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Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)


At a glance
679thof 874 New York districts▼ 145
Better than 22% of New York districts
Elementary 1High 1Grades PK, KG-12
7755 Rt 83
South Dayton, NY 14138-9633
·(716) 988-3293·All New York district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 22.3% of districts
2
Schools
518
Students
Top rankedPine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School448th of 1,234 New York high schools
Biggest riser
Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School up 56 spots statewide this year
Summary:

The Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) in New York operates two schools: Pine Valley Elementary School and Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School. The district as a whole is ranked 679 out of 874 districts in New York and has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, suggesting it is underperforming compared to other districts in the state.

Within the district, the standout school appears to be Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School. This school has a higher statewide ranking of 3 out of 5 stars and outperforms the district and state averages on several key metrics, including a higher graduation rate of 84.3% and lower dropout rate of 4.5%. The high school also outperforms the district and state on many Regents exams, such as Common Core Algebra II, Common Core English Language Arts, and Global History and Geography.

In contrast, Pine Valley Elementary School has a lower statewide ranking of 1 out of 5 stars and struggles with significant performance gaps compared to state averages, particularly in 3rd grade ELA where the proficiency rate is 29.73% compared to the state average of 54.15%. The elementary school also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 52.8%, compared to 45.59% at the high school. Additionally, the high school receives more funding per student ($34,299) than the elementary school ($27,464), which may contribute to the disparity in academic performance between the two schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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