2.7 mi
67%
+10 vs state
67%
+12 vs state
48%
+3 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 58% in 2022-23 → 67% in 2024-25 30% 351 White 37%
Lakewood Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Clarkstown Central School District
2.9 mi
76%
+19 vs state
68%
+13 vs state
56%
+11 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 62% in 2022-23 → 72% in 2024-25 25% 441 White 40%
New City Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Clarkstown Central School District
3.1 mi
67%
+9 vs state
70%
+15 vs state
54%
+9 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 67% in 2022-23 → 68% in 2024-25 17% 446 White 45%
Birchwood School
Grades K–12 Special education · Clarkstown Central School District
3.2 mi
60%
+4 vs state
88%
+12 vs state
63%
±0 vs state · 2023-24
8% Average of math, English and science: 80% in 2021-22 → 88% in 2024-25 42% 66 White 50%
Link Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Clarkstown Central School District
3.5 mi
53%
−4 vs state
48%
−7 vs state
58%
+13 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 53% in 2022-23 → 51% in 2024-25 20% 366 White 47%