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Viola Elementary School

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Summary

Viola Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Suffern Central School District in Suffern, New York, with 338 students. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with a current 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking of 1464 out of 2445 New York elementary schools.

Viola Elementary School's student performance on state assessments is generally below the Suffern Central School District and New York state averages, particularly for Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who rank in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools in these subgroups. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 21.33% to 25.72% over the past few years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-income families. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $21,566 to $24,793 over the past few years, its overall performance remains below average.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the Suffern Central School District, such as Sloatsburg Elementary, Richard P Connor Elementary, Cherry Lane Elementary, and Montebello Road School, generally perform better than Viola Elementary School on state assessments, suggesting that Viola may be underperforming compared to its peers within the same district. This indicates that the school may need to focus on improving its instructional strategies and support systems to better serve its students.

325

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

557 Rt 202
Suffern, NY 10901-2999

(845) 357-8315

District: Suffern Central School District

Students who attend Viola Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Suffern Middle School
High:	Suffern Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.4%

White:

33.5%

African American:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2014 → 40th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school40%

District avg41%

New York avg47%

Not ranked this year

Viola 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	39.7	1464 of 2445	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1429 of 2439	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	1028 of 2434	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	1320 of 2201	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	825 of 2413	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	1213 of 2395	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	70.3	662 of 2386	72.3%	★★★★☆
2016	80.7	374 of 2366	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.9	405 of 2352	82.8%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	431 of 2345	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	463 of 2325	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.8	690 of 2320	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	72.7	604 of 2286	73.6%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	596 of 2263	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	68.0	794 of 2257	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.8	659 of 2227	70.4%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	451 of 2219	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.9	403 of 2206	81.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	375 of 662	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	383 of 671	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	410 of 601	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	976 of 1066	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	679 of 1001	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	675 of 1027	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.1	447 of 454	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	1661 of 2413	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1530 of 2403	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	891 of 2401	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	1205 of 1955	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	1101 of 2357	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	1337 of 2338	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	1247 of 1531	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1150 of 1429	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	721 of 1503	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.5	661 of 818	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	923 of 1315	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1364 of 1392	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	14.3	1958 of 2078	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1682 of 2041	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1720 of 2099	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1607 of 1678	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1940 of 2032	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1916 of 2045	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	49.2	1170 of 2411	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	1283 of 2400	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	1229 of 2400	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	1189 of 1961	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.8	602 of 2358	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	1048 of 2340	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	1952 of 2110	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1638 of 2016	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1519 of 2031	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1233 of 1859	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1262 of 1941	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	886 of 1392	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	814 of 1337	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	656 of 1399	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	512 of 1224	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	420 of 1338	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	566 of 1408	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2024)51st percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2024)43rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2024)36th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)31st percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)19th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2024)7th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)6th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New York (2023-2024) ?

Math46%-8 vs state

English Language Arts39%-6 vs state

Science28%-7 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Viola Elementary School

What district is Viola Elementary School in?

Suffern Central School District

How many students attend Viola Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 325 students attended Viola Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Viola Elementary School?

Students at Viola Elementary School are 39% Hispanic, 34% White, 12% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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