Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362148003052
UPPER NYACK SCHOOL
336 N BROADWAY, UPPER NYACK, NY 10960 · (845) 353-7260 · Rockland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% 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.
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
10.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
89 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
73.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
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 UPPER NYACK SCHOOL
UPPER NYACK SCHOOL's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPPER NYACK SCHOOL this school | 395 | 22.5% | 70.8% |
| OVERLOOK PRIMARY SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE | 394 | 25.9% | N/A |
| HUTCHINSON SCHOOL PELHAM | 366 | 23.0% | 69.7% |
| HARLEY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELWOOD | 410 | 20.0% | N/A |
| LITTLE BRITAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW WINDSOR | 442 | 28.1% | 51.3% |
| MARION STREET SCHOOL LYNBROOK | 435 | 19.1% | 70.9% |
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 UPPER NYACK SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rockland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #378 of 2,335 | #6 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #429 of 2,342 ▲ 29 | #5 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #441 of 2,343 ▼ 190 | #3 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #1,390 of 2,585 | #21 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #777 of 2,338 | #14 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #301 of 2,388 | #8 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #2,163 of 2,534 | #26 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #1,548 of 1,757 | #15 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 2024-25Enrollment
395
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 395 | 36.4 | 10.9:1 | 23% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 35.4 | 11.3:1 | 23% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 35.4 | 11.1:1 | 24% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 21% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 22% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 24% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 35 | 12.2:1 | 19% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 21% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 37 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UPPER NYACK SCHOOL.
About UPPER NYACK SCHOOL
UPPER NYACK SCHOOL is an elementary school in UPPER NYACK, New York, reachable at (845) 353-7260. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 395 students.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 2,820 students.
The largest group at UPPER NYACK SCHOOL is White students, at 48%. The school is also 23% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 11% Black, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 62% White share among all Rockland County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Based on 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, UPPER NYACK SCHOOL has a ratio of 10.9:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 2.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 23%. That is 25 points below the 48% average for public schools in Rockland County.
UPPER NYACK SCHOOL earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of New York public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 66.7%.
The school's county is Rockland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $109,959, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 66 public schools in the county, enrolling about 41,335, UPPER NYACK SCHOOL among them.
Measured in a straight line, NYACK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.8 miles from UPPER NYACK SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. UPPER NYACK SCHOOL comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for UPPER NYACK SCHOOL is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 369 to 395.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at UPPER NYACK SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NYACK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 945 students
- NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 644 students
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 452 students
- VALLEY COTTAGE SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
Nearby schools
- NYACK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 945
- NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 644
- VALLEY COTTAGE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 384
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 452
- WEST NYACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 304
- STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About UPPER NYACK SCHOOLHow many students attend UPPER NYACK SCHOOL?
UPPER NYACK SCHOOL enrolls approximately 395 students in grades KG-05.
Is UPPER NYACK SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
UPPER NYACK SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at UPPER NYACK SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at UPPER NYACK SCHOOL.
How diverse is UPPER NYACK SCHOOL?
UPPER NYACK SCHOOL reports a student body of 48% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees UPPER NYACK SCHOOL?
UPPER NYACK SCHOOL is overseen by NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rockland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.