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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361965001792
CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
45 RT 32, CENTRAL VALLEY, NY 10917 · (845) 460-6700 · Orange County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
176 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
375
-190 (-34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.6:1
% White
26%
was 49%
% Hispanic
47%
was 32%
% Black
15%
was 8%
% Asian
9%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 45 RT 32, in CENTRAL VALLEY, New York, CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a tight-knit elementary-level community that educates 375 students (grades 2 through 5), operated by MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 6,315 students overall.
Looking at the student body, CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 26% White, 15% Black, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.7%; this one delivers 46.8%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $97,178, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Orange County runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students), of which CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.5%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 34%: 565 students in 2018 compared to 375 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
406,616
Census ACS
Median income
$97,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
57,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,285 students
- MONROE-WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,559 students
- PINE TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 746 students
- NORTH MAIN STREET SCHOOLElementary · 559 students
- SMITH CLOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 467 students
- SAPPHIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 324 students
Other schools in CENTRAL VALLEY
- MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,285 students
- MONROE-WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,559 students
- SMITH CLOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 467 students
Nearby schools
- MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 2,285
- MONROE-WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,559
- SMITH CLOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 467
- KIRYAS JOEL VILLAGE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 152
- KIRYA JOEL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL CENTR2.1 mi · 15
- PINE TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 746
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 26% White, 47% Hispanic, 15% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.