Is Pearl River High School a good school?

Yes. Pearl River High School ranks in the top 9.9% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Pearl River High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 935 students attended Pearl River High School.

What is the racial makeup of Pearl River High School?

Students at Pearl River High School are 75% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Pearl River High School?

Pearl River High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Evans Park School Elementary : Franklin Avenue School Elementary : Lincoln Avenue School Middle : Pearl River Middle School

Pearl River High School

Summary:

Pearl River High School is a public high school serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 935 students, located in Pearl River, New York, and part of the Pearl River Union Free School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top in New York, with a statewide ranking of 123 out of 1,242 high schools for the 2023-2024 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pearl River High School's academic performance is significantly higher than the state and district averages, particularly in subjects like Algebra II, English Language Arts, and U.S. History and Government. The school has an impressive 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 97.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate is relatively low, ranging from 0.8% to 4.9% during the same period. Pearl River High School performs well across various student subgroups, with high rankings for female, Asian, and white students, as well as for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Clarkstown North Senior High School, Suffern Senior High School, and Ramapo High School, Pearl River High School generally outperforms its counterparts in academic achievement, graduation rates, and test scores. The school's investment in resources, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.3, may contribute to its strong academic performance. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism in recent years, reaching 34.1% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is an area the school may want to focus on to maintain its high standards.

Detail:

Public 8-12

275 E Central Ave
Pearl River, NY 10965-2799

(845) 620-3800

District: Pearl River Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
123^rd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,769

Feeder schools for Pearl River High School:

Elementary:	Evans Park School
	Franklin Avenue School
	Lincoln Avenue School
Middle:	Pearl River Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 935

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.1%

Hispanic:

18.2%

Asian:

3.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 18.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pearl River High School ranks better than 69.6% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.97. (See more...)

Compare Details Pearl River High School ranks better than 90.1% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.15. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pearl River High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.1%), Hispanic (18.2%), Asian (3.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 18.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pearl River High School is 11.3. (See more...)

Compare Pearl River High School employs 82.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pearl River High School is $22,769.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pearl River High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pearl River High School 457^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Pearl River High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Pearl River High School 123^rd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Pearl River High School in the ranking list.)

