Photo: Alexisrael · CC BY-SA 3.0Haverstraw’s public schools score below 73% of New York districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Haverstraw’s districts is 30%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Haverstraw, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.
From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 72% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Haverstraw’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 72% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $31,599 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Haverstraw’s grade
C: better than 27% of New York school districts, #599 of 755 New York towns. Both inputs trail the New York average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Haverstraw, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Haverstraw
Gerald F Neary Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · 122 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Haverstraw · depends on your address
Fieldstone Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,207 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Thiells
Gerald F Neary Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · 122 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Haverstraw · depends on your address
Fieldstone Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,207 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Thiells
Gerald F Neary Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · 122 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Haverstraw · depends on your address
North Rockland High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,798 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Thiells
Gerald F Neary Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · 122 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Haverstraw · depends on your address
North Rockland High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,798 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Thiells
Gerald F Neary Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · 122 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Haverstraw · depends on your address
North Rockland High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,798 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Thiells
Gerald F Neary Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · 122 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Haverstraw · depends on your address
North Rockland High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,798 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Thiells
Gerald F Neary Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · 122 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Haverstraw’s public schools are run by Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District, which also serves Haverstraw, Stony Point and West Haverstraw. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Haverstraw vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Haverstraw’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Haverstraw | C | Haverstraw-Stony Point Central |
| West Haverstraw | C | Haverstraw-Stony Point Central |
| Haverstraw (town) | C+ | Haverstraw-Stony Point Central PK–12 · Suffern Central PK–12 |
| Clarkstown | A− | Clarkstown Central |
| Cortlandt | A− | Hendrick Hudson Central PK–12 · Lakeland Central PK–12 · Croton-Harmon Union Free K–12 |
| Croton-on-Hudson | A | Croton-Harmon Union Free |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Haverstraw-Stony Point Central with Haverstraw, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Haverstraw
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Haverstraw’s schools
Are Haverstraw’s schools good?
On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Haverstraw children attend score below 73% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #599 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Haverstraw in?
Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,976 students in 9 schools (2024–25).
What is Haverstraw’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.
How much does Haverstraw spend per student?
$31,599 in Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Haverstraw families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Haverstraw → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.