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Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School

Q: Is Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School a good school?

Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School ranks 1521 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1521^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 338 students in grades PK-4 in Cattaraugus, NY. The school is part of the Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District, which is ranked 563 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on New York State Assessments in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 44.74% compared to the state average of 54.15%, and its 4th grade Math proficiency rate was 59.02% compared to the state average of 58.64%. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 876 and 1521 out of around 2,400 New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the bottom half of elementary schools in the state.

When comparing Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Forestville Elementary School and North Collins Elementary School, it appears to be performing at a similar or slightly lower level, with both of these schools also having 2-3 star ratings and rankings in the bottom half of the state. The school has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.97% to 55.09% over the past few years, suggesting a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to the state. While the school has seen a significant increase in its per-student spending, from $13,989 in 2020-2021 to $27,776 in 2023-2024, it remains to be seen whether this investment will lead to improved academic outcomes for the students.

319

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,556

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 N Franklin St
Cattaraugus, NY 14719-1199

(716) 257-3436

District: Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District

Students who attend Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School
High:	Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (50% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

New York avg57%

1,521^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

563^rd of 874Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1521 of 2445	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	876 of 2445	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	1365 of 2439	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	1012 of 2434	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	1460 of 2201	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	1185 of 2413	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	1354 of 2395	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	1266 of 2386	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	1460 of 2366	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.0	1102 of 2352	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.8	1160 of 2345	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.3	1430 of 2325	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.5	1465 of 2257	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.6	1272 of 2227	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.5	1121 of 2219	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.9	1309 of 2206	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1599 of 2409	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	730 of 2413	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	936 of 2403	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	645 of 2401	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	43.0	1137 of 1955	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1469 of 2357	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1444 of 2338	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1373 of 2098	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	583 of 2078	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	37.4	1246 of 2041	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	1065 of 2099	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	1105 of 1678	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	946 of 2032	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	1295 of 2045	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	1376 of 2407	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	983 of 2411	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	1746 of 2400	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1686 of 2400	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1565 of 1961	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.4	891 of 2358	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	1219 of 2340	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1375 of 2134	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1374 of 2110	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1790 of 2016	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	915 of 2031	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.2	854 of 1044	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1074 of 1859	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	623 of 1941	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	984 of 1337	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	867 of 1399	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)26th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math56%-3 vs state

English Language Arts43%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 257-3436	319	37	8.5	48.0%	297 (93.1%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	37.9	1521^st of 2445 public elementary schools	37.8%		61.1	876^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.2%	645	44.7	41.9			52.5	59.0				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,556	$2,583	$29,973
Gowanda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 Aldrich St	Gowanda	14070	Erie County	Gowanda Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 532-3325	421	51	8.3	44.7%	239 (56.8%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.1%)	42.4	1411^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.3%		40.1	1443^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.0%	32	50.0	45.1			54.1	60.6				98.8	99.1	99.3	99.3	99.8	99.1	99.3	99.1	$33,052	$00	$33,052
Pine Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7755 Rt 83	South Dayton	14138	Chautauqua County	Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 988-3291	319	29	11.0	51.7%	285 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	18	2134^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.7%		28.4	1793^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	26.7%	341	29.7	20.9	37.8	46.9	48.7	29.6	28.9	32.3	22.7	98.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.4	99.6	99.6	$29,357	$802	$28,556
Ellicottville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5873 Rt 219	Ellicottville	14731	Cattaraugus County	Ellicottville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 699-2318	218	26	8.4	34.9%	195 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	72.9	617^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.8%		74.8	542^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.8%	75	63.6	44.1	75.0		75.8	71.4	87.5		68.8	98.8	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	$30,394	$1,820	$28,574
G N Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22 Main St	Randolph	14772	Cattaraugus County	Randolph Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 358-7030	428	45	9.5	37.6%	375 (87.6%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	48.6	1229^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%		46.7	1239^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.3%	10	51.9	55.4	62.3	58.8	50.0	46.4	41.0	49.0	53.3	98.9	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.1	$30,087	$2,232	$27,856
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	300 Prospect Ave	Salamanca	14779	Cattaraugus County	Salamanca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 945-5170	426	53	7.9	73.5%	184 (43.2%)	6 (1.4%)	35 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (17.8%)								(n/a)	40.2				49.5					99.2	99.5	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.5	99.2	99.5	$38,070	$2,234	$35,837
Springville Elementary School	Public	K-6	283 North St	Springville	14141	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 592-3204	497	52	9.5	37.0%	471 (94.8%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	39	1504^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.5%		35.5	1582^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	35.3%	78	53.6	29.3	48.7		59.5	51.3	52.1		41.1	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.6	99.5	$26,655	$1,087	$25,568
Paul B D Temple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3470 Cemetery St	Kennedy	14747	Chautauqua County	Falconer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 267-3255	232	24	9.5	43.1%	209 (90.1%)	6 (2.6%)	14 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)										98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	100.0	99.6	$24,374	$1,776	$22,599
North Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10469 Bantle Rd	North Collins	14111	Erie County	North Collins Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 337-0166	319	25	12.8	32.3%	277 (86.8%)	5 (1.6%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	37.3	1539^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.1%		54.9	1034^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.7%	505	26.5	42.9	52.4	51.9	42.4	51.5	41.0	59.3	45.0	96.6	99.4	97.5	97.5	100.0	98.2	98.2	96.9	$24,084	$295	$23,789
Forestville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12 Water St	Forestville	14062	Chautauqua County	Forestville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 965-2742	211	26	8.2	41.2%	187 (88.6%)	3 (1.4%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	48.3	1236^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.4%		62.2	850^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.2%	386	41.2	45.5	67.9	46.2	35.3	50.0	58.6	55.0	51.7	99.5	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.5	$28,073	$1,105	$26,968

Frequently Asked Questions about Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School?

Students at Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School.

What district is Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School in?

Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District

What schools do graduates of Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School
High : Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School

Is Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School a good school?

Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School ranks 1521^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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