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Little Tor Elementary School

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Little Tor Elementary School ranks 363 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

363^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Little Tor Elementary School is a public elementary school in New City, New York, serving 273 students in grades K-5 as part of the Clarkstown Central School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, ranking in the top 20% of New York elementary schools.

Little Tor Elementary School's academic excellence is evident in its strong standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, 86% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 70.37% for the district and 56.61% for the state. Similarly, 80.77% of 5th-graders were proficient or better in Math, exceeding the district's 69.03% and the state's 54.16%. The school's consistent performance has earned it a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it 363 out of 2,445 elementary schools in New York.

Little Tor Elementary School's academic excellence extends beyond overall performance, with particularly strong results for male students and special education students. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 240 out of 2,407 New York elementary schools for male students and 144 out of 2,016 for special education students, both earning 5-star ratings. When compared to other schools in the Clarkstown Central School District, Strawtown Elementary School ranked 199 out of 2,445, further highlighting Little Tor's academic excellence.

264

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,647

Per pupil spending ?

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

56 Gregory St
New City, NY 10956-3697

(845) 624-3471

District: Clarkstown Central School District

Students who attend Little Tor Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

Hispanic:

28.8%

Asian:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd 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

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clarkstown Central School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 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%

363^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	82.5	363 of 2445	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	251 of 2445	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	257 of 2439	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	465 of 2434	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	429 of 2201	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	414 of 2413	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	541 of 2395	77.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.0	376 of 2386	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.6	226 of 2366	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	89.4	157 of 2352	93.3%	★★★★★
2014	88.9	169 of 2345	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.2	277 of 2325	88.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.2	547 of 2320	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	62.6	934 of 2286	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.1	588 of 2263	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	695 of 2257	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	81.6	247 of 2227	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	82.5	230 of 2219	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	85.0	126 of 2206	94.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	335 of 696	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	92.8	1 of 662	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	532 of 2409	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	384 of 2413	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	445 of 2403	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	707 of 2401	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	638 of 1955	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	522 of 2357	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	663 of 2338	71.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	303 of 1569	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	304 of 1531	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	329 of 1429	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	256 of 1503	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	72 of 818	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	199 of 1315	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	510 of 1392	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	589 of 2098	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	365 of 2078	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	297 of 2041	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	185 of 2099	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	240 of 2407	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	152 of 2411	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	173 of 2400	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	253 of 2400	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	223 of 1961	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	328 of 2358	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	470 of 2340	79.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	76.9	293 of 2110	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	144 of 2016	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	68.5	388 of 2031	80.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	254 of 1402	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	279 of 1392	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	270 of 1337	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	596 of 1399	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	399 of 1224	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	568 of 1338	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	519 of 1408	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2024)86th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math77%+19 vs state

English Language Arts76%+21 vs state

Science64%+19 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
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
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
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
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
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
Summit Park Elementary School	Public	K-3	925 Rt 45	New City	10956	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6290	659	42	15.6	82.9%	30 (4.6%)	64 (9.7%)	555 (84.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)	12.5			18.0				93.4	97.7	99.2	99.2	99.2	96.8	96.5	95.2	$32,620	$5,029	$27,591
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
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
Hempstead Elementary School	Public	K-6	80 Brick Church Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6270	459	41	11.1	81.3%	13 (2.8%)	77 (16.8%)	349 (76.0%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6.7	2366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.2%		14.5	2229^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.8%	137	20.3	31.2	28.1	25.0	17.2	17.0	15.3	98.3	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.8	99.0	$45,987	$6,527	$39,460
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	77 Lakeland Ave	Congers	10920	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 639-6320	441	39	11.3	25.4%	178 (40.4%)	32 (7.3%)	152 (34.5%)	66 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	74.9	558^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.2%		64.8	787^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.8%	229	69.6	68.9	64.7	78.3	93.5	62.3	55.7	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$14,592	$374	$14,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Tor Elementary School

Is Little Tor Elementary School a good school?

Little Tor Elementary School ranks 363^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Little Tor Elementary School?

Students at Little Tor Elementary School are 47% White, 29% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Little Tor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Little Tor Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Little Tor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Little Tor 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 North Senior High School

What district is Little Tor Elementary School in?

Clarkstown Central School District

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