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Cornwall Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Cornwall and Cornwall-on-Hudson, and parts of New Windsor, Woodbury and Woodbury.

Cornwall’s School Grade A better than 87% of New York school districts

Students
2,985
Schools
5
Spent per student
$26,274
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Debt
$14.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cornwall Central School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 87% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% less per student than the NY average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14.6M, about $4,898 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 87% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ACornwall 12,577ACornwall-on-Hudson 2,990

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cornwall. Grade by grade →

K–43 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Cornwall Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Cornwall Central High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency70%
State average 46.5% · 1,383 students tested
Reading / language arts66%
State average 48.9% · 1,184 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 87.2% · 294 in the class

84% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,274 per student · 24% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 35%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 38%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,005’20
3,001’21
2,967’22
2,989’23
2,985’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Hispanic 25%Black 7%Asian 6%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Cornwall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Cornwall
A−
595 students17:1
Cornwall-On-Hudson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Cornwall On Hudson
B+
239 students13:1
Willow Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Cornwall
A−
236 students15:1
Cornwall Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cornwall
B−
905 students12:1
Cornwall Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Windsor
A+
1,010 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Monroe-Woodbury Central School DistrictBlooming Grove, Harriman, Monroe
$31,778per student
Washingtonville Central School DistrictBlooming Grove, Hamptonburgh, South Blooming Grove
$27,768per student
Tuxedo Union Free School DistrictTuxedo, Tuxedo
$66,537per student
Highland Falls Central School DistrictHighlands
$36,789per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.