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Putnam Valley Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Putnam Valley Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving 573 students in grades K-4 in the Putnam Valley Central School District. The school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments, with 79.61% of 3rd graders and 81.97% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15% and 54.07%, respectively. In Math, 86.41% of 3rd graders and 81.15% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 59.7% and 58.64%.

Putnam Valley Elementary School's strong academic performance extends across various student subgroups, ranking 173 out of 2,409 New York elementary schools for female students, 134 out of 1,569 for Hispanic students, and 164 out of 1,402 for white students, all with 4 or 5 stars. The school's high per-student spending of $29,602 in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of $25,000-$30,000, may contribute to its success.

Compared to nearby schools like Crompond School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Putnam Valley Elementary School has significantly higher ELA and Math proficiency rates. This consistent high performance over the years, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, is a testament to the school's effective teaching practices and strong leadership.

526

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,537

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

171 Oscawana Lake Rd
Putnam Valley, NY 10579-3050

(845) 528-8092

District: Putnam Valley Central School District

Students who attend Putnam Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Putnam Valley Middle School
High:	Putnam Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.3%

Hispanic:

32.7%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (82% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg82%

New York avg57%

223^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

119^th of 874Putnam 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	88.6	223 of 2445	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	234 of 2445	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	271 of 2439	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	195 of 2434	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	235 of 2201	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	180 of 2413	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	413 of 2395	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	73.9	546 of 2386	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	55.3	1032 of 2366	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.3	943 of 2352	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.1	521 of 2345	77.8%	★★★★☆
2013	55.8	958 of 2325	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.5	825 of 2320	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.7	798 of 2286	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	693 of 2263	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.2	1023 of 2257	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.3	671 of 2227	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.4	842 of 2219	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	888 of 2206	59.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	77.2	108 of 1066	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.8	47 of 1027	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	51.0	182 of 454	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	173 of 2409	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	186 of 2413	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	314 of 2403	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	221 of 2401	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	255 of 1955	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	164 of 2357	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	359 of 2338	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	134 of 1569	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	190 of 1531	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	140 of 1429	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	93 of 1503	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	85 of 818	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	154 of 1315	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	411 of 1392	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	212 of 2098	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	205 of 2078	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	77.7	332 of 2041	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	111 of 2099	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	158 of 1678	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	236 of 2032	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	36.2	1380 of 2045	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	283 of 2407	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	273 of 2411	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	243 of 2400	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	185 of 2400	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	233 of 1961	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	207 of 2358	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	75.1	499 of 2340	78.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	591 of 2134	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	740 of 2110	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	730 of 2016	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	659 of 2031	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.0	742 of 1044	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.1	412 of 1859	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	41.2	1025 of 1941	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	164 of 1402	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	123 of 1392	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	235 of 1337	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	113 of 1399	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	53 of 1224	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	134 of 1338	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	72.5	331 of 1408	76.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math84%+24 vs state

English Language Arts81%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	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	Regents Living Environment 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	% 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
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
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
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
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
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
Garrison School	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Rt 9d	Garrison	10524	Putnam County	Garrison Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 424-3689	208	22	9.5	4.8%	160 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.1%)	82.6	360^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.3%		83.7	347^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.8%	13	92.0	93.8	76.5	65.0	78.6	79.0	70.6	100.0	76.5	75.0	93.3	57.9	71.4	60.0	81.3	95.2	96.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.1	96.6	$46,539	$1,947	$44,592
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
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
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3636 Gomer St	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 245-4802	383	30	12.7	12.8%	238 (62.1%)	13 (3.4%)	92 (24.0%)	24 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	73.6	595^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.7%		74.1	552^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.4%	43			69.5	73.2	86.1				68.3	64.2	60.5				59.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$30,841	$567	$30,274
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

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