Photo: Alexisrael · CC BY-SA 3.0Viola’s public schools
East Ramapo Central School District and Suffern Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Viola. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
Viola’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Viola’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Suffern Senior High School places highest (better than 97%); Pomona Middle School lowest (2%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve Viola, graded from D− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and three high schools: Ramapo High School, Spring Valley High School and Suffern Senior 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 Viola, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Viola
Richard P Connor Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 437 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Suffern
9th grade in Viola · depends on your address
Ramapo High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,694 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Spring Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,501 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Suffern Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Suffern
10th grade in Viola · depends on your address
Ramapo High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,694 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Spring Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,501 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Suffern Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Suffern
11th grade in Viola · depends on your address
Ramapo High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,694 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Spring Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,501 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Suffern Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Suffern
12th grade in Viola · depends on your address
Ramapo High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,694 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Spring Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,501 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Suffern Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Suffern
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the East Ramapo Central School District.
Two districts serve Viola
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
Viola vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Viola’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Viola | — | Suffern Central PK–12 · East Ramapo Central K–12 |
| Montebello | B+ | Suffern Central |
| Airmont | D | Suffern Central PK–12 · East Ramapo Central K–12 |
| Wesley Hills | D | Suffern Central PK–12 · East Ramapo Central K–12 |
| New Hempstead | D− | East Ramapo Central |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Suffern Central with Viola for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Viola
16 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 Viola’s schools
Are Viola’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Viola. East Ramapo Central School District and Suffern Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Viola. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Viola in?
East Ramapo Central School District and Suffern Central School District.
Where do Viola kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Ramapo High School, Spring Valley High School and Suffern Senior High School.
Parents talk
What Viola families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Viola → 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). Stars are from neighbors.