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Van Cortlandtville School

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Van Cortlandtville School ranks 1345 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Van Cortlandtville School is an elementary school located in Mohegan Lake, New York, serving 578 students in grades K-5 as part of the Lakeland Central School District.

While Van Cortlandtville School has a relatively high per-student spending of $34,929 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.2 compared to nearby schools, its academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were below the district and state averages across all grade levels in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school's performance has been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 574 out of 2,395 New York elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 1,345 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025.

However, Van Cortlandtville School appears to be particularly effective in serving its African American student population, ranking in the top 75 out of 928 New York elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. In contrast, the school struggles with English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 10% and 20% of New York elementary schools, respectively, in the same year. The nearby Benjamin Franklin Elementary, George Washington Elementary, and Lincoln Titus Elementary schools all perform significantly better than Van Cortlandtville School on state assessments, despite being part of the same Lakeland Central School District.

568

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,848

Per pupil spending ?

34%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31002 Main St-Rt 6
Mohegan Lake, NY 10547-1517

(914) 528-1354

District: Lakeland Central School District

Students who attend Van Cortlandtville School usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School
High:	Walter Panas High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.8%

White:

40.5%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Lakeland Central School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

1,345^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Lakeland Central School District

248^th of 874Lakeland 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	44.6	1345 of 2445	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	1192 of 2445	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	1325 of 2439	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1375 of 2434	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	1139 of 2201	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	902 of 2413	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	574 of 2395	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	64.9	796 of 2386	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.7	909 of 2366	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.0	976 of 2352	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.7	1218 of 2345	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.2	745 of 2325	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	949 of 2320	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.4	1032 of 2286	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	861 of 2263	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.4	578 of 2257	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	624 of 2227	72.0%	★★★★☆
2007	70.8	710 of 2219	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.9	744 of 2206	66.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	75 of 928	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	122 of 927	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	247 of 857	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	491 of 936	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	205 of 427	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	232 of 891	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	77 of 948	91.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	267 of 696	61.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1046 of 1117	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	58.7	259 of 938	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	1237 of 2409	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	918 of 2413	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	1266 of 2403	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	1301 of 2401	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	980 of 1955	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	896 of 2357	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	520 of 2338	77.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1008 of 1569	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	525 of 1531	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	832 of 1429	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1020 of 1503	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	455 of 818	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	673 of 1315	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	511 of 1392	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	1243 of 2098	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	1117 of 2078	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1427 of 2041	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1544 of 2099	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	1203 of 1678	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	919 of 2032	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	683 of 2045	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1413 of 2407	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1449 of 2411	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	1345 of 2400	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1427 of 2400	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	1145 of 1961	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	902 of 2358	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	642 of 2340	72.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	185 of 287	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1708 of 2134	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	1258 of 2110	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1146 of 2016	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1371 of 2031	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	883 of 1044	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1593 of 1859	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1159 of 1941	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	867 of 1402	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	943 of 1392	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	853 of 1337	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	875 of 1399	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	641 of 1224	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	428 of 1338	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	379 of 1408	73.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+47 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Math52%-6 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th 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
Van Cortlandtville School	Public	K-5	31002 Main St-Rt 6	Mohegan Lake	10547	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 528-1354	568	50	11.4	34.0%	230 (40.5%)	42 (7.4%)	243 (42.8%)	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.3%)	44.6	1345^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.0%		49.1	1192^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	51.2%	153	53.8	38.8	63.3	54.2	45.1	55.0	44.4	98.4	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.1	99.3	99.0	$36,848	$917	$35,930
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	3634 Lexington Ave	Mohegan Lake	10547	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 528-2021	411	34	11.9	35.3%	156 (38.0%)	24 (5.8%)	197 (47.9%)	21 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	64.7	829^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.1%		77.5	487^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.1%	342	45.9	75.0	66.2	55.7	86.8	78.3	44.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,133	$629	$33,504
Lincoln Titus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Lincoln Ave	Crompond	10517	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 528-2519	374	29	12.8	25.4%	199 (53.2%)	19 (5.1%)	125 (33.4%)	18 (4.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	78.9	453^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.5%		73.2	568^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.8%	115	78.0	76.1	77.1	83.9	57.8	69.7	58.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$31,328	$609	$30,719
Hillcrest School	Public	2-5	4 Horton Dr	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 739-2284	520	42	12.3	54.8%	25 (4.8%)	63 (12.1%)	401 (77.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	22	2021^st of 2445 public elementary schools	17.3%		19.4	2078^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.0%	57		33.9	31.6		53.1	39.1	25.2	97.9	99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.2	98.7	$31,253	$2,681	$28,571
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	3477 Kamhi Dr	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 245-7444	466	42	11.0	21.7%	280 (60.1%)	21 (4.5%)	128 (27.5%)	23 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	74.4	570^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.7%		79.9	426^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.6%	144	64.4	67.2	73.3	71.0	67.2	75.4	65.0	99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	100.0	$38,212	$830	$37,382
Putnam Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	171 Oscawana Lake Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8092	526	33	16.0	19.6%	296 (56.3%)	17 (3.2%)	172 (32.7%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	88.6	223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.9%		88.7	234^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.4%	11	79.6	82.0		86.4	81.2			99.1	99.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.1	$32,537	$841	$31,696
Crompond School	Public	4-5	2901 Manor St	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	559	50	11.2	13.8%	415 (74.2%)	10 (1.8%)	86 (15.4%)	28 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	80.8	398^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.7%		88.4	243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%	155		73.3	74.2		82.8	69.4	60.0	98.5	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	99.0	99.2	$29,828	$363	$29,465
Oakside School	Public	2-4	200 Decatur Ave	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 737-1591	554	41	13.5	52.9%	27 (4.9%)	76 (13.7%)	421 (76.0%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)								(n/a)	34.7			44.3				98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	99.0	98.1	$29,714	$2,510	$27,205
Woodside School	Public	K-2	Depew St	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 739-0093	511	41	12.4	49.1%	40 (7.8%)	56 (11.0%)	391 (76.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)								(n/a)								100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,875	$1,997	$29,878
Mohansic School	Public	K-3	704 Locksley Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	476	46	10.2	12.8%	342 (71.8%)	14 (2.9%)	68 (14.3%)	32 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)								(n/a)	69.2			74.1				98.8	98.8	99.4	99.4	100.0	98.8	99.2	99.8	$33,957	$418	$33,540

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Cortlandtville School

How many students attend Van Cortlandtville School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Van Cortlandtville School.

Is Van Cortlandtville School a good school?

Van Cortlandtville School ranks 1345^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Van Cortlandtville School?

Students at Van Cortlandtville School are 43% Hispanic, 40% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Van Cortlandtville School attend?

Students who attend Van Cortlandtville School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School
High : Walter Panas High School

What district is Van Cortlandtville School in?

Lakeland Central School District

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