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Pearl River Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pearl River Union Free School District 131^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pearl River High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	86.76	90^th	1095	91.8%
2007	82.44	164^th	1123	85.4%
2008	84.31	101^st	1185	91.5%
2009	83.57	73^rd	1224	94.0%
2010	86.97	93^rd	1243	92.5%
2011	86.48	125^th	1295	90.3%
2012	90.58	59^th	1337	95.6%
2013	91.25	89^th	1373	93.5%
2014	89.62	93^rd	1401	93.4%
2015	74.95	270^th	1407	80.8%
2016	78.22	239^th	1429	83.3%
2017	83.89	180^th	1455	87.6%
2018	73.58	326^th	1438	77.3%
2021	64.23	361^st	1242	70.9%
2022	56.79	577^th	1479	61.0%
2023	67.10	434^th	1500	71.1%
2024	64.97	457^th	1504	69.6%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.14	443^rd	1170	62.1%
2022	39.97	710^th	1283	44.7%
2023	45.12	613^th	1307	53.1%
2024	45.51	588^th	1303	54.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.79	468^th	1245	62.4%
2021	64.05	242^nd	935	74.1%
2022	33.60	889^th	1306	31.9%
2023	40.43	757^th	1288	41.2%
2024	52.30	546^th	1296	57.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.83	286^th	1353	78.9%
2021	67.85	259^th	1066	75.7%
2022	65.88	413^th	1454	71.6%
2023	71.61	359^th	1463	75.5%
2024	72.41	340^th	1465	76.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.61	340^th	1352	74.9%
2021	61.17	328^th	1071	69.4%
2022	48.19	691^st	1455	52.5%
2023	62.31	474^th	1464	67.6%
2024	54.09	612^th	1464	58.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	70.40	185^th	810	77.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.19	275^th	763	64.0%
2021	62.65	209^th	614	66.0%
2022	51.14	360^th	748	51.9%
2023	55.74	345^th	772	55.3%
2024	59.44	298^th	778	61.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Pearl River High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	71.24	145^th	935	84.5%
2006	70.81	175^th	986	82.3%
2007	77.67	33^rd	1002	96.7%
2008	74.52	102^nd	1027	90.1%
2009	73.67	125^th	1086	88.5%
2010	76.35	82^nd	1117	92.7%
2011	74.93	139^th	1165	88.1%
2012	79.51	81^st	1198	93.2%
2013	81.47	57^th	1217	95.3%
2014	81.98	37^th	1237	97.0%
2015	82.58	41^st	1255	96.7%
2016	85.89	26^th	1255	97.9%
2017	83.97	57^th	1221	95.3%
2018	82.88	41^st	1210	96.6%
2019	83.17	40^th	1207	96.7%
2021	85.29	10^th	519	98.1%
2022	82.16	70^th	1190	94.1%
2023	81.37	92^nd	1228	92.5%
2024	80.15	123^rd	1242	90.1%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	76.28	66^th	583	88.7%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.60	35^th	1095	96.8%
2019	89.81	52^nd	1132	95.4%
2022	83.54	84^th	1038	91.9%
2023	71.13	220^th	1130	80.5%
2024	81.37	134^th	1144	88.3%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.39	42^nd	1154	96.4%
2019	79.39	81^st	1179	93.1%
2022	73.99	128^th	1101	88.4%
2023	74.76	146^th	1155	87.4%
2024	74.37	149^th	1170	87.3%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.52	38^th	498	92.4%
2019	79.74	41^st	493	91.7%
2023	82.34	32^nd	531	94.0%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.14	30^th	1176	97.4%
2019	83.49	31^st	1193	97.4%
2022	81.43	81^st	1155	93.0%
2023	82.74	71^st	1197	94.1%
2024	80.95	103^rd	1219	91.6%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.68	62^nd	1176	94.7%
2019	80.95	69^th	1190	94.2%
2021	85.25	12^th	354	96.6%
2022	81.30	77^th	1154	93.3%
2023	79.41	126^th	1191	89.4%
2024	79.08	140^th	1211	88.4%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.57	97^th	426	77.2%
2019	79.88	3^rd	447	99.3%
2022	79.13	30^th	386	92.2%
2023	78.97	44^th	424	89.6%
2024	78.77	36^th	426	91.5%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.67	82^nd	791	89.6%
2019	81.79	79^th	815	90.3%
2022	81.19	80^th	760	89.5%
2023	81.57	89^th	851	89.5%
2024	79.63	98^th	865	88.7%

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Rank History for high school White students at Pearl River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.96	60^th	765	92.2%
2019	77.55	47^th	793	94.1%
2022	75.85	72^nd	738	90.2%
2023	73.85	102^nd	776	86.9%
2024	73.41	115^th	781	85.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Pearl River High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	677	6	48	12	0	n/a	n/a	743
1990	658	2	39	12	0	n/a	n/a	711
1991	607	1	42	11	0	n/a	n/a	661
1992	574	8	58	27	0	n/a	n/a	667
1993	571	4	55	31	0	n/a	n/a	661
1994	611	3	52	36	0	n/a	n/a	702
1995	670	1	56	30	0	n/a	n/a	757
1996	670	1	56	30	0	n/a	n/a	757
1997	662	4	40	32	0	n/a	n/a	738
1998	743	2	39	35	0	n/a	n/a	819
1999	713	3	37	47	0	n/a	n/a	800
2000	717	3	31	39	0	n/a	n/a	790
2001	733	8	60	43	0	n/a	n/a	844
2002	770	8	59	39	1	n/a	n/a	877
2003	770	8	59	39	1	n/a	n/a	877
2004	808	3	75	46	2	n/a	n/a	934
2005	829	5	80	47	3	n/a	n/a	964
2006	857	4	69	43	2	n/a	n/a	975
2007	907	6	62	41	4	n/a	n/a	1020
2008	929	9	57	42	0	n/a	n/a	1037
2009	917	10	49	42	0	n/a	n/a	1018
2010	952	8	43	54	1	n/a	n/a	1058
2011	940	13	47	54	2	0	0	1056
2012	904	10	49	59	5	1	10	1038
2013	883	10	49	54	4	1	11	1012
2014	899	13	50	59	1	0	0	1022
2015	888	14	47	62	0	0	0	1011
2016	853	15	53	62	0	0	1	984
2017	825	17	52	75	0	1	2	972
2018	832	16	63	86	0	1	5	1003
2019	819	18	63	98	0	0	4	1002
2020	781	14	56	124	1	0	5	981
2021	764	19	55	145	1	0	8	992
2022	728	14	46	152	1	0	10	951
2023	702	13	34	170	1	0	15	935

