SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in NEW CITY, New York, SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, overseen by EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY). It enrolls 659 students across grades K through 3. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 49% larger than that benchmark.

SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 14 schools operated by EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY), a district that instructs 10,424 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%). Beyond that, the school logs 10% Black, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Rockland County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.5%; this one comes in at 12.3%, -32.3 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, Rockland County reports that median household income runs about $109,959, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in Rockland County (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students).

Nearest neighbor: POMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 22%, going from 540 students in 2018 to 659 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 62% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.