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Schools in Cornwall · Cornwall School District, Regional School District 01

Cornwall’s public schools outscore 55% of Connecticut districts

In Cornwall, 60% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Connecticut average (50%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cornwall, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
60%
▲ 10 pts vs CT 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 4 pts vs CT 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs CT 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$40.4K
▲ 56% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024 · Regional School District 01
Students per teacher
8.4
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
438 students on the public path
In brief

Cornwall’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 163 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cornwall’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Cornwall runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Cornwall Consolidated School (PK–8) is Cornwall’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Regional School District 01 with Canaan, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon: Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 44% across both districts in spring 2022, against 50% and 40% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Cornwall spends $40,526 per student and Regional School District 01 $40,382, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cornwall’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 55% of Connecticut school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Connecticut average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Connecticut school districts we grade (199)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Connecticut towns with similar household incomes (163)Better than 29%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 153 test results and a graduating class of 83 could put Cornwall anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Cornwall’s students in the tested grades sat them (153 in math, 153 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cornwall, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Cornwall Consolidated SchoolCornwall School DistrictB
9–12Housatonic Valley Regional High Schoolin Falls VillageC+

Cornwall runs its own schools through grade 8 (Cornwall School District). From grade 9, students attend the Regional School District 01, shared with Canaan, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon. Its high school is in Falls Village. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Cornwall

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cornwall School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 86 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 5.7 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$40,526CT $25,892 · FY2024
A
Regional School District 01Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 352 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$40,382CT $25,892 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Cornwall School District72%
State average 50.5% · 65 students tested
Math · PK–8, Cornwall School District67%
State average 39.8% · 65 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Regional School District 0152%
State average 50.5% · 88 students tested
Math · 9–12, Regional School District 0127%
State average 39.8% · 88 students tested

Cornwall vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Cornwall’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CornwallBCornwall PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
SharonC+Sharon PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
Goshen—Regional School District 20
KentB+Kent PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
CanaanB−Canaan K–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
Warren—Regional School District 20

3 of the 5 neighbors share Regional School District 01 with Cornwall for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cornwall

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Cornwallby address
Cornwall Consolidated School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · West Cornwall
B
86 students6:1Rate it →
Also serving Cornwallin other towns
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Falls Village
C+
352 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Cornwall’s schools

Are Cornwall’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Connecticut: the public schools Cornwall children attend outscore 55% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cornwall in?

Two districts: Cornwall School District runs grades PK–8, and Regional School District 01 runs grades 9–12, shared with Canaan, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon.

Where do Cornwall kids go to high school?

Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, with 352 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Cornwall’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Regional School District 01 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.

How much does Cornwall spend per student?

$40,526 in Cornwall School District and $40,382 in Regional School District 01 (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.