Suffern Senior High School
49 Viola Rd
Suffern NY, 10901, Rockland County
Phone: 845-357-3800
Ranking: 
(97 out of 989, top 10%)*
(97 out of 989, top 10%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Ramapo Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 111 | 119 | 114 | 117 | 119 | 117 | 110 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,520 | 1,484 | 1,486 | 1,515 | 1,495 | 1,549 | 1,532 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 371 | 24.4% | 386 | 26.0% | 390 | 26.2% | 378 | 25.0% | 360 | 24.1% | 375 | 24.2% | 410 | 26.8% |
| Grade 10: | 398 | 26.2% | 383 | 25.8% | 381 | 25.6% | 357 | 23.6% | 384 | 25.7% | 414 | 26.7% | 364 | 23.8% |
| Grade 11: | 372 | 24.5% | 369 | 24.9% | 350 | 23.6% | 377 | 24.9% | 405 | 27.1% | 350 | 22.6% | 413 | 27.0% |
| Grade 12: | 371 | 24.4% | 340 | 22.9% | 365 | 24.6% | 403 | 26.6% | 346 | 23.1% | 410 | 26.5% | 345 | 22.5% |
| Ungraded: | 8 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 726 | 47.8% | 718 | 48.4% | 754 | 50.7% | 777 | 51.3% | 771 | 51.6% | 824 | 53.2% | 780 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 794 | 52.2% | 766 | 51.6% | 732 | 49.3% | 738 | 48.7% | 716 | 47.9% | 717 | 46.3% | 748 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 20 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.2% | 20 | 1.3% | 17 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.0% | 12 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 119 | 7.8% | 107 | 7.2% | 91 | 6.1% | 97 | 6.4% | 81 | 5.4% | 90 | 5.8% | 90 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic: | 197 | 13.0% | 176 | 11.9% | 177 | 11.9% | 163 | 10.8% | 151 | 10.1% | 176 | 11.4% | 157 | 10.2% |
| Black: | 78 | 5.1% | 84 | 5.7% | 93 | 6.3% | 82 | 5.4% | 82 | 5.5% | 77 | 5.0% | 72 | 4.7% |
| White: | 1,091 | 71.8% | 1,088 | 73.3% | 1,101 | 74.1% | 1,155 | 76.2% | 1,166 | 78.0% | 1,194 | 77.1% | 1,203 | 78.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 156 | 10.3% | 179 | 12.1% | 182 | 12.2% | 158 | 10.4% | 115 | 7.7% | 87 | 5.6% | 47 | 3.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 2.8% | 46 | 3.1% | 44 | 3.0% | 58 | 3.8% | 30 | 2.0% | 36 | 2.3% | 21 | 1.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.70 | 12.51 | 13.03 | 12.94 | 12.61 | 13.20 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 85% | 54% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 77% | 76% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 90% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 89% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 87% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 93% | 92% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 95% | 93% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 92% | 82% |
| 2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 98% |
| 2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 94% |
| 2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 95% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 74% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 86% | 87% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 92% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 93% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 88% | 91% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 85% | 90% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 89% | 91% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 89% | 92% | 72% |
| 2005 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 97% |
| 2006 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2007 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 97% |
| 2008 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 97% |
| 2009 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 97% |
| 2010 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2011 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 93% | 95% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 93% | 95% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 90% | 93% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 93% | 95% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 92% | 95% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 90% | 94% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 92% | 94% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 91% | 93% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 99% | 97% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 90% | 83% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 92% | 86% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96% | 79% |
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* Suffern Senior High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.