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Walden Elementary School

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Walden Elementary School ranks 1694 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1694^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Walden Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Valley Central School District in Walden, New York. The school has 424 students and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, ranking 1379 out of 2439 New York elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year.

Walden Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on New York State Assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 33.82% for 5th grade to 45.45% for 3rd grade, compared to the district's 50-54.4% and the state's 54.07-56.61%. Similarly, in math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 48.65% for 5th grade to 57.58% for 3rd grade, compared to the district's 53.41-65.32% and the state's 54.16-59.7%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, White, and Special Education students.

Walden Elementary School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Montgomery Elementary School and East Coldenham Elementary School within the same district, which have higher proficiency rates in ELA and math, as well as higher rankings among New York elementary schools. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and increased spending per student may indicate a focus on resource allocation to support student learning.

447

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,695

Per pupil spending ?

40.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Orchard St
Walden, NY 12586-1792

(845) 457-2400

District: Valley Central School District (Montgomery)

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

32.0%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 55% 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 school44%

District avg54%

New York avg55%

1,694^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	32.7	1694 of 2445	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	1387 of 2445	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	1379 of 2439	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	1198 of 2434	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.7	1725 of 2201	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1859 of 2413	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.0	1208 of 2395	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.2	1045 of 2386	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.5	1123 of 2366	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.0	1266 of 2352	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.5	1223 of 2345	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	1063 of 2325	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	1060 of 2320	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.0	1224 of 2286	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.7	1175 of 2263	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.8	1201 of 2257	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.1	726 of 2227	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.2	1073 of 2219	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.2	1166 of 2206	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	681 of 928	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	573 of 936	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	822 of 891	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	1445 of 2409	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	1395 of 2413	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	1069 of 2403	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	1111 of 2401	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.7	1463 of 1955	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2074 of 2357	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.7	1095 of 2338	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1024 of 1569	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	997 of 1531	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	577 of 1429	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	646 of 1503	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.6	591 of 818	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1071 of 1315	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	669 of 1392	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1865 of 2098	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1504 of 2078	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1273 of 2041	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	993 of 2099	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.1	1464 of 1678	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1703 of 2032	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	1100 of 2045	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1867 of 2407	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	1356 of 2411	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1581 of 2400	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	1292 of 2400	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1633 of 1961	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1590 of 2358	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	1269 of 2340	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	59.8	108 of 279	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.5	144 of 223	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1852 of 2134	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1274 of 2110	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1214 of 2016	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1351 of 2031	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1430 of 1859	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.0	517 of 1941	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1131 of 1402	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	873 of 1392	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	946 of 1337	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	888 of 1399	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1076 of 1224	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1102 of 1338	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	906 of 1408	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)61st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math52%-6 vs state

English Language Arts41%-14 vs state

Science33%-12 vs state

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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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
Leptondale Elementary School	Public	K-6	48 Mill St	Wallkill	12589	Ulster 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
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
E J Russell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	78 Holland Ave	Pine Bush	12566	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	524	36	14.5	34.0%	372 (71.0%)	34 (6.5%)	105 (20.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	39.7	1479^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.5%		43.6	1333^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.5%	146			52.0	46.8	57.5				50.7	54.4	44.0				36.0		99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.6	99.6	$27,229	$985	$26,244
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
Pine Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Ulsterville Rd	Pine Bush	12566	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	648	41	15.8	37.8%	442 (68.2%)	29 (4.5%)	145 (22.4%)	12 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	54.2	1077^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.0%		49.1	1197^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.0%	120			54.1	50.6	56.6				68.7	60.2	61.9				44.9		98.9	99.5	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.4	99.5	$25,720	$1,032	$24,688

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