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Suffern Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Ramapo, Haverstraw, Suffern, Airmont, Wesley Hills, Montebello, Sloatsburg and Hillburn, and parts of Tuxedo and Tuxedo.

Ramapo’s School Grade D better than 12% of New York school districts

Students
3,845
Schools
6
Spent per student
$38,531
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$2.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Suffern Central School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.2M, about $574 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DRamapo 161,564C+Haverstraw 40,462B+Suffern 11,796DAirmont 10,634DWesley Hills 6,477B+Montebello 4,828B+Sloatsburg 3,120Hillburn 950

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ramapo. Grade by grade →

K–39 elementary schoolsEast Ramapo Central School District
7–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsEast Ramapo Central School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency55%
State average 46.5% · 1,718 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 48.9% · 1,356 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 87.2% · 410 in the class

80% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$38,531 per student · 11% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 30%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 26%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,667’20
3,630’21
3,521’22
3,499’23
3,845’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 48%White 31%Black 9%Asian 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Richard P Connor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Suffern
C+
437 students10:1
Sloatsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Sloatsburg
C−
322 students10:1
Cherry Lane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Suffern
B−
413 students9:1
Montebello Road School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Suffern
C
343 students9:1
Suffern Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Suffern
C
880 students10:1
Suffern Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Suffern
A+
1,450 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Monroe-Woodbury Central School DistrictMonroe, Woodbury, Woodbury
$31,778per student
East Ramapo Central School DistrictChestnut Ridge, New Hempstead, Pomona
$33,077per student
Clarkstown Central School DistrictClarkstown
$29,380per student
Croton-Harmon Union Free School DistrictCortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson
$30,471per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.