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Elmwood Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

2367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Elmwood Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in Monsey, New York, with 537 students. The school is part of the East Ramapo Central School District, which is ranked 851 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elmwood Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students. Even for its higher-performing subgroups, such as African American and White students, Elmwood ranks in the bottom 50% of schools.

Despite consistent funding and resources, Elmwood Elementary School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance or school rankings over the past 10 years. The nearby schools in the Suffern Central and Clarkstown Central districts, such as Montebello Road School, Highview Elementary, and Link Elementary, significantly outperform Elmwood Elementary on academic measures, even though they serve student populations with similar socioeconomic backgrounds.

598

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,412

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43 Robert Pitt Dr
Monsey, NY 10952-3390

(845) 577-6160

District: East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)

Students who attend Elmwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chestnut Ridge Middle School
High:	Spring Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.4%

African American:

16.1%

White:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (19% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

New York avg54%

2,367^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)

851^st of 874East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley) 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	6.7	2367 of 2445	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2298 of 2445	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	2280 of 2439	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	2271 of 2434	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	2029 of 2201	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2101 of 2413	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	2168 of 2395	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	2132 of 2386	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	2032 of 2366	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	1928 of 2352	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.9	2065 of 2345	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	2020 of 2325	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	2136 of 2320	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	2114 of 2286	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	1969 of 2263	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	2093 of 2257	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.4	1877 of 2227	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	1784 of 2219	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.8	1714 of 2206	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	665 of 928	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	494 of 927	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	379 of 857	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	496 of 936	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	210 of 427	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	537 of 891	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	664 of 948	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	516 of 662	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	919 of 1117	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	801 of 1066	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	860 of 1001	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	835 of 1027	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	426 of 454	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	681 of 860	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	722 of 938	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	2352 of 2409	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	2271 of 2413	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2277 of 2403	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2254 of 2401	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1874 of 1955	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	2077 of 2357	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	2052 of 2338	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1530 of 1569	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1440 of 1531	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1347 of 1429	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1403 of 1503	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	780 of 818	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1127 of 1315	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1190 of 1392	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	730 of 792	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	663 of 766	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	540 of 637	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	501 of 622	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	59 of 70	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	513 of 570	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	584 of 730	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	2007 of 2098	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1854 of 2078	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1803 of 2041	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1919 of 2099	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1527 of 1678	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1681 of 2032	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1835 of 2045	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	2310 of 2407	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	2243 of 2411	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2184 of 2400	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	2221 of 2400	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1769 of 1961	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	2047 of 2358	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	2174 of 2340	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	2076 of 2134	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2007 of 2110	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	917 of 2031	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.5	1710 of 1859	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1835 of 1941	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1242 of 1402	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1008 of 1338	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1239 of 1408	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+25 vs school

Asian (2024)22nd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-32 vs state

Math21%-35 vs state

Science9%-36 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
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	43 Robert Pitt Dr	Monsey	10952	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6160	598	39	15.1	89.1%	38 (6.4%)	96 (16.1%)	433 (72.4%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6.7	2367^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.2%		11.9	2298^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.0%	69	16.0	21.1	22.0	23.9	15.1	15.2	21.7	27.9	8.9	93.2	95.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	95.0	95.9	95.3	$31,412	$5,218	$26,193
East Ramapo Early Childhood Center At Kakiat	Public	K	465 Viola Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6585	386	25	15.6	66.8%	20 (5.2%)	47 (12.2%)	307 (79.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)										95.5	97.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	96.8	98.4	97.1	$33,646	$5,848	$27,798
Margetts Elementary School	Public	K-3	25 Margetts Rd	Monsey	10952	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6190	579	39	14.8	90.7%	44 (7.6%)	78 (13.5%)	425 (73.4%)	30 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)	28.6				29.9					92.2	95.8	97.6	97.6	97.6	95.8	94.6	93.4	$35,256	$5,279	$29,977
Cherry Lane Elementary School	Public	3-5	1 Heather Dr	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	Suffern Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 357-3988	413	47	8.7	51.3%	116 (28.1%)	38 (9.2%)	222 (53.8%)	23 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	34.2	1648^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.6%		30.4	1735^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.0%	87	42.5	42.4	54.2		42.7	42.9	49.3		40.7	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	$43,555	$1,562	$41,993
Eldorado Elementary School	Public	3-6	5 Eldorado Dr	Chestnut Ridge	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6150	598	39	15.5	89.1%	14 (2.3%)	69 (11.5%)	504 (84.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	5.6				7.8	2369^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.1%	(n/a)	8.3	23.3	19.5	22.4	8.0	19.7	14.4	20.2	10.6	95.6	97.4	98.8	98.8	98.8	97.7	98.3	96.5	$32,919	$5,021	$27,898
Hempstead Elementary School	Public	K-6	80 Brick Church Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6270	459	41	11.1	81.3%	13 (2.8%)	77 (16.8%)	349 (76.0%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6.7	2366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.2%		14.5	2229^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.8%	137	20.3	31.2	28.1		25.0	17.2	17.0		15.3	98.3	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.8	99.0	$45,987	$6,527	$39,460
Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-3	151 Grandview Ave	Monsey	10952	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6260	609	39	15.7	83.4%	22 (3.6%)	88 (14.4%)	483 (79.3%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	29.3				42.7					94.5	96.8	99.0	99.0	99.0	97.0	97.8	96.5	$33,675	$4,998	$28,677
Fleetwood Elementary School	Public	K-3	22 Fleetwood Ave	Chestnut Ridge	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6170	609	39	15.6	84.6%	20 (3.3%)	42 (6.9%)	536 (88.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)	19.3				19.7					91.9	95.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	94.8	96.4	95.9	$34,333	$6,259	$28,074
Montebello Road School	Public	3-5	50 Montebello Rd	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	Suffern Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 357-4466	343	40	8.6	42.6%	109 (31.8%)	37 (10.8%)	153 (44.6%)	27 (7.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	45.3	1317^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.1%		39.6	1469^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.9%	152	49.6	58.5	50.6		49.6	58.3	51.8		46.3	98.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	100.0	98.7	$47,219	$1,580	$45,639
Highview Elementary School	Public	3-4	24 Highview Ave	Nanuet	10954	Rockland County	Nanuet Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 627-3480	314	25	12.4	32.2%	117 (37.3%)	28 (8.9%)	125 (39.8%)	35 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	65.8	801^st of 2445 public elementary schools	67.2%		67.2	725^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.3%	76	58.3	60.5			73.3	69.1				99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.7	$36,076	$805	$35,271

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmwood Elementary School

How many students attend Elmwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Elmwood Elementary School.

What district is Elmwood Elementary School in?

East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)

What schools do graduates of Elmwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elmwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chestnut Ridge Middle School
High : Spring Valley High School

Is Elmwood Elementary School a good school?

Elmwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Elmwood Elementary School?

Students at Elmwood Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 16% African American, 6% White, 5% Asian.

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