page_title: Rockland County, New York
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Rockland County, New York / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: 2008 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School Logo
context_page_description: Rockland County is the southernmost county on the west side of the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county's population, as of the 2010 United States Census, was 311,687, increasing to a 2019 Census estimate of 325,789, making it the third-most densely populated county outside New York City within New York State. The county seat is New City. Rockland County is a suburb of New York City that borders the boroughs about 9 miles northwest of the city at their closest points, and is accessible via the New York State Thruway, after 10 exits. The name derives from "rocky land", as the area has been aptly described.
  Rockland County is the smallest county by area in New York State outside New York City. It comprises five towns and nineteen incorporated villages, with numerous unincorporated villages and hamlets. Rockland County is designated as a Preserve America Community, and nearly a third of the county's area is parkland. The county has the largest Jewish population per capita of any U.S. county, with 31.4%, or 90,000 residents, being Jewish.
context_section_description: The county is home to several Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award winners, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education:
  In 2000–2001, Liberty Elementary School in Valley Cottage (semi-finalists in 2004)
  In 2007, Strawtown Elementary School in West Nyack
  In 2008 & 2014, Franklin Avenue Elementary School in Pearl River
  In 2009, George W. Miller Elementary School in Nanuet
  In 2011, Pearl River Middle School in Pearl River
  In 2013, Cherry Lane Elementary School in Suffern
  In 2016, Nanuet Senior High School In Nanuet
  In 2018, Clarkstown High School South
caption: Blue ribbon School Logo
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