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Schools in New · Clarkstown Central School District

New’s public schools beat 84% of New York districts

The public schools New’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

65%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
75%
▲ 13 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
72%
▲ 16 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 12 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$29.4K
▼ 15% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade

How New compares

A− Test scoresA− Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (260)Better than 65%
High confidence. Built on 1,809 tested students and a graduating class of 733; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New.

9 schools teach K in New’s district. Which one depends on your address: New City Elementary School, Lakewood Elementary School, Woodglen Elementary School and Laurel Plains Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Parts of New are served by East Ramapo Central School District.

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Clarkstown Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 16 schools · 7,821 students
$29,380NY $34,607
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading75%
State average 62.4%
Math72%
State average 55.9%

New vs. its neighbors

New’s schools rank 1st of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.

NewA−ClarkstownA−HaverstrawC+HaverstrawC−RamapoD

Every school in New

0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

Also serving New · in other towns
New City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New City
B+
446 students11:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Congers
B
441 students11:1Rate it →
Woodglen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New City
B−
398 students10:1Rate it →
Laurel Plains Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New City
A−
369 students10:1Rate it →
Link Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New City
B+
366 students11:1Rate it →
Bardonia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bardonia
B−
351 students10:1Rate it →
Strawtown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Nyack
A
314 students13:1Rate it →
West Nyack Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Nyack
B+
304 students10:1Rate it →
Little Tor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New City
B+
264 students12:1Rate it →
Felix Festa Determination Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Nyack
B−
679 students12:1Rate it →
Felix Festa Character Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Nyack
B−
612 students11:1Rate it →
Felix Festa Achievement Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Nyack
B
609 students11:1Rate it →

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Within reach

Colleges near New

There’s no college in New, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary in Ramapo, 2.3 miles away.

Colleges →
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
2.3 mi679 students
Mechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
4.3 mi124 students
Yeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
4.4 mi138 students
Ohel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
4.4 mi243 students
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
4.5 mi82 students
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
4.7 mi86 students
Bais Medrash ElyonUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
4.9 mi95 students
Yeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
4.9 mi1,148 students
Rabbinical College Beth ShragaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
5 mi48 students
Bais Binyomin AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
5 mi50 students

Straight-line distance from the center of New. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.

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