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Nyack Senior High School

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Nyack Senior High School ranks 371 st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 70% of New York high schools

Summary

Nyack Senior High School is a public high school serving 914 students in grades 9-12 in Nyack, New York. The school is part of the Nyack Union Free School District, which is ranked 252 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nyack Senior High School has consistently strong academic performance, with students exceeding state and district averages on Regents exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had an 83.64% proficiency rate in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts, compared to 75.29% for the state. In Regents/Common Core Algebra II, the school had a 100% proficiency rate, significantly higher than the state's 74.88%. The school also ranks highly for the performance of its Asian, African American, and White student subgroups, indicating it effectively serves a diverse student population. Nyack Senior High School maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 91.1% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate between 3.9% and 7.2%.

When compared to nearby high schools, Nyack Senior High School generally performs well. It outperforms Spring Valley High School and Ossining High School on several academic metrics, such as Regents exam proficiency rates and graduation rates. However, it lags behind high-performing schools like Irvington High School and Tappan Zee High School in some areas. The school may want to focus on addressing its chronic absenteeism rate, which has fluctuated between 20.5% and 34.1% over the past few years, to further improve student outcomes.

945

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,371

Per pupil spending ?

27.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 Christian Herald Rd
Nyack, NY 10960-1132

(845) 353-7100

District: Nyack Union Free School District

Feeder schools for Nyack Senior High School:

Elementary:	Liberty Elementary School
	Upper Nyack School
	Valley Cottage School
Middle:	Nyack Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.9%

Hispanic:

35.2%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (77% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Life Science Biology scores 27 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg78%

New York avg66%

371^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

252^nd of 874Nyack Union Free 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	67.9	371 of 1234	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	329 of 1242	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	377 of 1228	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	344 of 1190	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	42.6	355 of 519	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	555 of 1207	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	632 of 1210	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.7	469 of 1221	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.1	516 of 1255	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.6	565 of 1255	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.5	580 of 1237	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.1	512 of 1217	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.4	629 of 1198	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.2	710 of 1165	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.5	665 of 1117	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.3	552 of 1086	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.1	492 of 1027	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	500 of 1002	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.9	394 of 986	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.8	287 of 935	69.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	136 of 713	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	141 of 690	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	126 of 671	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	131 of 593	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	232 of 686	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	297 of 679	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	116 of 413	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	189 of 426	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	193 of 424	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	109 of 386	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	206 of 447	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	88 of 426	79.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	425 of 669	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	250 of 637	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	297 of 583	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	281 of 481	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	333 of 565	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	251 of 546	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	348 of 1206	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	326 of 1219	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	361 of 1197	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	360 of 1155	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	559 of 1193	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	573 of 1176	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	325 of 885	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	202 of 865	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	263 of 851	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	284 of 760	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	485 of 815	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	441 of 791	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	565 of 607	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	564 of 564	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	455 of 493	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	612 of 1179	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	452 of 1170	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	536 of 1155	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	507 of 1101	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	818 of 1179	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	814 of 1154	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	431 of 1201	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	317 of 1211	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	433 of 1191	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	320 of 1154	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	533 of 1190	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	671 of 1176	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	138 of 328	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	71 of 306	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	45 of 272	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	44 of 212	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	165 of 1149	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	237 of 1144	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	279 of 1130	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.1	450 of 1038	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	477 of 1132	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	702 of 1095	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	86 of 788	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	92 of 781	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	97 of 776	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	83 of 738	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	138 of 793	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	298 of 765	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)89th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile-33 vs school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II100%+25 vs state

U.S. History and Government91%+16 vs state

Global History and Geography85%+10 vs state

Physics84%+16 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts84%+8 vs state

Geometry74%+15 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences72%+16 vs state

