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Matthew Paterson Elementary School

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Matthew Paterson Elementary School ranks 1433 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Matthew Paterson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 463 students in grades K-4 in the Carmel Central School District in Patterson, New York. The school has received 2-3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger over the past decade, indicating its performance has been around the middle of New York elementary schools.

Matthew Paterson Elementary School's test scores on the New York State Assessments have been mixed compared to the district and state averages. In recent years, the school's 3rd and 4th grade ELA and math proficiency rates have generally been lower than the Carmel Central School District and New York state averages. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 37-41% in recent years, which is higher than the nearby Kent Primary and Kent Elementary schools.

Despite the school's mixed performance, there are some interesting findings and takeaways. The school's ranking among New York elementary schools has fluctuated between the top 40% and bottom 40%, suggesting inconsistent academic achievement. Additionally, the school's spending per student has increased significantly in recent years, from around $21,000 in 2020-2021 to $35,310 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby Kent Primary and Kent Elementary schools. This increased investment in the school's resources provides opportunities for Matthew Paterson Elementary to learn and improve, especially given its proximity to higher-performing schools within the same district.

464

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,971

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 South St
Patterson, NY 12563-0296

(845) 878-3211

District: Carmel Central School District

Students who attend Matthew Paterson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	George Fischer Middle School
High:	Carmel High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

Hispanic:

41.8%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (52% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

New York avg57%

1,433^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Carmel Central School District

545^th of 874Carmel 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	41.4	1433 of 2445	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1572 of 2445	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1491 of 2439	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	1271 of 2434	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	971 of 2201	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	974 of 2413	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	1277 of 2395	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.8	1078 of 2386	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.6	1199 of 2366	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.4	993 of 2352	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.8	953 of 2345	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.0	723 of 2325	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.1	506 of 2320	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.4	427 of 2286	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	234 of 2263	89.7%	★★★★☆
2009	79.7	292 of 2257	87.1%	★★★★☆
2008	84.6	119 of 2227	94.7%	★★★★★
2007	83.3	197 of 2219	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	71.6	671 of 2206	69.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	69.1	220 of 948	76.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	653 of 1117	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1049 of 1066	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	993 of 1001	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	686 of 1027	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	304 of 454	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	656 of 860	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	724 of 938	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1463 of 2409	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1426 of 2413	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1618 of 2403	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	1484 of 2401	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	891 of 1955	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	987 of 2357	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	1149 of 2338	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1033 of 1569	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1112 of 1531	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	956 of 1429	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	753 of 1503	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	425 of 818	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	928 of 1392	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1482 of 2098	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1684 of 2078	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1660 of 2041	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1333 of 2099	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1355 of 1678	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1374 of 2032	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1600 of 2045	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1368 of 2407	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1683 of 2411	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1304 of 2400	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	1085 of 2400	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	924 of 1961	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	989 of 2358	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	1341 of 2340	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	21.1	241 of 289	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1477 of 2134	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1813 of 2110	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1712 of 2016	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1499 of 2031	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	813 of 1044	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1558 of 1941	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	791 of 1402	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	816 of 1392	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	837 of 1337	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	816 of 1399	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	643 of 1224	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	599 of 1338	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	784 of 1408	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)77th percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)17th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Math51%-9 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
Matthew Paterson Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 South St	Patterson	12563	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 878-3211	464	41	11.4	37.3%	220 (47.4%)	21 (4.5%)	194 (41.8%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	41.4	1433^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.4%		35.8	1572^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	35.7%	139	51.9	53.1			48.2	52.6				99.2	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.8	99.4	$32,971	$1,490	$31,481
Kent Primary School	Public	K-4	1065 Rt 52	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-5025	366	32	11.5	39.3%	152 (41.5%)	4 (1.1%)	186 (50.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	56.8	1018^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.4%		59.7	913^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.7%	105	56.3	70.4			50.0	66.7				99.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.3	$32,743	$1,063	$31,679
Kent Elementary School	Public	K-4	1091 Rt 52	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-5029	384	35	10.8	27.3%	228 (59.4%)	17 (4.4%)	123 (32.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	27.5	1849^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.4%		34.3	1608^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.2%	241	44.6	43.9			43.2	41.8				99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	$35,524	$1,096	$34,428
Pawling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Haight St	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 855-4630	401	35	11.4	28.4%	228 (56.9%)	13 (3.2%)	129 (32.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	38.9	1508^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.3%		39.5	1475^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.7%	33	50.0	55.3			47.1	47.4				98.2	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	98.7	98.4	$35,636	$430	$35,207
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	31 Foggintown Rd	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 279-2087	592	56	10.6	35.8%	227 (38.3%)	14 (2.4%)	320 (54.1%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)								(n/a)										96.0	97.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	97.6	99.1	98.9	$38,769	$2,211	$36,558
C V Starr Intermediate School	Public	3-5	20 Farm-To-Market Rd	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 279-4018	664	68	9.8	41.4%	267 (40.2%)	19 (2.9%)	344 (51.8%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	39.5	1489^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.1%		44.4	1307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.5%	182	50.0	48.3	51.5		51.7	49.3	53.0		38.2	98.2	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9	99.2	99.7	$35,317	$1,132	$34,185
Beekman School	Public	K-5	201 Lime Ridge Rd	Poughquag	12570	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1834	351	33	10.5	24.8%	222 (63.2%)	6 (1.7%)	97 (27.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	59.6	944^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.4%		61.4	871^st of 2445 public elementary schools	64.4%	73	65.7	56.3	62.3		61.5	54.2	55.7		57.4	99.5	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	$31,389	$770	$30,619
Wingdale Elementary School	Public	K-2	6413 Rt 55	Wingdale	12594	Dutchess County	Dover Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 877-5720	255	23	11.2	57.3%	120 (47.1%)	8 (3.1%)	113 (44.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)								(n/a)										96.5	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	97.9	96.5	$32,185	$2,336	$29,849
Fulmar Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Fulmar Rd	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 628-0440	485	47	10.3	16.9%	316 (65.2%)	5 (1.0%)	136 (28.0%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	51.4	1170^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.1%		52	1113^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.5%	57	51.5	63.2	70.0		57.4	59.7	41.2		40.8	99.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	99.8	$33,357	$437	$32,920
Gayhead School	Public	K-6	15 Entry Rd	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1756	831	60	13.7	22.6%	596 (71.7%)	23 (2.8%)	153 (18.4%)	43 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	74.5	568^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.8%		75.8	517^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.9%	51	59.6	69.8	74.0	65.7	71.3	71.2	71.5	58.1	62.1	99.0	99.5	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.4	99.6	99.4	$28,641	$252	$28,389

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