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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH ORANGETOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362745004708
COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
120 COTTAGE LN, BLAUVELT, NY 10913 · (845) 680-1503 · Rockland County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
122 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 227 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 194 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 215 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 SOUTH ORANGETOWN 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
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 60.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 →
Schools most like COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 636 | 19.2% | 55.6% |
| WILLIAM O SCHAEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAPPAN | 559 | 15.9% | N/A |
| CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORNWALL | 595 | 19.7% | 67.4% |
| THOMAS J LAHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREENLAWN | 602 | 16.9% | 66.2% |
| PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) NEW YORK | 607 | 19.4% | 90.3% |
| PS 3 CHARRETTE SCHOOL NEW YORK | 563 | 22.9% | 71.8% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rockland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #933 of 2,335 | #14 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #863 of 2,342 ▲ 82 | #13 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #818 of 2,343 ▲ 428 | #12 of 33 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #383 of 2,585 | #5 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #652 of 2,338 | #11 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #765 of 2,388 | #20 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #2,257 of 2,534 | #30 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #547 of 606 | #16 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
636
+44 (+7%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 636 | 60 | 10.6:1 | 19% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 58.3 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 59.6 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 52 | 11.4:1 | 14% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 14% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 50 | 13.4:1 | 15% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 7% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Students in BLAUVELT, New York, attend COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 636 students. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 44% larger than that mark.
SOUTH ORANGETOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 2,747 students in its 4 schools, and COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
White students are 58% of those enrolled at COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
Staffing at COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes to 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.6:1. The school's 10.6:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. On the income side, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 29 points below the 48% average for public schools in Rockland County.
COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of New York public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.6%; the prediction is 67.9%.
Census data for Rockland County show the median household earns about $109,959 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Rockland County number 66, with about 41,335 students.
SOUTH ORANGETOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 6.
Federal data place COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 7% over 4 years, reaching 636 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
Rockland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
341,883
Census ACS
Median income
$109,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
41,335 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTH ORANGETOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TAPPAN ZEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 911 students
- SOUTH ORANGETOWN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 641 students
- WILLIAM O SCHAEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 559 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH ORANGETOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 641
- TAPPAN ZEE HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 911
- ROCKLAND CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC CENTER1.5 mi · 11
- BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL1.6 mi · 66
- NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 644
- WEST NYACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 636 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 58% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SOUTH ORANGETOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rockland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.