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Enrollment
791
Elementary
DISTRICT 624 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362997004836
SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
144 SANFORDVILLE RD, WARWICK, NY 10990 · (845) 987-3000 · Orange County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL791 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.7:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
137 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 160 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 162 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 171 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 160 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (160).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 WARWICK VALLEY 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
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 791 | 17.3% | 67.3% |
| NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTHPORT | 694 | 14.3% | 67.8% |
| GAYHEAD SCHOOL HOPEWELL JUNCTION | 831 | 22.6% | 64.3% |
| MOUNT SINAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOUNT SINAI | 657 | 15.7% | 70.9% |
| VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAGRANGEVILLE | 653 | 22.5% | 53.7% |
| SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL AMHERST | 708 | 16.7% | 72.7% |
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 SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #474 of 2,335 | #6 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #865 of 2,342 ▼ 450 | #7 of 40 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #702 of 2,343 ▼ 202 | #5 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 791 | #157 of 2,585 | #5 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #1,528 of 2,338 | #34 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #1,472 of 2,388 | #41 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #2,292 of 2,534 | #43 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.1% | #132 of 606 | #2 of 12 |
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
791
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 791 | 62.3 | 12.7:1 | 17% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 62.7 | 12.7:1 | 16% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 794 | 57 | 13.9:1 | 16% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 793 | 60 | 13.2:1 | 16% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 19% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 16% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 50 | 12.5:1 | 7% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 7% (49) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in WARWICK, New York. Classes run from kindergarten through 4, and the school has 791 students. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 79% above average.
SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 4 schools serve 3,630 students.
SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 73% White. Next come 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 62% White among all Orange County residents. By the diversity index, SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 44%.
The school reports 62.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 17%. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 67.3% actual, 68.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Among Orange County residents, median household income is about $97,178, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 82 public schools in Orange County, with a combined enrollment of about 57,122.
WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (793) to 2024-25 (791).
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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 WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,314 students
- WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,069 students
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 456 students
Other schools in WARWICK
- WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,314 students
- WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,069 students
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 456 students
Nearby schools
- WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,314
- WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,069
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 456
- Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School4.1 mi · 250
- GREENWOOD LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.1 mi · 191
- Vernon Township High School5.1 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 791 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.