NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in NEW CITY, New York, operated by CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 446 students in grades K through 5.

Within CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 16 schools and 7,821 students, NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 29% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Rockland County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Rockland County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.6%; this one delivers 63.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Rockland County shows median household income runs about $109,959, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Rockland County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students), NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 13%, going from 396 students in 2018 to 446 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 60% to 45%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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