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Berea Elementary School

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Berea Elementary School ranks 1273 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Berea Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Montgomery, NY, serving 500 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Valley Central School District, which is ranked 420 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berea Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1143 and 1869 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). However, the school performs better in math, with 3rd-grade math proficiency rates consistently above 60% in recent years, compared to the district and state. The school's performance for specific student subgroups is also noteworthy, with Hispanic and multi-racial students performing relatively well, while special education and low socioeconomic status students perform poorly.

Despite the school's relatively low overall academic performance, it has a high per-student spending of $32,470 in 2023-2024 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.2, compared to the nearby schools in the district. Berea Elementary School also serves a higher proportion of students from low-income families, with nearly 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Addressing the socioeconomic factors that influence student learning could be an important aspect of improving the school's overall performance, along with targeted interventions and a focus on addressing the needs of underperforming student subgroups.

497

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,600

Per pupil spending ?

42.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

946 State Rt 17k
Montgomery, NY 12549-2213

(845) 457-2400

District: Valley Central School District (Montgomery)

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.5%

Hispanic:

39.4%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Valley Central School District (Montgomery)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

New York avg55%

1,273^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Valley Central School District (Montgomery)

420^th of 874Valley Central School District (Montgomery) 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	47.0	1273 of 2445	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	1269 of 2445	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1334 of 2439	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	1257 of 2434	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	1281 of 2201	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	1143 of 2413	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	1139 of 2395	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.9	795 of 2386	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.9	728 of 2366	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.0	1003 of 2352	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.5	1192 of 2345	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.9	1014 of 2325	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.2	710 of 2320	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.5	1003 of 2286	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.2	1049 of 2263	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	1121 of 2257	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.3	565 of 2227	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	64.7	942 of 2219	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.0	696 of 2206	68.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	52.2	348 of 891	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	1080 of 2409	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	1284 of 2413	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	1197 of 2403	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	1257 of 2401	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	1182 of 1955	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	957 of 2357	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	1037 of 2338	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	548 of 1569	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	541 of 1531	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	733 of 1429	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	708 of 1503	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	288 of 818	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	610 of 1315	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	323 of 1392	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	1180 of 2098	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1210 of 2078	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1198 of 2041	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1197 of 2099	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	902 of 1678	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1160 of 2032	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1296 of 2045	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1439 of 2407	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	1272 of 2411	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	1462 of 2400	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	1273 of 2400	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	1151 of 1961	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1298 of 2358	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	1223 of 2340	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	50.7	70 of 180	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1612 of 2134	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1359 of 2110	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	887 of 2016	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	905 of 2031	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	800 of 1044	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	921 of 1859	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	754 of 1941	61.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	822 of 1402	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	827 of 1392	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	756 of 1337	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	790 of 1399	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	847 of 1224	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	740 of 1338	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	974 of 1408	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)61st percentile+8 vs school

African American (2019)61st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math60%~ state avg

English Language Arts48%-7 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

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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	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Berea Elementary School	Public	K-5	946 State Rt 17k	Montgomery	12549	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 457-2400	497	44	11.4	42.3%	216 (43.5%)	59 (11.9%)	196 (39.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	47	1273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	47.9%		45.6	1269^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.1%	4			55.1	49.3	40.3				63.8	69.7	47.1				45.1		99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	$33,600	$1,824	$31,776
Walden Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Orchard St	Walden	12586	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 457-2400	447	37	12.1	40.5%	217 (48.5%)	35 (7.8%)	143 (32.0%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.2%)	32.7	1694^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.7%		42	1387^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.3%	307			45.5	44.3	33.8				57.6	49.2	48.7				33.3		97.7	98.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.4	100.0	99.5	$31,695	$1,865	$29,830
Montgomery Elementary School	Public	K-5	141 Union St	Montgomery	12549	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	No	(845) 457-2400	539	43	12.6	27.6%	318 (59.0%)	25 (4.6%)	155 (28.8%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	62	894^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.4%		48	1216^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.3%	322			63.6	60.5	61.2				83.1	60.5	57.6				43.1		97.4	98.2	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.5	98.7	99.1	$30,990	$1,794	$29,196
East Coldenham Elementary School	Public	K-5	286 State Rt 17k	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 457-2400	339	28	12.0	34.8%	178 (52.5%)	10 (2.9%)	129 (38.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	62.3	884^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.8%		58.9	928^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%	44			53.1	57.9	72.2				54.2	56.1	66.7				66.7		98.1	98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4	99.7	99.0	$31,283	$1,837	$29,446
Little Britain Elementary School	Public	1-5	1160 Little Britain Rd	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Washingtonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 497-4000	442	30	14.7	28.1%	250 (56.6%)	54 (12.2%)	108 (24.4%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	53.4	1107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.7%		50.6	1153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%	46			54.6	52.6	54.7				74.4	60.3	50.7				46.1		98.8	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	99.3	99.3	$22,263	$834	$21,429
Meadow Hill School	Public, Magnet	K-8	124 Meadow Hill Rd	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 568-6600	982	88	11.1	51.1%	121 (12.3%)	138 (14.1%)	651 (66.3%)	31 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.7%)	40.8	1448^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.8%		48.4	1208^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.6%	240	95.0	100.0	39.3	45.8	57.8	44.6	44.7	38.0	43.5	55.6	59.6	49.1	43.8	29.5	34.6	29.5	98.3	99.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.4	99.4	98.7	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315
Ostrander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	137 Viola Ave	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 895-7225	481	46	10.3	26.2%	321 (66.7%)	29 (6.0%)	115 (23.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	48.1	1242^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.2%		50.2	1165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.4%	77			48.9	62.2	52.9	52.9			56.9	61.2	38.5	46.8			43.9		97.2	98.5	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.3	98.7	98.3	$31,195	$2,586	$28,609
Taft Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Toleman Rd	Washingtonville	10992	Orange County	Washingtonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 497-4000	522	46	11.3	38.7%	259 (49.6%)	48 (9.2%)	188 (36.0%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	48	1246^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.0%		39.8	1458^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.4%	212			49.4	60.8	54.1				60.0	64.0	39.5				42.1		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,859	$1,226	$26,632
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Leptondale Elementary School	Public	K-6	48 Mill St	Wallkill	12589	Orange County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 895-7200	460	38	12.0	24.6%	280 (60.9%)	29 (6.3%)	135 (29.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	47.7	1253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	48.8%		35.4	1583^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	35.3%	330			55.2	45.3	63.6	36.7			58.3	46.0	55.6	55.6			55.3		98.5	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.2	99.8	99.4	$30,246	$673	$29,573

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