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Schools in West Nyack · Clarkstown Central School District

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

The public schools West Nyack’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 rank near the top.

82%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
0
The School Grade

How West Nyack 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 (446)Better than 82%
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 West Nyack.

9 schools teach K in West Nyack’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

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%

West Nyack vs. its neighbors

West Nyack’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.

West NyackA−ClarkstownA−OrangetownB+

Every school in West Nyack

0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Also serving West Nyack · 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
A
314 students13:1Rate it →
West Nyack Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
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
B−
679 students12:1Rate it →
Felix Festa Character Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
612 students11:1Rate it →
Felix Festa Achievement Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
609 students11:1Rate it →

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Within reach

Colleges near West Nyack

There’s no college in West Nyack, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Dominican University New York in Orangetown, 3.2 miles away.

Colleges →
Dominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Orangetown
3.2 mi1,324 students
St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Orangetown
3.8 mi1,949 students
Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Chestnut Ridge
4.1 mi22 students
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
4.5 mi679 students
Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
4.8 mi222 students
Mechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
5 mi124 students
Yeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
5.1 mi138 students
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
5.2 mi86 students
Ohel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
5.4 mi243 students
Bais Medrash ElyonUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
5.5 mi95 students

Straight-line distance from the center of West Nyack. 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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