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How has KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
822
Middle
DISTRICT 716 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)·NCES 362781003773
KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
465 VIOLA RD, SPRING VALLEY, NY 10977 · (845) 577-6100 · Rockland County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL822 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
761 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 199 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 163 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 212 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 13% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
27.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 31.9% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 822 | 92.6% | 37.4% |
| ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE BRONX | 788 | 94.4% | 35.0% |
| CHESTNUT RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHESTNUT RIDGE | 637 | 87.0% | 31.1% |
| JHS 383 PHILIPPA SCHUYLER BROOKLYN | 651 | 87.4% | 45.8% |
| POMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL SUFFERN | 689 | 85.6% | 33.2% |
| JHS 80 MOSHOLU PARKWAY (THE) BRONX | 562 | 95.0% | 45.2% |
Matched among New York middle 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 KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rockland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #642 of 766 | #12 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #705 of 768 ▼ 15 | #13 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #719 of 768 ▼ 37 | #13 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 822 | #146 of 796 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #610 of 683 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #468 of 688 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #109 of 773 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #57 of 168 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
822
+183 (+29%) vs 2020
+114% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 822 | 63.4 | 13.0:1 | 93% (761) |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 59.3 | 11.4:1 | 87% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 62.8 | 10.4:1 | 87% (570) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 60 | 10.7:1 | 87% (554) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 53.5 | 13.8:1 | 85% (626) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 76% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 61% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 50% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a large middle school, KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in SPRING VALLEY, New York. It has an enrollment of 822 students in grades 4 through 8. That compares with an average of about 531 students for middle schools in New York.
KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY), where 14 schools serve 10,424 students.
Of every 100 students at KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 76 are Hispanic. It is also 18% Black and 3% White. Rockland County's residents are about 21% Hispanic, 55 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 39%.
Teacher count: 63.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.0:1. Across middle schools in New York, the average ratio is 10.3:1. Roughly 93% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Rockland County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.4% actual, 41.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
In Rockland County, home to about 341,883 people, the median household earns about $109,959 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Rockland County number 66, with about 41,335 students.
KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is EAST RAMAPO EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT KAKIAT, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 29%. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.7 to 13.0 over 4 years.
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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 EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)
- RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,694 students
- SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,501 students
- POMONA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 689 students
- SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 659 students
- CHESTNUT RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 637 students
- FLEETWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
Other schools in SPRING VALLEY
- RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,694 students
- SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,501 students
- HEMPSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 459 students
- EAST RAMAPO EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT KAKIATElementary · 386 students
Nearby schools
- EAST RAMAPO EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT KAKIAT0.0 mi · 386
- RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,694
- HEMPSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 459
- ELMWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 598
- GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 609
- SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,501
Frequently asked questions
About KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 822 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 76% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.