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Laurel Plains Elementary School

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Laurel Plains Elementary School ranks 369 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Plains Elementary School is a public elementary school located in New City, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 355 students. The school is part of the Clarkstown Central School District, which is ranked 225 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laurel Plains Elementary School consistently outperforms the Clarkstown Central School District and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. The school also ranks in the top 15% of New York elementary schools for Special Education students and in the top 12% for Low Socioeconomic Status students. With a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $17,730 to $32,707, and a low student-teacher ratio, Laurel Plains Elementary School has maintained a high level of academic performance, consistently ranking in the top 15% of New York elementary schools over the past several years.

The school's exceptional performance, particularly for its student subgroups, is noteworthy. Strawtown Elementary School and New City Elementary School, two other high-performing elementary schools within the Clarkstown Central School District, also demonstrate strong academic achievement, suggesting a strong educational ecosystem in the local area.

369

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,546

Per pupil spending ?

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14 Teakwood Ln
New City, NY 10956-4600

(845) 639-6350

District: Clarkstown Central School District

Students who attend Laurel Plains Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Felix Festa Achievement Middle School
	Felix Festa Character Middle School
	Felix Festa Determination Middle School
High:	Clarkstown South Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.4%

Hispanic:

33.3%

Asian:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg66%

New York avg55%

369^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the Clarkstown Central School District

225^th of 874Clarkstown Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	369 of 2445	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	341 of 2445	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	326 of 2439	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	255 of 2434	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	309 of 2201	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	93.3	123 of 2413	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	98 of 2395	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.2	79 of 2386	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	92.5	86 of 2366	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.4	44 of 2352	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	92.3	99 of 2345	95.8%	★★★★★
2013	90.1	152 of 2325	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.4	132 of 2320	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	88.4	134 of 2286	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	85.8	164 of 2263	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	84.6	68 of 2257	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	85.1	100 of 2227	95.5%	★★★★★
2007	83.7	183 of 2219	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.4	75 of 2206	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	412 of 696	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	290 of 430	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	204 of 548	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.3	61 of 601	89.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	488 of 2409	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	308 of 2413	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	323 of 2403	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	240 of 2401	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	301 of 1955	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	81 of 2357	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	80 of 2338	96.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	243 of 1569	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	282 of 1531	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	247 of 1429	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	125 of 1503	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	205 of 2098	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	236 of 2078	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	289 of 2041	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	155 of 2099	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	65.7	440 of 1678	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	261 of 2032	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	92.0	80 of 2045	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	299 of 2407	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	398 of 2411	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	326 of 2400	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	272 of 2400	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	327 of 1961	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	240 of 2358	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	131 of 2340	94.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	153 of 2134	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	60 of 2110	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	132 of 2016	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	54 of 1941	97.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	278 of 1402	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	208 of 1392	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	214 of 1337	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	181 of 1399	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	211 of 1224	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	90 of 1338	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	113 of 1408	92.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math84%+27 vs state

English Language Arts70%+15 vs state

Science60%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laurel Plains Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Teakwood Ln	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 639-6350	369	35	10.4	21.4%	160 (43.4%)	23 (6.2%)	123 (33.3%)	45 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	82.1	369^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.9%		83.9	341^st of 2445 public elementary schools	86.1%	28	64.3	76.3	72.0	84.5	79.5	88.2	60.5	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	99.1	99.1	$14,546	$372	$14,173
Strawtown Elementary School	Public	K-5	413 Strawtown Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 624-3473	314	23	13.4	13.4%	155 (49.4%)	10 (3.2%)	84 (26.8%)	50 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	89.9	199^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.9%		79	451^st of 2445 public elementary schools	81.6%	252	80.9	85.1	80.5	93.9	87.0	90.7	58.5	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$14,291	$366	$13,925
Link Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Red Hill Rd	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 624-3494	366	33	11.0	19.7%	172 (47.0%)	18 (4.9%)	117 (32.0%)	47 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	45	1331^st of 2445 public elementary schools	45.6%		51.1	1141^st of 2445 public elementary schools	53.3%	190	34.3	46.8	64.9	37.3	53.8	70.7	58.2	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$14,665	$376	$14,290
Bardonia Elementary School	Public	K-5	31 Bardonia Rd	Bardonia	10954	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 639-6460	351	34	10.3	30.2%	129 (36.8%)	29 (8.3%)	124 (35.3%)	54 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	66.2	785^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.9%		66.1	753^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	69.2%	32	75.6	59.1	65.6	84.4	56.5	61.5	48.4	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	$74,885	$379	$74,506
New City Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Crestwood Dr	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 624-3467	446	40	11.1	17.5%	200 (44.8%)	12 (2.7%)	128 (28.7%)	87 (19.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	70.8	670^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.6%		73.4	566^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.9%	104	70.5	63.6	75.8	70.3	67.1	61.9	54.2	99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.3	100.0	$14,623	$374	$14,248
Little Tor Elementary School	Public	K-5	56 Gregory St	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 624-3471	264	23	11.6	9.8%	125 (47.3%)	10 (3.8%)	76 (28.8%)	41 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	82.5	363^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	85.2%		87.9	251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%	112	75.0	66.7	86.0	78.9	69.8	80.8	64.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$14,647	$375	$14,272
Valley Cottage School	Public	K-5	26 Lake Rd	Valley Cottage	10989	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 353-7280	384	37	10.4	26.0%	132 (34.4%)	64 (16.7%)	142 (37.0%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.5%)	85.9	287^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.9	204^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%	83	69.6	77.1	72.0	78.3	89.3	83.7	77.3	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	$33,082	$997	$32,085
West Nyack Elementary School	Public	K-5	661 W Nyack Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3474	304	29	10.3	20.7%	150 (49.3%)	21 (6.9%)	86 (28.3%)	33 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	66.8	771^st of 2445 public elementary schools	68.5%		60.8	887^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.7%	116	66.7	59.0	75.7	65.7	59.0	57.9	64.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	$14,429	$369	$14,059
Woodglen Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 Phillips Hill Rd	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3417	398	40	10.0	24.9%	165 (41.5%)	26 (6.5%)	112 (28.1%)	76 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	53.8	1095^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.2%		56.7	985^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.7%	110	46.0	61.5	57.1	60.0	63.6	53.7	51.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	$14,465	$371	$14,094
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	142 Lake Rd	Valley Cottage	10989	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 353-7240	452	39	11.5	37.2%	121 (26.8%)	51 (11.3%)	228 (50.4%)	24 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.3%)	54.5	1067^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.4%		58	943^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.4%	124	57.1	61.2	56.3	63.2	68.2	45.1	41.9	98.2	99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.7	99.6	99.3	$31,214	$616	$30,598

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Plains Elementary School

Is Laurel Plains Elementary School a good school?

Laurel Plains Elementary School ranks 369^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Laurel Plains Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Laurel Plains Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Plains Elementary School?

Students at Laurel Plains Elementary School are 43% White, 33% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Laurel Plains Elementary School in?

Clarkstown Central School District

What schools do graduates of Laurel Plains Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Laurel Plains Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Felix Festa Achievement Middle School
Middle : Felix Festa Character Middle School
Middle : Felix Festa Determination Middle School
High : Clarkstown South Senior High School

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