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Schools in Galway

Galway’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.7K
▼ 29% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
832 students on the public path
In brief

Galway’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Galway’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Joseph Henry Elementary School places highest (better than 52%); Galway Junior/Senior High School lowest (42%). 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 Galway, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Joseph Henry Elementary SchoolGalway Central School DistrictB−
6–12Galway Junior/Senior High SchoolGalway Central School DistrictC+

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

Galway Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 832 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$24,697NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 48.9% · 354 students tested
Math51%
State average 46.5% · 375 students tested

Galway vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Galway—Galway Central

Every school in Galway

2 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 Galwayin other towns
Joseph Henry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
413 students11:1Rate it →
Galway Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12
C+
419 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Galway’s schools

Are Galway’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Galway. Galway Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Galway. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Galway in?

Galway Central School District.

Where do Galway kids go to high school?

Galway Junior/Senior High School.

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What Galway 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.