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Schools in High Falls

High Falls’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$39.2K
▲ 13% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.6
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,335 students on the public path
In brief

High Falls’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of High Falls’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Rondout Valley High School places highest (better than 75%); Rondout Valley Junior High School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve High Falls, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Rondout Valley 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 High Falls, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
7–8Rondout Valley Junior High Schoolin AccordC−
9–12Rondout Valley High Schoolin AccordA−

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

Rondout Valley Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,693 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$39,231NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 48.9% · 708 students tested
Math36%
State average 46.5% · 796 students tested

High Falls vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
High Falls—Rondout Valley Central

Every school in High Falls

4 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 High Fallsin other towns
Kerhonkson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Kerhonkson
C−
215 students9:1Rate it →
Marbletown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Stone Ridge
B−
295 students10:1Rate it →
Rondout Valley Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Accord
C−
278 students9:1Rate it →
Rondout Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Accord
A−
547 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about High Falls’s schools

Are High Falls’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for High Falls. Rondout Valley Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for High Falls. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is High Falls in?

Rondout Valley Central School District.

Where do High Falls kids go to high school?

Rondout Valley High School.

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What High Falls 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.