The top reported proficiency rate is 30% in Math. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Margetts Elementary School
Margetts Elementary School is a kindergarten-through-third-grade public school in Monsey, serving a student body that is substantially Hispanic (over two-thirds) and economically disadvantaged, with a large share of families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school enrolls roughly on par with what you would expect for a K-3 building in a growing suburban community.
Student performance on state math and English language arts tests in third grade is substantially below where students in the county typically test. The school's proficiency rates in both subjects fall in the bottom quartile when compared against other districts in Rockland County. This is the signal parents need most: students at Margetts are not reaching grade-level benchmarks at rates the district or county would aim for. Science testing data at the school is not available, a gap that often reflects the grade configuration; the state tests science at grade four, and Margetts does not serve that grade.
The school's setting is Monsey, an unincorporated hamlet that has become the largest center of Hasidic and Orthodox Jewish life outside New York City. The community is predominantly residential, organized around family life and religious tradition rather than typical suburban retail chains. Most commercial activity clusters along Route 59 and Main Street (Route 306), where kosher grocers, specialized shops, and synagogues serve the community. Schools, both the many private yeshivas and Jewish day schools and the handful of public elementary buildings like Margetts, are dispersed across neighborhoods rather than concentrated downtown. Monsey is growing rapidly; zoning changes over the past decade have allowed dense two- and multi-family construction, and major mixed-use development is now in motion. Housing values in the area are notably high relative to national benchmarks, and in May 2025 the Town of Ramapo adopted a new planned unit development law to facilitate additional residential and mixed-use projects. This is a community on a growth trajectory, driven by housing demand within the fast-growing Orthodox community.
Transportation in Monsey is car-dependent overall, though Route 59 is heavily pedestrian traffic as well as vehicle traffic. The county's Transport of Rockland bus system serves the area, along with the Monsey Park & Ride offering commute service to Manhattan and other destinations, and Monsey Trails, a private coach service tailored to the Haredi community. Civic anchors include Manny Weldler Park with playgrounds and fields, Monsey Glen Park for hiking, and the Finkelstein Memorial Library in nearby Spring Valley.
The parent district, East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley), is navigating significant change. For the first time in a decade, the district raised its property tax levy in 2024-25 after state oversight required additional increases beyond what local voters had approved. The district is also overhauling reading instruction to align with state-required science of reading practices, moving away from balanced-literacy approaches and retraining staff. These shifts begin in the 2025-26 school year and will touch every early-grade classroom. East Ramapo remains under expanded state monitor oversight, a governance structure that means major decisions including budgets and board policies go through state review, stemming from fiscal and governance problems the district faced in prior years.
For a family drawn to Monsey's strong community life and considering Margetts Elementary, the core question is academic readiness: the state test results show that students here are not reaching grade-level proficiency at the rates you would expect in the county. A parent may want to look into further what supports the school has in place, what the district's new science of reading implementation will mean for instruction in Margetts' classrooms, and whether the school's approach aligns with their child's learning needs.
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