Sullivan West Elementary School, Jeffersonville NY

Original Research by School Decision on Sullivan West Elementary School

Sullivan West Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Jeffersonville, a community in Sullivan County. The school enrolls a diverse mix of students, with a substantial portion qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a student body that is predominantly white but includes meaningful representation of Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. The enrollment sits at a mid-size range typical for elementary schools serving a rural county area.

The school's state assessment results show proficiency rates that are below the state norm across tested grades and subjects. In mathematics, third grade shows the strongest performance, while proficiency drops significantly by fifth grade. English language arts results follow a similar pattern, with third and fourth grades performing better than grades five and six. Fifth grade science proficiency sits in the mid-range. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Sullivan County, meaning it performs better than most of its county neighbors, though absolute proficiency levels remain modest.

A parent might want to look into what specific support structures the school has in place for students in the upper elementary grades, where test results show steeper declines. The school's participation rate in state testing is generally strong, though it dips notably in sixth grade English language arts, which could reflect scheduling or enrollment factors worth clarifying with the school directly.

The Sullivan West Central School District, which includes this school, has maintained modest property-tax increases in recent years and completed a security and infrastructure upgrade project approved by voters in 2022. That project added security vestibules at both the elementary and middle/high schools and made accessibility improvements to the high school, financed without raising the tax levy by drawing on reserves and state aid. For families considering the area, housing values in the Jeffersonville zip code run modestly below state benchmarks, and mortgage affordability metrics suggest a price-to-income ratio somewhat above national norms.

Sullivan West Elementary is a traditional public school serving the full early grades through early middle school span. It is not a charter, magnet, or specialized program. The school's academic pathway is a standard elementary curriculum leading into the district's middle and high school. The peer environment reflects a rural, mixed-income county setting with significant white enrollment alongside Hispanic, Black, and other students. For families prioritizing proximity to a neighborhood school in a small-town setting with modest housing costs, this school fits that profile. For families prioritizing higher absolute test performance, comparing with other options in or beyond the district would be prudent.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 365%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 48%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 26% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 41% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 51%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 52%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 36% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 42% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median

Science

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 41% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 586%

School 86% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median

This schoolSULLIVAN WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income45%Higher-income56%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income52%Higher-income53%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income22%Higher-income54%32 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income53%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income59%Higher-income70%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income54%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income16%Higher-income39%23 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income30%Higher-income49%18 pp gap