Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362034001869
LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
14 TEAKWOOD LN, NEW CITY, NY 10956 · (845) 639-6350 · Rockland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
79 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 21 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 77.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 369 | 21.4% | 70.6% |
| LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW CITY | 366 | 19.7% | 49.8% |
| HUTCHINSON SCHOOL PELHAM | 366 | 23.0% | 69.7% |
| WEST END SCHOOL LYNBROOK | 386 | 23.1% | 75.5% |
| VIRGINIA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHITE PLAINS | 328 | 19.8% | N/A |
| FRANKLIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER HEWLETT | 386 | 19.9% | N/A |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rockland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #387 of 2,335 | #7 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #256 of 2,342 ▲ 124 | #2 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #539 of 2,343 ▼ 190 | #5 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #1,552 of 2,585 | #24 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #605 of 2,338 | #10 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #320 of 2,388 | #11 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #2,199 of 2,534 | #27 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #495 of 606 | #12 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
369
+33 (+10%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 369 | 35.3 | 10.5:1 | 21% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 33.8 | 10.5:1 | 22% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 35.3 | 9.5:1 | 15% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 33 | 10.2:1 | 16% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 29.6 | 12.2:1 | 14% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 10% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 9% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 4% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 37 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a small elementary school in NEW CITY, New York. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 369 students.
Besides LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 15 other schools. The district enrolls 7,821 students.
At LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the largest share of students is White, at 43%. The next largest groups are 33% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 19 points below the 62% share among Rockland County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 10.5:1 comes from the school's 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.4 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 21% in 2024-25. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Rockland County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
In Rockland County (population about 341,883), the median household income is $109,959, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in the county.
FELIX FESTA DETERMINATION MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment climbed 10% from its 2020-21 level of 336.
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Rockland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
341,883
Census ACS
Median income
$109,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
41,335 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CLARKSTOWN SOUTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,386 students
- CLARKSTOWN NORTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,209 students
- FELIX FESTA DETERMINATION MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 612 students
- FELIX FESTA ACHIEVEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 609 students
- NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
Other schools in NEW CITY
- CLARKSTOWN NORTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,209 students
- SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 659 students
- NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- WOODGLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
- LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 366 students
- LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- FELIX FESTA DETERMINATION MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 679
- FELIX FESTA ACHIEVEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 609
- FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 612
- ROCKLAND BOCES0.6 mi · 1,115
- STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 314
- LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-05.
Is LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 43% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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