The top reported proficiency rate is 94% in Social studies. The lowest is 51% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Woodglen Elementary School
Woodglen Elementary School sits on Phillips Hill Road in New City, a suburban hamlet that serves as Rockland County's seat and sits roughly thirty miles north of Manhattan. It is a public elementary school in the Clarkstown Central School District, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is a conventional public school, not a charter or magnet, and no Title I designation appears in the data.
New City itself is a car-dependent suburb whose daily rhythms are shaped by county government, commuter households, and a commercial Main Street that has historically been more parking lot than pedestrian destination. That is starting to shift: publicly reported plans for infill housing around the existing shopping centers along South Main Street aim to create a more walkable core, but those are proposals in review, not a finished condition. Parks are a genuine asset. The county's network of parks and pools is available to residents, and Dutch Gardens, one of the oldest parks in the county, sits near the downtown courthouse. The New City Library, recently renovated to add meeting and study space, draws a wide range of community members. Transit exists through county bus routes, but there is no passenger rail, so car access matters.
Housing here is priced well above both the state midpoint and the national benchmark, and the gap between what a mortgage costs and what renting would cost is meaningful. Buyers should expect to bring substantial purchasing power. That said, the area has seen steady, modest appreciation rather than volatile swings, and property taxes have risen at a gradual pace through recent budget cycles. The district's voters in late 2024 approved a large capital bond to replace HVAC systems, windows, flooring, and electrical infrastructure across all nine elementary schools, including work that will reach Woodglen's building. Construction is expected to run from roughly 2026 forward over a multi-year span, and the district has structured the financing to be tax-neutral against expiring prior debt.
Woodglen's enrollment is what you would expect for a mid-sized suburban elementary. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse: white students make up a plurality, Hispanic students are the next largest group, and Asian and Black students are also present in meaningful numbers. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a moderately low share for the region, reflecting New City's generally affluent residential character. Data on English learner rates and special education rates were not available in the data provided.
On the New York State assessments in the most recent school year, Woodglen sits in the top quartile for overall proficiency when measured against districts in Rockland County. Math proficiency is strongest in third and fourth grade, where well over half of students reach the state's proficient-or-above threshold; fifth-grade math is a bit lower. ELA follows a similar pattern, with fourth grade performing better than third and fifth. Science proficiency at fifth grade comes in just above half. Third-grade ELA is the one area where fewer than half of tested students reached proficiency, which is worth a conversation with the school to understand what supports are in place for early literacy. Participation rates in third and fourth grade are high across subjects; fifth-grade participation dips somewhat, particularly in science, which means those results should be read with some care. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results reflect improvement, stability, or decline over time. No graduation rate applies here, as the school serves only elementary grades.
Programs data was not provided in the data for Woodglen specifically. A parent interested in enrichment, special services, or particular instructional approaches would want to ask the school directly.
The Clarkstown district has recently passed its budgets with strong community support, which reflects a stable financial environment. For a family moving to New City and zoned for Woodglen, the picture is a diverse suburban elementary school with solid math results and a slightly softer ELA profile at the early grades, sitting inside a well-resourced district that is actively reinvesting in its physical plant, set in a high-cost housing market with real community amenities and a genuinely car-first geography.
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