Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362832003819
VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
557 RT 202, SUFFERN, NY 10901 · (845)357-8315 · Rockland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
110 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
71%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.
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
39.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
46.0%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% 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 →
Where VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rockland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,627 of 2,335 | #23 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,624 of 2,342 | #23 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,861 of 2,343 | #24 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #1,841 of 2,585 | #28 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #587 of 2,338 | #9 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #180 of 2,388 | #2 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #1,877 of 2,534 | #17 of 36 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
325
-21 (-6%) vs 2017
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 13.3:1
% White
34%
was 58%
% Hispanic
39%
was 16%
% Black
12%
was 9%
% Asian
7%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 325 | 34.5 | 9.4:1 | 34% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 32.5 | 10.4:1 | 25% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 29 | 9.5:1 | 26% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 16% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 33 | 11.1:1 | 16% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 7% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 3% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 33 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in SUFFERN, New York, are served by VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school. Federal data show 325 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2023-24. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
Within SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 4,170 students.
At VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 39%. Other students are 34% White, 12% Black, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Rockland County residents are about 21% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 34.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.4:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 34%. It compares with 48% for public schools in Rockland County.
VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.5%. The school's actual rate is 39.9%, 22.6 points lower.
In the surrounding county, Rockland County, the median household earns about $109,959 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Rockland County has 66 public schools with about 41,335 students, including VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2017-18, VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 346 students. By 2023-24, that number had fallen to 325. White students made up 58% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 34% in 2023-24. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.3:1 to 9.4:1.
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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 SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,450 students
- SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 880 students
- RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 437 students
- CHERRY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 413 students
- MONTEBELLO ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 343 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
- RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 437 students
- CHERRY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 413 students
Other Viola Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Viola Elementary. VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,450
- MONTEBELLO ROAD SCHOOL1.6 mi · 343
- SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 880
- GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 609
- LIME KILN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 584
- RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 1,694
Frequently asked questions
About VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-05.
Is VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 34% White, 39% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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