West Nyack’s public schools
Clarkstown Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Nyack. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 67% 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
West Nyack’s schools, in brief
School by school
12 of West Nyack’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Clarkstown South Senior High School places highest (better than 96%); Felix Festa Determination Middle School lowest (45%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve West Nyack, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Clarkstown South Senior High School and Clarkstown North 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 West Nyack, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in West Nyack · depends on your address
Felix Festa Determination Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 679 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Felix Festa Character Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 612 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Felix Festa Achievement Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 609 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in West Nyack · depends on your address
Felix Festa Determination Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 679 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Felix Festa Character Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 612 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Felix Festa Achievement Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 609 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in West Nyack · depends on your address
Felix Festa Determination Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 679 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Felix Festa Character Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 612 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Felix Festa Achievement Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 609 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in West Nyack · depends on your address
Clarkstown South Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,386 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Clarkstown North Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,209 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in New City
10th grade in West Nyack · depends on your address
Clarkstown South Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,386 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Clarkstown North Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,209 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in New City
11th grade in West Nyack · depends on your address
Clarkstown South Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,386 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Clarkstown North Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,209 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in New City
12th grade in West Nyack · depends on your address
Clarkstown South Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,386 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Clarkstown North Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,209 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in New City
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clarkstown 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.
Well above the state in reading
West Nyack vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share West Nyack’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| West Nyack | — | Clarkstown Central |
| Clarkstown | A− | Clarkstown Central |
| Orangetown | A− | South Orangetown Central PK–12 · Pearl River Union Free K–12 |
Every school in West Nyack
14 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 West Nyack’s schools
Are West Nyack’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for West Nyack. Clarkstown Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Nyack. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 12 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is West Nyack in?
Clarkstown Central School District.
Where do West Nyack kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Clarkstown South Senior High School and Clarkstown North Senior High School.
Parents talk
What West Nyack 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.