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Schools in Sparkill

Sparkill’s public schools

South Orangetown Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sparkill. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 77% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$36.2K
▲ 5% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,747 students on the public path
In brief

Sparkill’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sparkill’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Tappan Zee High School places highest (better than 95%); Cottage Lane Elementary School lowest (41%). 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 Sparkill, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2William O Schaefer Elementary Schoolin TappanNo scores
3–5Cottage Lane Elementary Schoolin BlauveltC+
6–8South Orangetown Middle Schoolin BlauveltC+
9–12Tappan Zee High Schoolin OrangeburgA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Orangetown Central 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.

South Orangetown Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,747 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$36,245NY $34,607 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 48.9% · 1020 students tested
Math59%
State average 46.5% · 1193 students tested

Sparkill vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sparkill—South Orangetown Central
PiermontA−South Orangetown Central

Every school in Sparkill

4 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 Sparkillin other towns
William O Schaefer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Tappan
559 students11:1Rate it →
Cottage Lane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Blauvelt
C+
636 students11:1Rate it →
South Orangetown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Blauvelt
C+
641 students9:1Rate it →
Tappan Zee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orangeburg
A+
911 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Sparkill’s schools

Are Sparkill’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sparkill. South Orangetown Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sparkill. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sparkill in?

South Orangetown Central School District.

Where do Sparkill kids go to high school?

Tappan Zee High School.

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What Sparkill families are saying about 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.