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What's the most underrated thing about SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULLIVAN WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360002301493
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
33 SCHOOLHOUSE RD, JEFFERSONVILLE, NY 12748 · (845) 482-4610 · Sullivan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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.
- C-Beats 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
12.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
247 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (77).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SULLIVAN WEST HIGH SCHOOL AT LAKE HUNTINGTON
Based on grade levels within SULLIVAN WEST 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
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 553 | 44.7% | 40.3% |
| FRED W HILL SCHOOL BROCKPORT | 500 | 45.6% | 39.9% |
| BARCLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROCKPORT | 527 | 48.4% | 37.5% |
| WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL LE ROY | 579 | 47.3% | 54.4% |
| DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DRYDEN | 500 | 43.8% | 42.0% |
| WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALLSTON SPA | 477 | 45.7% | 47.9% |
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 SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Sullivan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #1,596 of 2,335 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,629 of 2,342 ▲ 69 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,483 of 2,343 ▲ 114 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #621 of 2,585 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #1,310 of 2,338 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #1,818 of 2,388 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #1,560 of 2,534 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #1,358 of 1,757 | #5 of 6 |
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
553
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 553 | 45.7 | 12.1:1 | 45% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 46.6 | 12.9:1 | 41% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 45.7 | 12.5:1 | 37% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 42 | 13.5:1 | 34% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 47 | 12.6:1 | 37% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 45 | 12.5:1 | 44% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 620 | 52 | 11.9:1 | 33% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 26% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in JEFFERSONVILLE, New York, according to federal school records. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 553 students. Elementary schools in New York have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 25% higher.
The 2 schools in SULLIVAN WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 1,045 students altogether, SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Of every 100 students at SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 81 are White. The school is also 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 70% White share among all Sullivan County residents. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1, with 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 45% at SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Sullivan County, the school's rate is lower.
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of New York public elementary schools.
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 18.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.3% versus 58.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
In Sullivan County, home to about 79,721 people, the median household earns about $72,382 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Sullivan County number 20, with about 9,164 students.
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is SULLIVAN WEST HIGH SCHOOL AT LAKE HUNTINGTON (about 6.7 miles). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 566; in 2024-25, 553. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.5 to 12.1 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,721
Census ACS
Median income
$72,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SULLIVAN WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SULLIVAN WEST HIGH SCHOOL AT LAKE HUNTINGTONHigh · 492 students
Nearby schools
- SULLIVAN WEST HIGH SCHOOL AT LAKE HUNTINGTON6.7 mi · 492
- SULLIVAN BOCES8.3 mi · 238
- Damascus Area School9.0 mi · 258
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL9.6 mi · 516
- LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL9.7 mi · 578
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.1 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 553 students in grades PK-06.
Is SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SULLIVAN WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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