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What advice would you give to incoming students at SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
1,501
High
DISTRICT 1,598 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)·NCES 362781003782
SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
361 RT 59, SPRING VALLEY, NY 10977 · (845) 577-6500 · Rockland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,501 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
124 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
1,291 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 363 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 392 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 300 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 414 | 28% |
| Ungraded | 32 | 2% |
Student demographics
38%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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
47.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Where SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rockland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #1,062 of 1,135 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #829 of 1,109 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #992 of 1,135 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,501 | #95 of 1,216 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #711 of 1,058 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #708 of 1,070 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #79 of 339 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,501
+227 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.3:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
76%
was 53%
% Black
19%
was 40%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,501 | 124 | 12.1:1 | 86% (1,291) |
| 2023-24 | 1,562 | 116.8 | 13.4:1 | 84% (1,310) |
| 2022-23 | 1,434 | 114.9 | 12.5:1 | 81% (1,168) |
| 2017-18 | 1,274 | 89 | 14.3:1 | 85% (1,080) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
About SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in SPRING VALLEY, New York, reachable at (845) 577-6500. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,501 students. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 125% above that.
Federal data list 14 schools in EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY), with 10,424 students enrolled.
SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 76% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 19% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Rockland County's population at about 21%. By the diversity index, SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 38%.
Federal data list 124 full-time-equivalent teachers at SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.1:1. Among high schools in New York, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. The lunch program counts 86% of students at SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Rockland County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 43.4% and the result is 31.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Rockland County, median household income is about $109,959, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in Rockland County, which together enroll about 41,335 students.
The shortest distance from SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to ELMWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,274 in 2017-18 and 1,501 in 2024-25, an 18% increase. The share of Hispanic students grew 23 points, from 53% to 76%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.3:1 to 12.1:1.
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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
- KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 822 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
- KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 822 students
- HEMPSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 459 students
- EAST RAMAPO EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT KAKIATElementary · 386 students
Nearby schools
- ELMWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 598
- MARGETTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 579
- ELDORADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 598
- EAST RAMAPO EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT KAKIAT1.6 mi · 386
- KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 822
- RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,694
Frequently asked questions
About SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL?
SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,501 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL?
SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 76% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY).
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