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Schools in Firthcliffe

Firthcliffe’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 84% 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
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
70%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.3K
▼ 24% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,985 students on the public path
In brief

Firthcliffe’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Firthcliffe’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Cornwall Central High School places highest (better than 95%); Cornwall Middle School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Firthcliffe, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Cornwall Central High School. 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 Firthcliffe, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
5–8Cornwall Middle Schoolin CornwallB−
9–12Cornwall Central High Schoolin New WindsorA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cornwall Central 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.

Cornwall Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,985 students · 13.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$26,274NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 48.9% · 1184 students tested
Math70%
State average 46.5% · 1383 students tested

Firthcliffe vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Firthcliffe—Cornwall Central
Cornwall-on-HudsonACornwall Central
New WindsorC−Washingtonville Central PK–12 · Newburgh City PK–12
CornwallACornwall Central

2 of the 3 neighbors share Cornwall Central with Firthcliffe, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Firthcliffe

5 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).

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

Questions about Firthcliffe’s schools

Are Firthcliffe’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Firthcliffe. Cornwall Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Firthcliffe. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Firthcliffe in?

Cornwall Central School District.

Where do Firthcliffe kids go to high school?

Cornwall Central High 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.