Welcome to Pearl River High School

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"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.   

Pearl River High School Profile

  • NYS Seal of Biliteracy

    In the past two years, 18 PRHS students earned the NYS Seal of Biliteracy.

  • U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools

    Highest ranking Rockland County high school by U.S. News & World Report for past 3 years.

  • PRHS No Place for Hate Designee

    For the past two years, PRHS earned a 'No Place for Hate' designation by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

PRHS Administration

Principal: Dr. Robert Zegarelli
(845) 620-3804

Assistant Principal: Aaron McCasland
(845) 620-3847

Assistant Principal: Jacqueline Lividini
(845) 620-3802

PRHS Main Office Phones

Main Office Phone: (845) 620-3800

Dr. Zegarelli's Secretary:  Ashley O'Connell
(845) 620-3803

Mr. McCasland's Secretary:  Fran Spina
(845) 620-3935

Ms. Lividini's Secretary:  Nicole Akey
(845) 620-3805

Counseling Office:  (845) 620-3811

Highlights of the Class of 2024

Overall:
- 98% Graduation Rate*
- 69% earned Advanced Regents diplomas*
- 64% earned Advanced Regents diplomas** 
- 30% earned New York State Regents diplomas**
- 89% continued on to college, university, or technical school
- 74% are attending four-year colleges
- 15% 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: 
355 AP exams were taken by 193 students
88% received a passing score of ‘3’ or higher

Scholar Athletes:
- 29 out of 30 varsity teams were named NYS Scholar Athlete Teams with team GPA average of 90 or better. 

Other Distinctions:
- 1 student earned National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar
- 2 students earned National Merit Commended Scholar
- 8 students earned the NYS Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB)
- 4 students earned the NYS Seal of Civic Readiness (NYSSCR)
- 98% of special education students attained Regents/Advanced Regents Diplomas

Accolades

College Board's Silver AP 2024 Honor Roll

Ranked as a top performing high school by U.S. News & World Report for the last 10 years.  

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 two consecutive years