Livingston Manor Elementary School, Livingston Manor NY

Original Research by School Decision on Livingston Manor Elementary School

Livingston Manor Elementary School serves the pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade population in a small Catskills hamlet where a walkable Main Street of galleries, fly-fishing shops, and farm-to-table restaurants anchors a broader car-dependent rural community. The school sits on a peninsula known as "The Island," facing the Willowemoc River, with athletic fields and park space that mark it as a physical center of the district.

The school enrolls a small population distributed across eight grades. About two in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is predominantly white, with a smaller Hispanic population and few students of other backgrounds represented.

Academic performance is mixed by grade and subject. In third and fourth grades, proficiency rates are stronger: fourth-graders score above the midpoint in both English language arts and math. Performance dips notably in fifth and sixth grades, particularly in math, where proficiency falls to roughly two in five students or lower across both grades. English language arts remains somewhat stronger in the upper grades, with sixth-graders performing above the midpoint. In science, fifth-grade proficiency is at about the midpoint. Across the school, participation rates in state testing are consistently high, suggesting that the proficiency rates reflect actual performance rather than absence or opt-out patterns. When ranked against other districts in Sullivan County, Livingston Manor Elementary's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, though this reflects the specific composition of tested grades and subjects at this elementary school.

The school sits in a locale marked by growth and changing demographics. Livingston Manor has emerged as one of the fastest-growing real estate markets in New York State over the past decade, drawing creatives and weekenders alongside long-time residents. Housing costs have climbed substantially, and while some new development reflects high-end Passive House construction, community organizations have begun addressing affordability concerns. The median home value is substantially above the state benchmark, and a parent evaluating schools here should be aware that housing costs have outpaced local wages and the area has limited rental stock.

A significant structural change took effect in July 2025: the Livingston Manor Central School District merged with Roscoe to form the Rockland Central School District. This centralization may affect staffing, curriculum decisions, and resource allocation going forward. Parents may want to reach out to the school directly to understand how this transition is unfolding and what it means for programming and support at the elementary level.

Special population data for English learners and students with IEPs was not available, so a parent seeking detailed information on support services or the presence of these populations should inquire with the school directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 53% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 67% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 6 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 471%

School 71% · District 68% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 57%

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

Grade 674%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 28 pts above state median

Science

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 5100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median

This schoolLIVINGSTON MANOR 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-income27%Higher-income44%17 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income82%Higher-income60%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income56%Higher-income57%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income70%Higher-income77%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income36%Higher-income67%30 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income70%Higher-income70%0 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income20%Higher-income46%26 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income39%1 pp gap