Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362832003814
RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
13 CYPRESS RD, SUFFERN, NY 10901 · (845) 357-2858 · Rockland County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
155 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 34% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 30% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
43.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
48.0%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 437 | 35.5% | 41.7% |
| LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALLEY COTTAGE | 452 | 37.2% | 53.0% |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOHEGAN LAKE | 411 | 35.3% | 63.4% |
| BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PATCHOGUE | 430 | 33.7% | 36.8% |
| MEDFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PATCHOGUE | 513 | 32.2% | 35.5% |
| AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AQUEBOGUE | 458 | 41.9% | 48.3% |
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 RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rockland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #1,541 of 2,335 | #21 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,550 of 2,342 | #22 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,681 of 2,343 | #23 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #1,143 of 2,585 | #17 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #526 of 2,338 | #5 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #634 of 2,388 | #19 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #1,825 of 2,534 | #16 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #1,384 of 1,757 | #11 of 18 |
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
437
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 437 | 42.7 | 10.3:1 | 35% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 37.4 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 37.2 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 33% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 39 | 12.0:1 | 41% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 38 | 11.3:1 | 37% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 47 | 10.0:1 | 32% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 42 | 11.3:1 | 15% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 33 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary school in SUFFERN, New York. Grades offered run from pre-K through 2, with 437 students enrolled.
In SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 7 schools enroll a combined 4,170 students.
RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 56% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 24% White, 8% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% Native American. That compares with about 21% Hispanic among all Rockland County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.3 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 35%. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Rockland County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 20.3 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in New York.
According to the American Community Survey, in Rockland County, the median household income is $109,959, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 66 public schools in Rockland County, enrolling about 41,335 students in all.
Nearest public school: Betsy Ross Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 437 students in 2024-25, 17 more than the 420 it had in 2020-21.
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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 SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,450 students
- SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 880 students
- CHERRY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 413 students
- MONTEBELLO ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 343 students
- VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 325 students
- SLOATSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 322 students
Other schools in SUFFERN
- SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,450 students
- SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 880 students
- POMONA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 689 students
- LIME KILN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 584 students
- CHERRY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 413 students
- MONTEBELLO ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Betsy Ross Elementary1.0 mi · 238
- SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 880
- MONTEBELLO ROAD SCHOOL1.2 mi · 343
- Mahwah High School1.6 mi · 829
- Joyce Kilmer School1.8 mi · 394
- CHERRY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-02.
What grades does RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-02.
How many teachers does RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 24% White, 56% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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