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B+

Wallkill Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Newburgh, Shawangunk, Plattekill and Gardiner.

Newburgh’s Schools page →

Students
2,706
Schools
5
Spent per student
$29,175
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$12.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wallkill Central School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of New York districts
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $12.4M, about $4,586 per student
  • Only 60% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Newburgh 31,825BShawangunk 13,609B+Plattekill 10,336B+Gardiner 5,621

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Newburgh. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsNewburgh City School District
6–8Meadow Hill SchoolNewburgh City School District
9–122 high schoolsNewburgh City School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 46.5% · 885 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 48.9% · 772 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 87.2% · 243 in the class

60% 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
$29,175 per student · 16% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 43%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,786’20
2,766’21
2,744’22
2,785’23
2,706’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 59%Hispanic 31%Black 7%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%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.

Ostrander Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wallkill
B−
481 students10:1
Plattekill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Plattekill
C−
426 students11:1
Leptondale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Wallkill
C
460 students12:1
John G Borden Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Wallkill
C−
409 students9:1
Wallkill Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wallkill
A
930 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Ellenville Central School DistrictEllenville, Mamakating, Wawarsing
$38,701per student
Wappingers Central School DistrictFishkill, Poughkeepsie, Wappinger
$25,695per student
Highland Central School DistrictLloyd
$31,569per student
Marlboro Central School DistrictMarlborough
$30,545per 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.