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Vails Gate STEAM Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

400 Old Forge Hill Rd, New Windsor, NY 12553 · (845) 563-7900 · Part of Newburgh City School District

New Windsor’s School Grade C− better than 23% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
500
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Vails Gate STEAM Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for New Windsor kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where New Windsor kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Vails Gate STEAM AcademyYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

400 Old Forge Hill Rd, New Windsor

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten82
Grade 185
Grade 290
Grade 392
Grade 484
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
514’20
510’21
477’22
482’23
500’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%Black 17%White 9%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Vails Gate STEAM Academy from New Windsor families.

Other schools in Newburgh City School District

The district →
Gidney Avenue Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newburgh
D−
788 students12:1
Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newburgh
D
612 students13:1
Horizon-On-The-Hudson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newburgh
D
447 students10:1
Balmville School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newburgh
D−
376 students10:1
Meadow Hill School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Newburgh
C−
982 students11:1
Temple Hill School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · New Windsor
C
890 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; New Windsor’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.