Editing Pearl River, New York (section)

==Education==
Pearl River 5 public schools are served by the Pearl River Union Free School District..<ref>[https://www.pearlriver.org/ Pearl River School District]</ref> The Pearl River School District covers most of the hamlet of Pearl River and portions of [[Orangeburg, New York|Orangeburg]], [[West Nyack, New York|West Nyack]], [[Nanuet, New York|Nanuet]] and [[Tappan, New York|Tappan]]. [[U.S. News & World Report]] reports that 100.0% of teachers  at the Pearl River Union Free School District are licensed and the student-to-teacher ratio is lower than the state average, at 12:1. The district retains 6 full-time [[School counselor|counselors]] on staff. The test score Proficiency range in the district for [[Mathematics|mathematics]] are within 46%-86% and [[Reading|reading]] 60%-95%.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/new-york/districts/pearl-river-union-free-school-district-101457#:~:text=Overview%20of%20Pearl%20River%20Union%20Free%20School,Also%2C%2016.4%%20of%20students%20are%20economically%20disadvantaged. Pearl River Union Free School District]</ref> In 2001, the Pearl River School District won the [[Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award]]. 

* Lincoln Avenue Elementary School<ref>[https://la.pearlriver.org/ Lincoln Avenue Elementary School]</ref>
** Lincoln Avenue Elementary School serves children from [[Kindergarten|Kindergarten]] through 4<sup>th</sup> grade.
** In 2025 [[Niche (company)|NICHE]] ranked Proficient level of 82% and 67% for mathematics and reading respectfully.<ref>[https://www.niche.com/k12/lincoln-avenue-school-pearl-river-ny/ Lincoln Avenue School Rankings]</ref>
* Evans Park Elementary School<ref>[https://ep.pearlriver.org/ Evans Park Elementary School]</ref>
** Evans Park Elementary School serves children from [[Kindergarten|Kindergarten]] through 4<sup>th</sup> grade.
** In 2025 NICHE ranked Proficient level of 72% and 72% for mathematics and reading respectfully.<ref>[https://www.niche.com/k12/evans-park-school-pearl-river-ny/ Evans Park School Rankings]</ref>
* Franklin Avenue Elementary School<ref>[https://fa.pearlriver.org/ Franklin Avenue Elementary School]</ref>
** Franklin Avenue Elementary School serves children from [[Kindergarten|Kindergarten]] through 4<sup>th</sup> grade.
** In 2008 and 2014, Franklin Avenue Elementary School was a U.S. Department of Education [[Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award]] winner.
** In 2025 NICHE ranked Proficient level of 67% and 57% for mathematics and reading respectfully.<ref>[https://www.niche.com/k12/franklin-avenue-school-pearl-river-ny/ Franklin Avenue School Rankings]</ref>
* Pearl River Middle School<ref>[https://prms.pearlriver.org/ Pearl River Middle School]</ref>
** The Pearl River Middle School serves children from 5<sup>th</sup> to 7<sup>th</sup> grade. 
** In 2011, the [[United States Department of Education]] awarded Pearl River Middle School the National Blue Ribbon School Award for Achievement.<ref>[https://www.nyssba.org/news/2011/12/19/on-board-online-december-19-2011/ u.s.-doe-honors-17-nys-schools-with-2011-blue-ribbon-awards/]</ref><ref>[https://patch.com/new-york/pearlriver/pearl-river-middle-school-to-celebrate-national-honor Pearl River Middle School To Celebrate National Honor]</ref>
** In 2025 NICHE ranked Proficient level of 46% and 60% for mathematics and reading respectfully.* [[Pearl River High School (New York)]]<ref>[https://prhs.pearlriver.org/ Pearl River High School]</ref>
* [[Pearl River High School (New York)]]<ref>[https://prhs.pearlriver.org/ Pearl River High School]</ref>
**In 2017, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked Pearl River High School with a Silver award as the 76th Best High School in New York State and 727th in the nation.
** In 2019, ''U.S. News'' ranked Pearl River High School the best high school in Rockland County.
** In 2020, [[Niche (company)|Niche.com]] ranked the Pearl River School District's [[COVID-19 pandemic]] school reopening plan as "excellent".
** In 2024 USNews ranking of Nanuet Senior High School was 131 in the state of New York with an overall scorecard of 92.97%<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-york/districts/pearl-river-union-free-school-district/pearl-river-high-school-13962Pearl River High School 2024 Rankings]</ref>
===Catholic School===
* [[Saint Margaret School (Pearl River, New York)|St. Margaret of Antioch School]]<ref>[https://saintmargaretschool.com/ St. Margaret of Antioch School]</ref>
** Saint Margaret was founded in 1953 and is a Catholic education to students in Pre-kindergarten & 3<sup>rd</sup> through <sup>8</sup> grade.
**Every classroom is equipped with [[Multimedia|multimedia]] [[Educational technology|technology]] that allows teachers to educate their students with state-of-the art teaching tools.