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Schools in Pearl River

Pearl River’s public schools

Pearl River Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pearl River. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 86% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$34.5K
▼ 0% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
2,148 students on the public path
In brief

Pearl River’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Pearl River’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Lincoln Avenue School places highest (better than 78%); Pearl River Middle School lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Pearl River, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one middle school: Pearl River High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pearl River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
5–7Pearl River Middle SchoolPearl River Union Free School DistrictB−
8–12Pearl River High SchoolPearl River Union Free School DistrictA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pearl River Union Free School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pearl River Union Free School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,148 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$34,464NY $34,607 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 48.9% · 978 students tested
Math61%
State average 46.5% · 1110 students tested

Pearl River vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Pearl River’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pearl River—Pearl River Union Free
OrangetownA−South Orangetown Central PK–12 · Pearl River Union Free K–12
ClarkstownA−Clarkstown Central
RamapoDSuffern Central PK–12 · East Ramapo Central K–12
Chestnut RidgeD−East Ramapo Central

Every school in Pearl River

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).

Also serving Pearl Riverin other towns
Evans Park School
Elementary · Grades K–4
B+
291 students11:1Rate it →
Franklin Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–4
B+
262 students11:1Rate it →
Lincoln Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–4
A−
190 students16:1Rate it →
Pearl River Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7
B−
501 students10:1Rate it →
Pearl River High School
High · Grades 8–12
A−
904 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Pearl River’s schools

Are Pearl River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pearl River. Pearl River Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pearl River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pearl River in?

Pearl River Union Free School District.

Where do Pearl River kids go to high school?

Pearl River High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.