LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in NEW CITY, New York, LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an intimate elementary school, part of CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 366 students across grades K through 5.
Within CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 16 schools and 7,821 students, LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Rockland County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Rockland County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.8%; this one delivers 49.8%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Rockland County put median household income runs about $109,959, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rockland County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students), LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ROCKLAND COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 64.7%.
LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.
Looking at the recent track record. LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 361 (now 366). Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 32% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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