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Schools in Balmville

Balmville’s public schools

Newburgh City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Balmville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/12schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 87% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$32.5K
▼ 6% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
10,762 students on the public path
In brief

Balmville’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Balmville’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Newburgh Free Academy places highest (better than 81%); Gidney Avenue Memorial School lowest (1%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Nine elementary schools serve Balmville, graded from D− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and one high school: Newburgh Free Academy. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Balmville, with each school’s own grade.

9 schools teach K in Balmville’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to C+, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
9–12Newburgh Free Academyin NewburghA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Newburgh City School District.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 48.9% · 4508 students tested
Math29%
State average 46.5% · 4920 students tested

Balmville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Balmville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Balmville—Newburgh City
Newburgh—Newburgh City PK–12 · Wallkill Central PK–12
Newburgh (city)C−Newburgh City

All 2 neighbors share Newburgh City with Balmville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Balmville

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

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Questions about Balmville’s schools

Are Balmville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Balmville. Newburgh City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Balmville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Balmville in?

Newburgh City School District.

Where do Balmville kids go to high school?

Newburgh Free Academy.

Parents talk

What Balmville families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.