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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12586

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447

Students

Top rankedWalden Elementary School1694^th of 2,445 New York elementary schools

Summary:

The 12586 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Walden Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Valley Central School District (Montgomery). While the school has a relatively small student-teacher ratio, its academic performance has been declining in recent years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Science falling below the district and state averages.

Walden Elementary School's statewide ranking has dropped from 1379 out of 2439 New York elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1694 out of 2445 in 2024-2025, earning it a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 33.82% in ELA and 33.33% in Science, compared to 50% and 45.1% for the district, and 56.61% and 45.02% for the state, respectively. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 45.75% in 2023-2024.

Despite the higher per-student spending of $31,058, which exceeds the state average, and the smaller class sizes, Walden Elementary School's academic performance does not seem to be keeping pace with the district and state. This suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes and increase its statewide ranking.

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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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th 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
Walden Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Orchard St	Walden	12586	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 457-2400	447	37	12.1	40.5%	217 (48.5%)	35 (7.8%)	143 (32.0%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.2%)	32.7	1694^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.7%		42	1387^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.3%	307	45.5	44.3	33.8	57.6	49.2	48.7	33.3	97.7	98.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.4	100.0	99.5	$31,695	$1,865	$29,830

Cities Near Zip Code 12586

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Walden	0.91 mi	1	659^th
Montgomery	2.59 mi	4	308^th
Wallkill	2.85 mi	4	376^th
Newburgh	3.6 mi	9	694^th
Plattekill	6.33 mi	1	195^th

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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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