The top reported proficiency rate is 65% in Math. The lowest is 48% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Livonia Elementary School
Livonia Elementary School sits on Puppy Lane in the Village of Livonia, a compact rural-suburban community in Livingston County positioned between Conesus Lake to the west and Hemlock Lake to the east. The village functions as the center of a larger town that extends into hamlets including Lakeville, Livonia Center, and Hemlock, and it markets itself publicly as the gateway to the Finger Lakes region. Most residents own their homes, the housing stock skews older, and the village population is essentially flat or slightly declining. Home values here sit noticeably below the New York State benchmark, though they have been appreciating modestly, and they also come in below the national median, making this one of the more affordable places to buy within the state's context.
The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and draws a moderately large enrollment for an elementary school in a rural district. The student body is predominantly white, which reflects the demographics of this part of Livingston County. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that a parent should keep in mind when interpreting test results but that does not define the school's character. Data on English learners and students with IEPs were not available in the data provided.
On the New York State Testing Program, the school's math proficiency is genuinely strong. Third and fourth graders score well above what a typical New York elementary school produces, and fourth grade in particular stands out. Fifth grade math proficiency dips somewhat from those earlier grades, a pattern worth watching but not unusual as content grows more demanding. Across all three tested grades, math is a clear area of strength. ELA results are more mixed. Third grade ELA proficiency is low relative to the math results and relative to what a parent might hope for. Fourth and fifth grade ELA proficiency recovers meaningfully, landing in a range that reads as solid without being exceptional. Fifth grade science proficiency, tested only at that grade level, comes in below the math results and somewhat below the fourth and fifth grade ELA rates, which a parent may want to ask the school about directly.
When the school's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades is placed relative to districts in Livingston County, Livonia Elementary lands in the top quartile of that eight-district comparison set. That is a genuine, evidence-based position of relative strength in its county peer group.
Participation rates are high across most tested grades and subjects, which means the results reflect nearly the full student body rather than a selective subset. Trend data across years was not available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether performance is improving, holding steady, or slipping.
The parent district, Livonia Central School District, has been active on several fronts that would matter to a family thinking about the longer arc beyond elementary school. Voters approved a multi-phase capital improvement bond that is funding safety, infrastructure, and building upgrades across district schools, including a new transportation facility. A subsequent vote approved a sports complex. Publicly, the district reports covering tuition costs for dual enrollment and a large suite of Syracuse University Project Advance college-credit courses at the middle-high school level, which speaks well to the academic pathway available when these elementary students eventually move up. A second capital project vote is expected in late 2026.
Civic life in Livonia is modest but real. The village library is a short walk from the school campus, which itself sits near the village center on Spring Street. Vitale Park at the north end of Conesus Lake is a publicly reported community anchor with summer programming. County-level demand-responsive transit serves the area on weekdays, though car dependence is the practical reality for most families here.
Information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, and specific student support programs was not available in the data provided, and those are areas a visiting parent would do well to raise directly with the school.
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