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Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2056^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Van Etten, New York, with 331 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.3 in the 2023-2024 school year. The school is part of the Spencer-Van Etten Central School District, which is ranked 633 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student funding of $23,902 in 2023-2024, Spencer-Van Etten Elementary has consistently underperformed the state average on New York State Assessments in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In 2024-2025, only 36.67% of 3rd graders and 24% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15% and 54.07% respectively. The school's special education students also perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 42% of New York elementary schools. Additionally, the school's ranking among New York elementary schools has steadily declined over the past 10 years, from a high of 1,141 out of 2,395 schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 2,056 out of 2,445 schools in 2024-2025.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Tioga Elementary School, which ranked in the top 32% of New York elementary schools in 2024-2025, Spencer-Van Etten Elementary performs significantly worse. This suggests that the challenges faced by the school may be unique to the school or district, rather than a broader regional issue. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, at 49.85% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, may also contribute to the school's academic struggles.

333

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,722

Per pupil spending ?

61.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7 Langford St
Van Etten, NY 14889

(607) 589-7110

District: Spencer-Van Etten Central School District

Students who attend Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Spencer-Van Etten Middle School
High:	Spencer-Van Etten High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.5%

African American:

1.8%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New York avg57%

2,056^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

633^rd of 874Spencer-Van Etten 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	20.7	2056 of 2445	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1868 of 2445	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1605 of 2439	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1652 of 2434	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	1357 of 2201	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1490 of 2413	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	1141 of 2395	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.9	1371 of 2386	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	1345 of 2366	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.1	1418 of 2352	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.0	1539 of 2345	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.4	1425 of 2325	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.3	1783 of 2320	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	1704 of 2286	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.6	1300 of 2263	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.8	968 of 2257	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.1	1338 of 2227	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.7	1440 of 2219	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.6	1621 of 2206	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	2249 of 2409	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	2004 of 2413	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1731 of 2403	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1510 of 2401	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	1287 of 1955	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1542 of 2357	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	1050 of 2338	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1921 of 2098	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1752 of 2078	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1563 of 2041	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1424 of 2099	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	725 of 1678	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	1270 of 2032	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	937 of 2045	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1679 of 2407	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1659 of 2411	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1378 of 2400	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1728 of 2400	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	1175 of 1961	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1379 of 2358	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	1241 of 2340	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1228 of 2134	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1614 of 2110	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1629 of 2016	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1744 of 2031	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	644 of 1044	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	957 of 1859	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	905 of 1941	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	1140 of 1399	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+14 vs school

White (2022)19th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math45%-14 vs state

English Language Arts31%-23 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
Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Langford St	Van Etten	14889	Chemung County	Spencer-Van Etten Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 589-7110	333	27	12.3	61.9%	318 (95.5%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	20.7	2056^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.2	1868^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.6%	188	36.7	24.0			43.1	48.0				97.7	98.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.3	99.0	99.7	$25,722	$1,581	$24,141
Newfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	247 Main St	Newfield	14867	Tompkins County	Newfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 564-9955	318	36	8.8	53.1%	254 (79.9%)	15 (4.7%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	19	2106^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.9%		32.2	1682^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	31.2%	424	33.3	31.1	45.5		29.8	35.4	41.7		33.3	99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$35,549	$3,055	$32,494
Candor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Academy St	Candor	13743	Tioga County	Candor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 659-3935	401	33	12.1	61.1%	380 (94.8%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	15.8	2173^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.1%		24	1944^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.5%	229	24.6	20.8	11.1	29.6	35.1	40.8	44.4	31.1	29.1	92.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,610	$1,310	$26,299
Lincoln Street Elementary School	Public	PK-K	45 Lincoln St	Waverly	14892	Tioga County	Waverly Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 565-8176	212	17	12.5	46.7%	198 (93.4%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)										95.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	97.2	$25,117	$724	$24,393
Ridge Road School	Public	PK, KG-4	112 Ridge Rd	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-6351	369	27	13.5	32.0%	322 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	64.7	828^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.1%		42.7	1366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.1%	538	62.1	55.6			80.3	61.9				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,206	$1,440	$20,767
Elm Street Elementary School	Public	1-4	145 Elm St	Waverly	14892	Tioga County	Waverly Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 565-8186	426	36	11.7	59.9%	396 (93.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	27	1857^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.0%		22.9	1976^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.2%	119	43.6	37.5			52.1	38.4				99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	$21,378	$599	$20,779
Center Street School	Public	PK, KG-4	812 Center St	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 739-5601	306	25	12.3	51.3%	245 (80.1%)	8 (2.6%)	25 (8.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	48.3	1239^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.3%		46.4	1246^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.0%	7	61.2	45.3			65.3	50.9				99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$22,689	$1,961	$20,727
Thomas K Beecher School	Public	3-6	310 Sullivan St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3500	338	29	11.7	86.1%	190 (56.2%)	53 (15.7%)	27 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	66 (19.5%)	4.4	2417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.1	2409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.5%	8	28.2	7.3	16.3	17.1	25.6	13.3	7.6	13.0	12.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$29,780	$5,477	$24,303
Tioga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	41 5th Ave	Tioga Center	13845	Tioga County	Tioga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 687-8002	323	27	12.1	47.1%	310 (96.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	66.2	789^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.7%		67.5	719^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.6%	70	74.6	51.5			82.5	59.1				97.6	97.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	97.6	98.2	99.4	$22,606	$2,382	$20,224
Diven School	Public	PK, KG-2	1115 Hall St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3700	325	21	15.2	70.8%	174 (53.5%)	58 (17.8%)	27 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (19.7%)								(n/a)										99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$27,002	$4,948	$22,054

Frequently Asked Questions about Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School?

Students at Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School are 95% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spencer-Van Etten Middle School
High : Spencer-Van Etten High School

What district is Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School in?

Spencer-Van Etten Central School District

Is Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School a good school?

Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School.

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