Westchester Reporter

Of the many ethnicities represented in New York schools, the most prevalent ethnicity among students enrolled in Rockland schools in the 2021-22 school year were Hispanic, according to New York State Education Department.

Of the 38,830 students attending Rockland County schools, 44.7% were Hispanic. white students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 33.9% of Rockland County students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic was also the most common student ethnicity in Rockland County, representing 41.6% of the student body.

Valley Cottage School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 39% white students, 27.2% Hispanic students, 15.9% Black students, 9.2% multiracial students, and 8.7% Asian or Pacific Islander students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 0.5% in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to help improve students' school performance.

A 2021 report from the NYC Center for Innovation Through Data Intelligence revealed racial and gender groups were seeing better outcomes compared to 2013, though significant disparities remained between different groups. Persistent and substantial gaps were observed, particularly between Black and Hispanic students.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
A. Macarthur Barr Middle School	White	41.6%	351
A. Macarthur Barr Middle School 5-6 Academy for Excellence	White	39.5%	334
Bardonia Elementary School	White	44.8%	353
Birchwood School	White	58.2%	67
Cherry Lane Elementary School	Hispanic	45.4%	260
Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Hispanic	71.4%	660
Clarkstown North Senior High School	White	54.8%	1,231
Clarkstown South Senior High School	White	55.4%	1,318
Cottage Lane Elementary School	White	61.9%	599
East Ramapo Early Childhood Center at Kakiat	Hispanic	74.2%	314
Eldorado Elementary School	Hispanic	80.5%	532
Elmwood Elementary School	Hispanic	71.3%	579
Evans Park School	White	80.7%	305
Felix Festa Achievement Middle School	White	53.8%	584
Felix Festa Character Middle School	White	50.7%	596
Felix Festa Determination Middle School	White	54.6%	663
Fieldstone Middle School	Hispanic	59%	1,223
Fleetwood Elementary School	Hispanic	84.6%	617
Franklin Avenue School	White	62.9%	283
George W. Miller Elementary School	White	37.3%	451
Grandview Elementary School	Hispanic	74.1%	602
Haverstraw Elementary School	Hispanic	73.7%	533
Hempstead Elementary School	Hispanic	66%	441
Highview Elementary School	White	37.6%	298
James A. Farley Elementary School	Hispanic	57.8%	502
Kakiat Elementary School	Hispanic	69.3%	641
Lakewood Elementary School	White	42.7%	422
Laurel Plains Elementary School	White	57%	344
Liberty Elementary School	Hispanic	46.1%	423
Lime Kiln Elementary School	Hispanic	79.2%	557
Lincoln Avenue School	White	73.7%	190
Link Elementary School	White	53.8%	372
Little Tor Elementary School	White	51.4%	294
Margetts Elementary School	Hispanic	64.2%	578
Montebello Road School	Hispanic	44.2%	342
Nanuet Senior High School	White	46.4%	774
New City Elementary School	White	50.8%	449
North Rockland High School	Hispanic	58.8%	2,667
Nyack Middle School	White	41.8%	673
Nyack Senior High School	White	41.9%	849
Pearl River High School	White	76.6%	951
Pearl River Middle School	White	73.9%	560
Pomona Middle School	Hispanic	74.8%	544
Ramapo High School	Hispanic	67.6%	1,517
Richard P. Connor Elementary School	White	43.1%	406
Sloatsburg Elementary School	White	42%	226
South Orangetown Middle School	White	64.2%	650
Spring Valley High School	Hispanic	71.8%	1,293
Stony Point Elementary School	Hispanic	61.3%	808
Strawtown Elementary School	White	60.3%	315
Suffern Middle School	White	39.6%	908
Suffern Senior High School	White	52.4%	1,490
Summit Park Elementary School	Hispanic	72.7%	609
Tappan Zee High School	White	69.1%	949
Thiells Elementary School	Hispanic	63.5%	646
Upper Nyack School	White	51%	400
Valley Cottage School	White	39%	390
Viola Elementary School	White	41.3%	300
West Haverstraw Elementary School	Hispanic	74.4%	716
West Nyack Elementary School	White	53%	330
William O. Schaefer Elementary School	White	60.7%	577
Willow Grove Elementary School	Hispanic	57.3%	548
Woodglen Elementary School	White	48.4%	426