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pearl River High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	743	70.4	10.5	n/a
1990	711	62.7	11.3	n/a
1991	661	61.9	10.6	n/a
1992	667	62.7	10.6	n/a
1993	661	49.3	13.4	n/a
1994	702	53.7	13.1	1.4
1995	757	55.7	13.6	2.6
1996	757	55.7	13.6	2.6
1997	738	54.7	13.5	1.8
1998	819	57.6	14.2	0.9
1999	800	60.4	13.2	0.6
2000	790	62.1	12.7	3
2001	844	66.0	12.8	4.1
2002	877	65.7	13.3	4.7
2003	877	65.7	13.3	4.7
2004	934	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	964	68.3	14.1	3.2
2006	975	74.0	13.2	4.1
2007	1020	74.1	13.8	5.6
2008	1037	76.3	13.6	4.1
2009	1018	76.6	13.3	5.3
2010	1058	77.7	13.6	4.9
2011	1056	79.9	13.2	5.6
2012	1038	76.1	13.6	4.5
2013	1012	77.7	13.0	6
2014	1022	73.9	13.8	4.6
2015	1011	74.0	13.6	6.5
2016	984	77.0	12.7	9
2017	972	78.6	12.3	10.3
2018	1003	80.2	12.5	12
2019	1002	77.6	12.9	12.6
2020	981	80.6	12.1	12.2
2021	992	80.7	12.2	13.6
2022	951	84.3	11.2	13.1
2023	935	82.6	11.3	18.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pearl River High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	743	70.4	10.5	n/a
1990	711	62.7	11.3	n/a
1991	661	61.9	10.6	n/a
1992	667	62.7	10.6	n/a
1993	661	49.3	13.4	n/a
1994	702	53.7	13.1	1.4
1995	757	55.7	13.6	2.6
1996	757	55.7	13.6	2.6
1997	738	54.7	13.5	1.8
1998	819	57.6	14.2	0.9
1999	800	60.4	13.2	0.6
2000	790	62.1	12.7	3
2001	844	66.0	12.8	4.1
2002	877	65.7	13.3	4.7
2003	877	65.7	13.3	4.7
2004	934	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	964	68.3	14.1	3.2
2006	975	74.0	13.2	4.1
2007	1020	74.1	13.8	5.6
2008	1037	76.3	13.6	4.1
2009	1018	76.6	13.3	5.3
2010	1058	77.7	13.6	4.9
2011	1056	79.9	13.2	5.6
2012	1038	76.1	13.6	4.5
2013	1012	77.7	13.0	6
2014	1022	73.9	13.8	4.6
2015	1011	74.0	13.6	6.5
2016	984	77.0	12.7	9
2017	972	78.6	12.3	10.3
2018	1003	80.2	12.5	12
2019	1002	77.6	12.9	12.6
2020	981	80.6	12.1	12.2
2021	992	80.7	12.2	13.6
2022	951	84.3	11.2	13.1
2023	935	82.6	11.3	18.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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