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Welcome to Pearl River High School

"Believe You Can Achieve"

Pearl River High School is a high performing high school
serving students in grades 8 through 12 in the Pearl River School District. 
Our enrollment is about 940 students.
2025-26 PRHS Profile

PRHS Main Office Contacts

  • Pearl River High School
    Home of the Pirates!
  • Highest ranking Rockland County high school
    by U.S. News & World Report for past 3 years.
  • 'No Place for Hate'
    For the past two years, PRHS earned a 'No Place for Hate' designation by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
  • NYS Seal of Biliteracy
    In the past two years, 18 PRHS students earned the NYS Seal of Biliteracy.

Highlights of the Class of 2025

Overall:

  • 93% Graduation Rate*
  • 72% earned Advanced Regents diplomas*
  • 71% earned Advanced Regents diplomas** 
  • 26% earned New York State Regents diplomas**
  • 92% continued on to college, university, or technical school
  • 79% are attending four-year colleges
  • 13% are attending two-year colleges
  • 1% are entering the military

   * In-district students only
** Combined in-district & out-of-district students 

SAT Scores: 

  • Mean SAT Total Score:  1,144
  • Mean Math Score:  568
  • Mean Reading & Writing Score:  576

Advanced Placement (College Level) Courses/Exams: 

  • 341 AP exams were taken by 195 students
  • 89% received a passing score of ‘3’ or higher

Other Distinctions:

  • 7 students earned the NYS Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB)
  • 30 out of 30 varsity teams names New York Scholar Athlete Teams with team GPA of 90 or better

Accolades

Ranked as a top performing high school by U.S. News & World Report for the last 11 years.  

In the April 2025 U.S. News & World Report - Pearl River High School ranked #1,543 nationally out of nearly 24,000 high schools, with a score of 91.43, and ranked #151 out of 1,234 NYS high schools, the 2nd highest ranking for Rockland County.

In the April 2024 U.S. News & World Report - Pearl River High School ranked #1241 nationally out of nearly 25,000 high schools, with a score of 92.97, and ranked #131 out of 1,210 NYS high schools, the highest ranking for Rockland County.

In the April 2023 U.S. News & World Report - Pearl River High School ranked #835 nationally out of nearly 25,000 high schools, with a score of 95.28, and ranked #91 out of 1,198 NYS high schools, the highest ranking for Rockland County.

In the April 2022 U.S. News & World Report, Pearl River High School ranked #977 nationally out of nearly 18,000 high schools, with a score of 94.52, and ranked #98 out of 1,212 NYS high schools, the highest ranking in Rockland County. 

In the April 2021 U.S. News & World Report, Pearl River High School ranked #1195 nationally out of 17,857 high schools, with a score of 93.31, and ranked #115 out of 1,266 NYS high schools, the 2nd highest ranking in Rockland County. 

NYS Rewards School for High Student Performance.

Designated 'No Place for Hate' by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for three (3) consecutive years.