page_title: Pearl River, New York
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Pearl River, New York / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: 2008 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School Logo
context_page_description: Pearl River is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located east of Chestnut Ridge, south of Nanuet, west of Blauvelt, New York, and north of Montvale and Old Tappan, New Jersey. The population was 15,876 at the 2010 census.
  Pearl River is 20 miles north of midtown Manhattan and lies just north of the New Jersey border. It is the first of three New York stops on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line.
  In 2011, CNNMoney.com ranked Pearl River 78th on its annual "100 Best Places to Live" list.
context_section_description: The community is served by the Pearl River School District. Pearl River High School is located at 275 East Central Avenue and serves students in grades 8 through 12. It currently has 1055 students enrolled. 96% of the class of 2009 continued on to college, university, or technical school.
  In 2001, the Pearl River School District won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
  In 2008 & 2014, Franklin Avenue Elementary School was a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award winner.
  In 2011, Pearl River Middle School was a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award winner.
  Saint Margaret School is a Catholic school serving grades Pre-K through 8.
  Pearl River School District
  In 2017 U.S. News & World Report ranked Pearl River High School with a Silver award as the 76 Best High School in New York State and 727 nationally.
  In 2018, ranked 214 Best School Districts in Pearl River by Niche's.
  Pearl River High School was named the #1 high school in Rockland County by US News in 2019.
caption: Blue Ribbon
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