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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362034001871

LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

56 GREGORY ST, NEW CITY, NY 10956 · (845) 624-3471 · Rockland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of New York public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
26 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3614%
Grade 13112%
Grade 24417%
Grade 35420%
Grade 44517%
Grade 55420%

This year's kindergarten class (36) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
12547%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
7629%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
104%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
4116%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
125%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
12648%
Female
13852%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
76.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 down about 2 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2576.0%77.0%
2023-2472.0%79.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school2649.8%73.6%
STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST NYACK
31413.4%73.4%
HAROLD D FAYETTE SCHOOL
NORTH MERRICK
2868.7%80.4%
POCANTICO HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL
SLEEPY HOLLOW
32218.0%72.9%
PS 89
NEW YORK
3429.4%88.7%
DANIEL WARREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAMARONECK
28818.1%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 LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Rockland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
73.6%#292 of 2,335#4 of 33
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
77.0%#458 of 2,342
▼ 124
#6 of 33
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
76.0%#355 of 2,343
▼ 125
#2 of 33
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
264#2,175 of 2,585#34 of 36
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.6:1#1,113 of 2,338#21 of 35
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.5%#387 of 2,388#13 of 35
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
9.8%#2,433 of 2,534#36 of 36
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.4%#1,319 of 1,757#8 of 18
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 2024-25
Enrollment
264
-24 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526422.711.6:110% (26)
2023-2427322.312.3:114% (37)
2022-2328723.712.1:111% (32)
2020-212882511.5:18% (24)
2017-182851716.8:17% (21)
2015-162571418.4:17% (18)
2010-112851617.8:14% (12)
2000-013071817.1:13% (8)
1990-913352513.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school found in NEW CITY, New York. The school's enrollment of 264 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 40% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.

LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 16 schools and 7,821 students.

White students form the largest group at LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 47% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among people living in Rockland County, the White share is about 62%. LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The teaching staff at LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. About 10% of students, or 26, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 48% average for public schools in Rockland County.

allk12 grades LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (73.6% versus 71.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.

Within Rockland County, median household income is about $109,959, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 66 public schools in Rockland County, with a combined enrollment of about 41,335.

The school nearest to LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ROCKLAND COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2nd among 8 schools close by.

LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 264 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 288.

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Rockland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
56 GREGORY ST, NEW CITY, NY 10956
Phone
(845) 624-3471
County
Rockland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
264
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
26 (10%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
362034001871
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 264 students in grades KG-05.
Is LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 47% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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