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Alumni: what's one memory from WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
715
Elementary
DISTRICT 696 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND)·NCES 361401001148
WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
71 BLAUVELT AVE, WEST HAVERSTRAW, NY 10993 · (845) 942-3180 · Rockland County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
386 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 197 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 145 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 174 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 199 | 28% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
30.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +21.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% 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 WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 715 | 54.0% | 26.3% |
| THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIELLS | 706 | 52.0% | 40.5% |
| GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL NEWBURGH | 788 | 58.9% | 26.9% |
| OAKSIDE SCHOOL PEEKSKILL | 554 | 52.9% | 37.3% |
| WASHINGTON ROSE SCHOOL ROOSEVELT | 667 | 60.7% | 36.9% |
| PHILLIPS AVENUE SCHOOL RIVERHEAD | 656 | 47.3% | 18.4% |
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 WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rockland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #2,128 of 2,335 | #26 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,815 of 2,342 ▲ 394 | #26 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #2,122 of 2,343 ▲ 145 | #25 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #253 of 2,585 | #1 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,876 of 2,338 | #26 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #1,514 of 2,388 | #27 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #1,297 of 2,534 | #10 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #1,487 of 1,757 | #14 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
715
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 715 | 51 | 14.0:1 | 54% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 50.5 | 14.1:1 | 71% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 51.4 | 14.4:1 | 22% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 719 | 55 | 13.1:1 | 63% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 52 | 14.4:1 | 69% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 62% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 58 | 11.7:1 | 63% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 62 | 11.3:1 | 55% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 68 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Among the schools in WEST HAVERSTRAW, New York, is WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a large elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 3, and the school has 715 students. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 61% above average.
WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belongs to HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND), a district of 9 schools and 7,976 students.
By race and ethnicity, WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 74% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 16% Black and 7% White. That compares with about 21% Hispanic among all Rockland County residents. By the diversity index, WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 43%.
Its teaching staff equals 51 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 54%.
allk12 grades WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an F. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls short of its prediction by 28.9 points. The model expects 55.1% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New York; the school's rate is 26.3%.
Rockland County has these Census figures: median household income is about $109,959, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Rockland County number 66 and enroll about 41,335.
The closest public school, GERALD F NEARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 1.1 miles from WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (719) to 2024-25 (715).
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND)
- NORTH ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,798 students
- FIELDSTONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,207 students
- THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 706 students
- STONY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 666 students
- HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 662 students
- WILLOW GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 567 students
Nearby schools
- GERALD F NEARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 122
- JAMES A FARLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 533
- HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 662
- NORTH ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,798
- THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 706
- STONY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 715 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.0:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 7% White, 74% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND).
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