Algebra I69%+13 vs state

Chemistry66%~ state avg

Earth Science58%-7 vs state

Living Environment37%-20 vs state

Life Science Biology32%-27 vs state

Common Core Geometry14%-9 vs state

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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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Nyack Senior High School	Public	9-12	360 Christian Herald Rd	Nyack	10960	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 353-7100	945	95	9.9	27.5%	339 (35.9%)	132 (14.0%)	333 (35.2%)	70 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (6.9%)	67.9	371^st of 1234 public high schools	69.9%		70.7	329^th of 1242 public high schools	73.5%	42	66.0	100.0	83.6	14.3	58.3	85.5	36.9	84.2	91.2	69.5	31.7	74.4	72.2				96.7	97.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.1	97.6	99.3	$35,371	$519	$34,852
Clarkstown South Senior High School	Public	9-12	31 Demarest Mill Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 624-3400	1,386	114	12.1	22.8%	682 (49.2%)	90 (6.5%)	366 (26.4%)	214 (15.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.2%)	81	130^th of 1234 public high schools	89.5%		78.5	159^th of 1242 public high schools	87.2%	29	75.5	98.1	92.9	43.5	50.0	92.1	30.8	61.8	94.2	83.5	82.8	90.8	79.5				99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.8	99.9	$14,387	$368	$14,019
Clarkstown North Senior High School	Public	9-12	151 Congers Rd	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 639-6504	1,209	117	10.2	27.0%	562 (46.5%)	73 (6.0%)	365 (30.2%)	171 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	33 (2.7%)	75	236^th of 1234 public high schools	80.9%		75.7	218^th of 1242 public high schools	82.4%	18	76.2	97.2	89.4		18.2	91.9	47.2	57.5	86.7	76.7	74.5	81.1	64.3				99.5	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$14,536	$372	$14,164
Nanuet Senior High School	Public	9-12	103 Church St	Nanuet	10954	Rockland County	Nanuet Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 627-9808	745	67	11.1	32.5%	283 (38.0%)	75 (10.1%)	245 (32.9%)	111 (14.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.4%)	77.4	191^st of 1234 public high schools	84.5%		79.3	142^nd of 1242 public high schools	88.6%	49	73.0	88.6	91.3		65.7	92.2	84.0		91.2	75.6		76.4					99.3	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.7	99.7	$38,046	$595	$37,451
Tappan Zee High School	Public	9-12	15 Dutch Hill Rd	Orangeburg	10962	Rockland County	South Orangetown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 680-1606	911	89	10.2	23.1%	542 (59.5%)	15 (1.6%)	221 (24.3%)	92 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	84	65^th of 1234 public high schools	94.7%		80.7	111^th of 1242 public high schools	91.1%	46	86.5	90.0	96.3		97.0	97.4	85.7	66.7	97.0	81.4		89.7					99.4	99.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.7	99.6	$39,097	$195	$38,902
Sleepy Hollow High School	Public	9-12	210 N Broadway	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 631-8838	843	68	12.4	56.0%	227 (26.9%)	26 (3.1%)	548 (65.0%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	60.3	510^th of 1234 public high schools	58.7%		59.9	523^rd of 1242 public high schools	57.9%	13	73.3	84.6	78.2	22.2	55.1	79.9	39.1	93.4	76.4	68.1		80.3					89.2	93.3	91.9	91.9	91.9	93.5	92.1	90.4	$33,742	$441	$33,300
Rockland County Sheriffs Department	Public	9-12	53 New Hempstead Road	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 638-5466	7	2	3.5		2 (28.6%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pearl River High School	Public	8-12	275 E Central Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3800	904	84	10.7	20.1%	659 (72.9%)	8 (0.9%)	182 (20.1%)	32 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.5%)	80.8	136^th of 1234 public high schools	89.0%		80.2	123^rd of 1242 public high schools	90.1%	13	76.2	94.5	90.0	36.4	87.6	94.1	89.0		92.1	75.8		89.5		63.6	37.9	42.7	99.6	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	$39,028	$659	$38,369
Ossining High School	Public	9-12	29 S Highland Ave	Ossining	10562	Westchester County	Ossining Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 762-5760	1,577	132	11.9	49.9%	257 (16.3%)	137 (8.7%)	1,089 (69.1%)	47 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.9%)	37.9	772^nd of 1234 public high schools	37.4%		38.8	764^th of 1242 public high schools	38.5%	8	66.7	85.7	69.6		14.3	77.1	28.1		59.5	51.1	54.8	68.2	32.9				98.4	98.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.9	99.2	99.5	$31,849	$515	$31,334
Irvington High School	Public	9-12	40 N Broadway	Irvington	10533	Westchester County	Irvington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 591-8648	547	56	9.7	13.0%	364 (66.5%)	27 (4.9%)	58 (10.6%)	66 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.5%)	88.5	24^th of 1234 public high schools	98.1%		84.6	42^nd of 1242 public high schools	96.6%	18	99.0	100.0	93.9		90.9	97.6	89.6		95.5	91.4		98.3					99.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	99.6	99.8	$42,761	$414	$42,346

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