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Valley Cottage School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

26 Lake Rd, Valley Cottage, NY 10989 · (845) 353-7280 · Part of Nyack Union Free School District

Clarkstown’s School Grade A− better than 83% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
384
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Valley Cottage School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency84%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts84%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, A, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

26 Lake Rd, Valley Cottage

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten50
Grade 158
Grade 266
Grade 357
Grade 472
Grade 581
Enrollment over time
382’20
390’21
382’22
377’23
384’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 37%White 34%Black 17%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Valley Cottage School from Clarkstown families.

Other schools in Nyack Union Free School District

The district →
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Valley Cottage
C+
452 students12:1
Upper Nyack School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Upper Nyack
A−
395 students11:1
Nyack Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Nyack
A−
644 students9:1
Nyack Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Nyack
A−
945 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Clarkstown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.