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Suffern Senior High School

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Suffern Senior High School ranks 394 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 68% of New York high schools

Summary

Suffern Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Suffern, New York, with a total enrollment of 1,428 students. The school is part of the Suffern Central School District, which is ranked 537 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Suffern Senior High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 118 and 398 over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance. Suffern Senior High School also performs exceptionally well in several student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 high schools in New York for Asian, African American, and White student performance. The school's 4-year graduation rate ranges from 84.3% to 92.0%, which is above the state average, and its dropout rate is relatively low, ranging from 2.9% to 4.9%. Suffern Senior High School students consistently outperform the state and district averages on Regents exams, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80% in subjects like Chemistry, Algebra II, and U.S. History and Government.

While Suffern Senior High School's academic performance is strong, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.3% to 34.1% in recent years. Additionally, the school's percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients has increased from 24.43% to 37.04% over the past few years, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Nyack Senior High School and Clarkstown South Senior High School, Suffern Senior High School generally outperforms its peers in academic metrics, graduation rates, and test scores.

1,450

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,409

Per pupil spending ?

37%

Free/discounted lunch ?

49 Viola Rd
Suffern, NY 10901-3237

(845) 357-3800

District: Suffern Central School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

White:

33.9%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2014 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (76% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg78%

New York avg67%

394^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

537^th of 874Suffern 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	66.0	394 of 1234	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	398 of 1242	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	273 of 1228	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	303 of 1190	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	148 of 1207	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	179 of 1210	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.2	118 of 1221	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	69.4	246 of 1255	80.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.2	219 of 1255	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	72.7	185 of 1237	85.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	152 of 1217	87.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	129 of 1198	89.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	149 of 1165	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	145 of 1117	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.1	99 of 1086	90.9%	★★★★★
2008	73.6	121 of 1027	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	213 of 1002	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.0	100 of 986	89.9%	★★★★☆
2005	67.0	243 of 935	74.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	61 of 713	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	66 of 690	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	40 of 671	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	106 of 593	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	16 of 686	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	22 of 679	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	126 of 413	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	62 of 426	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	83 of 424	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	148 of 386	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	62 of 447	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	72 of 426	83.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	139 of 669	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.2	261 of 637	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	116 of 583	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	43 of 481	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.5	76 of 565	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	176 of 546	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	367 of 1206	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	382 of 1219	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	330 of 1197	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	294 of 1155	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	122 of 1193	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	149 of 1176	87.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	302 of 885	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	335 of 865	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	254 of 851	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	191 of 760	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	185 of 815	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	267 of 791	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	450 of 1179	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	511 of 1170	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	373 of 1155	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	324 of 1101	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	261 of 1179	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	346 of 1154	70.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	409 of 1201	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	395 of 1211	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	279 of 1191	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	337 of 1154	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	184 of 1190	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	222 of 1176	81.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	72.8	67 of 306	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	74 of 272	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	81 of 212	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	17 of 165	89.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	236 of 1149	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	167 of 1144	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	155 of 1130	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	178 of 1038	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	89 of 1132	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	136 of 1095	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	106 of 788	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	84 of 781	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	69 of 776	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	68.0	162 of 738	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	85 of 793	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	88 of 765	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)91st percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)78th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Physics98%+30 vs state

Common Core Algebra II91%+16 vs state

Global History and Geography88%+12 vs state

U.S. History and Government87%+12 vs state

Earth Science85%+20 vs state

Chemistry83%+19 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts81%+5 vs state

Geometry65%+5 vs state

Living Environment58%~ state avg

Algebra I54%~ state avg

Common Core Geometry33%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	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	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th 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
Suffern Senior High School	Public	9-12	49 Viola Rd	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	Suffern Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 357-3800	1,450	117	12.3	37.0%	491 (33.9%)	134 (9.2%)	671 (46.3%)	90 (6.2%)	14 (1.0%)	5 (0.3%)	43 (3.0%)	66	394^th of 1234 public high schools	68.1%		67.4	398^th of 1242 public high schools	68.0%	4	83.2	90.9	80.5	33.3	85.4	87.7	58.3	98.2	86.7	54.4		65.1								99.3	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.9	$38,409	$777	$37,632
Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	400 Viola Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6400	1,694	127	13.3	82.8%	33 (1.9%)	309 (18.2%)	1,308 (77.2%)	28 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	23.8	939^th of 1234 public high schools	23.9%		20.7	970^th of 1242 public high schools	21.9%	31	47.5	34.4	48.7	40.0	74.6	68.5	30.9	17.7	75.3	24.2		39.4								91.2	93.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	92.9	92.7	98.2	$35,588	$4,425	$31,163
Spring Valley High School	Public	9-12	361 Rt 59	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6500	1,501	124	12.1	86.0%	26 (1.7%)	290 (19.3%)	1,146 (76.3%)	28 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	17.6	1019^th of 1234 public high schools	17.4%		5.1	1205^th of 1242 public high schools	3.0%	186	7.9	31.2	47.2		44.4	57.1	35.4	16.7	62.2	34.1	53.2	48.9								94.0	98.2	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.2	98.3	98.2	$38,989	$4,754	$34,234
George F Baker High School	Public	6-12	1 Tornado Dr	Tuxedo Park	10987	Orange County	Tuxedo Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 351-4786	96	22	4.4	41.7%	48 (50.0%)	15 (15.6%)	30 (31.3%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.8	185^th of 1234 public high schools	85.0%		76.9	193^rd of 1242 public high schools	84.5%	8	60.0	100.0	87.5			100.0			89.5	85.7	73.3	77.8	100.0	50.0	40.0	58.3	36.8	71.4	33.3	96.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$78,381	$1,411	$76,971
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)
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
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
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
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
North Rockland High School	Public	9-12	106 Hammond Rd	Thiells	10984	Rockland County	Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockl	No	No	No	No	(845) 942-3300	2,798	192	14.5	55.5%	498 (17.8%)	426 (15.2%)	1,756 (62.8%)	89 (3.2%)	4 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	19 (0.7%)	62.1	477^th of 1234 public high schools	61.3%		61.4	501^st of 1242 public high schools	59.7%	24	62.4	88.8	87.2	20.3	47.6	82.3	35.6		84.1	62.8	66.3	63.0	60.8							99.2	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.4	99.4	99.9	$32,028	$1,658	$30,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Suffern Senior High School

How many students attend Suffern Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,450 students attended Suffern Senior High School.

What schools feed into Suffern Senior High School?

Suffern Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cherry Lane Elementary School
Elementary : Montebello Road School
Elementary : Richard P Connor Elementary School
Elementary : Sloatsburg Elementary School
Middle : Suffern Middle School

Is Suffern Senior High School a good school?

Suffern Senior High School ranks 394^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Suffern Senior High School?

Students at Suffern Senior High School are 46% Hispanic, 34% White, 9% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Suffern Senior High School in?

Suffern Central School District

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