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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360657000442
MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
100 SOUTH ST, PATTERSON, NY 12563 · (845) 878-3211 · Putnam County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
173 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (102).
Student demographics
60%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 CARMEL 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% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp 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 51 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 464 | 37.3% | 46.7% |
| PLATTEKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLATTEKILL | 426 | 38.7% | 59.0% |
| FRANK G LINDSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONTROSE | 472 | 35.4% | 58.5% |
| FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ISLAND PARK | 451 | 33.9% | 48.2% |
| TERRYVILLE ROAD SCHOOL PORT JEFFERSON STA | 471 | 41.4% | 31.2% |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL KINGSTON | 492 | 37.8% | 31.3% |
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 MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #1,305 of 2,335 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,404 of 2,342 ▼ 22 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,218 of 2,343 ▲ 299 | #8 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #1,006 of 2,585 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #1,023 of 2,338 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #724 of 2,388 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #1,767 of 2,534 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #1,374 of 1,757 | #5 of 9 |
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
464
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 464 | 40.6 | 11.4:1 | 37% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 38.6 | 12.0:1 | 38% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 37.3 | 13.1:1 | 41% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 42 | 11.3:1 | 32% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 28% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 26% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 18% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 10% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 48 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a medium-sized elementary school, MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in PATTERSON, New York. The school's enrollment of 464 students covers kindergarten through 4.
CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 5 schools and 3,651 students, including MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Enrollment at MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is mixed, with White students the largest group at 47%. The school is also 42% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Putnam County residents. By the diversity index, MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 60%.
With 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 11.4:1. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 37%. Across public schools in Putnam County, the average is 29%.
allk12 grades MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 46.7% actual against 61.3% predicted.
Putnam County has these Census figures: median household income is about $126,257, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 23 public schools in Putnam County.
The shortest distance from MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 4.0 miles, to KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 7 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 474 in 2020-21 and 464 in 2024-25.
The MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,107
Census ACS
Median income
$126,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
12,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CARMEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,138 students
- KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
- KENT PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 366 students
- PUTNAM COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITYElementary
Nearby schools
- KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 366
- KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 384
- PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.2 mi · 401
- BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 1,076
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.6 mi · 592
- C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL4.9 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 464 students in grades KG-04.
Is MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 47% White, 42% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.