East Ramapo Central School District Fails Students by Every Measure

State leaders know all too well how the East Ramapo school board has driven its public schools to dysfunction — they’ve watched it happen and haven’t done enough to stop it.

East Ramapo schools are the most segregated in the state: 97% of public school students are students of color, and 97% of private school students are white. Uniquely, more than three-fourths of the district’s students attend private schools, primarily Yeshivas. The district’s public schools are in crisis. They have the highest dropout and absentee rates, and the lowest graduation numbers in Rockland County. East Ramapo also has the worst outcomes in the state for English Language Learners, who make up more than half of district students and are rapidly increasing.