Clarkstown North Senior High School, New City NY

Original Research by School Decision on Clarkstown North Senior High School

Clarkstown North Senior High School is a four-year public high school serving grades nine through twelve in New City, a suburban county-seat hamlet about thirty miles north of Manhattan. The school sits on a suburban campus rather than in the downtown core where Rockland County government and civic life center; the district has undertaken a substantial facilities renovation across its elementary schools and the middle school, with that work scheduled to begin in summer of the next year and extend over multiple years.

The enrollment is roughly twelve hundred students distributed fairly evenly across the four grades. The student body is diverse. White students make up just under half; Hispanic students account for more than a quarter; Asian students represent roughly one in seven; Black students roughly one in eighteen. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. State testing data for this school was not available, so a reader cannot see how proficiency compares to other Rockland County districts or how it has trended. The school's graduation rate was also not reported. A parent may want to look into the school's latest results and program details directly with the district or school website to understand academic performance and what pathways the school offers.

New City itself is an affluent residential suburb that has transformed from a rural area into a populated NYC commuter destination, anchored by government and commercial activity along Main Street downtown. The school feeds families from a community where housing values are substantially above the state average, though affordability remains a practical consideration. The area is car-oriented; downtown revitalization efforts are underway but remain in planning stages, so walkability as a lived reality is aspirational rather than established. Major employers in the region include Rockland County government itself, healthcare institutions like Montefiore Nyack Hospital, and biotech and manufacturing firms including a Pfizer campus in nearby Pearl River. Many residents commute to jobs in New York City.

The Clarkstown Central School District, the school's parent district, has seen strong voter approval of its recent budgets, which have passed with substantial support. The district combines that backing with steady, modest tax levy increases families moving to the area should expect to factor into property costs. The capital bond approved in October 2024 is a major undertaking that will upgrade HVAC, windows, flooring, and electrical systems across elementary schools and the middle school over several years, structured to be tax-neutral without raising current tax rates.

The housing market in the 10956 zip code where New City sits reflects an affluent suburb, with median home values well above state average and mortgage-to-income ratios roughly at or slightly above national benchmarks. The cost of living is materially higher than lower-cost parts of the region and state, though median household income locally supports that housing cost. For families prioritizing a suburban setting with easy Manhattan access, established residential neighborhoods, and schools embedded in a diverse community with strong district support, Clarkstown North sits in an established and stable context. For those seeking detailed information about academic performance, course offerings, advanced or career pathways, or specialized programs, direct outreach to the school is necessary, as that program-level detail was not available in the data reviewed.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

95.0%Cohort of 345 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

34 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

12 tested

91.7%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

40 tested

72.5%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

13 tested · Grade 10

38.5%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

12 tested · Grade 10

58.3%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

17 tested

76.5%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

21 tested

71.4%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

25 tested · Grade 10

92.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

72 tested

56.9%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

15 tested

66.7%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Mechanics

19 tested

84.2%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

U.S. History

69 tested · Grade 10

92.8%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Chinese Language and Culture

1 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

French Language and Culture

5 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Japanese Language and Culture

7 tested · Grade 9

85.7%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

20 tested

85.0%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Music Theory

2 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art Drawing

9 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

International Baccalaureate

Ib Business and Management SL

17 tested

94.1%

scored 3 or higher

Ib History HL

3 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language a Literature English HL

6 tested

83.3%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language B French HL

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language B Italian SL

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language B Spanish HL

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language B Spanish SL

7 tested

57.1%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Mathematics Applications and Interpretation SL

3 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Music SL

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Sports Exercise and Health Science SL

12 tested

66.7%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Theatre Arts HL

3 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

57 tested

82.5%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

27 tested

81.5%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 2d Design

7 tested

85.7%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 3d Design

4 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

76 tested · Grade 10

86.8%

scored 3 or higher

World History

46 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

93.5%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Ela	330	89.0%
Social Studies	308	92.0%
Math	253	77.0%
Science	11	18.0%

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.