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Richard P Connor Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-2

Summary

Richard P Connor Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Suffern, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 383 students. The school is part of the Suffern Central School District, which is ranked 550 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richard P Connor Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from 362 out of 2,345 New York elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 1,347 out of 2,445 in 2023-2024, with a 2-star rating. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the Suffern Central School District and New York state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in 2023-2024, only 29.41% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 33.82% and the state's 42.6%. The school also struggles with achievement gaps among different student subgroups, with English Language Learner (ELL) and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students performing the lowest.

In comparison, the other elementary schools in the Suffern Central School District, such as Sloatsburg Elementary, Viola Elementary, Cherry Lane Elementary, and Montebello Road School, generally perform better on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings. However, the nearby schools in the East Ramapo Central School District, such as Fleetwood Elementary and Hempstead Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages.

437

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,544

Per pupil spending ?

35.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13 Cypress Rd
Suffern, NY 10901-6842

(845) 357-2858

District: Suffern Central School District

Students who attend Richard P Connor Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Suffern Middle School
High:	Suffern Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.1%

White:

24.3%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2014 → 45th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

New York avg47%

Not ranked this year

Richard P Connor Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

537^th of 874Suffern 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
2024	43.2	1347 of 2445	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	1013 of 2439	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	909 of 2434	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	1233 of 2201	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	761 of 2413	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	524 of 2395	78.1%	★★★★☆
2017	81.5	365 of 2386	84.7%	★★★★☆
2016	77.5	458 of 2366	80.6%	★★★★☆
2015	81.6	353 of 2352	85.0%	★★★★☆
2014	80.5	362 of 2345	84.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	415 of 2325	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	63.8	905 of 2320	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.8	789 of 2286	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.7	635 of 2263	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.3	491 of 2257	78.2%	★★★★☆
2008	70.1	729 of 2227	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.3	737 of 2219	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.1	850 of 2206	61.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	71.6	220 of 936	76.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	68.5	210 of 662	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	331 of 548	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	284 of 601	52.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	20.0	1023 of 1066	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	946 of 1001	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	332 of 454	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	427 of 938	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	1186 of 2413	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	782 of 2403	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	800 of 2401	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	1173 of 1955	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	893 of 2357	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	643 of 2338	72.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	1209 of 1531	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	855 of 1429	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	674 of 1503	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	498 of 818	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	753 of 1315	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	483 of 1392	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	1588 of 2078	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	1103 of 2041	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	1030 of 2099	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	1022 of 1678	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	845 of 2032	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	708 of 2045	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	1516 of 2411	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	1286 of 2400	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	1034 of 2400	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	1131 of 1961	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.5	632 of 2358	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	431 of 2340	81.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	34.3	1369 of 2110	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.2	322 of 1941	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	57.9	564 of 1392	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	476 of 1337	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	465 of 1399	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	614 of 1224	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.6	256 of 1338	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	218 of 1408	84.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2022)76th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2024)68th percentile+23 vs school

White (2024)59th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2024)51st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)37th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)24th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2024)21st percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs New York (2023-2024) ?

Math48%-6 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Science27%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Richard P Connor Elementary School

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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
Richard P Connor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	13 Cypress Rd	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	Suffern Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 357-2858	437	43	10.2	35.5%	106 (24.3%)	33 (7.6%)	245 (56.1%)	25 (5.7%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)								(n/a)										99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.5	$40,544	$2,600	$37,943
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sloatsburg Elementary School	Public	K-2	11 Second St	Sloatsburg	10974	Rockland County	Suffern Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 753-2720	322	32	10.0	28.0%	95 (29.5%)	40 (12.4%)	138 (42.9%)	19 (5.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$44,638	$1,471	$43,168
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard P Connor Elementary School

What district is Richard P Connor Elementary School in?

Suffern Central School District

How many students attend Richard P Connor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Richard P Connor Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Richard P Connor Elementary School?

Students at Richard P Connor Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 24% White, 8% African American, 6% Asian, 4% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Richard P Connor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Richard P Connor Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Suffern Middle School
High : Suffern Senior High School

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