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Schools in Shawangunk · Pine Bush Central School District, Wallkill Central School District

Shawangunk’s public schools outscore 55% of New York districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Shawangunk, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

#343of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 69% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
45%
▼ 4 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▼ 5 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 5 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.0K
▼ 19% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Pine Bush Central
Students per teacher
12.6
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
1,820 students on the public path
In brief

Shawangunk’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 710 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Shawangunk’s, its schools beat 46%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 42% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 69% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Pine Bush Central spends $28,004 per student and Wallkill Central $29,175, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Shawangunk’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 55% of New York school districts, #343 of 755 New York towns. Graduation is above the New York average; test scores are below it.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (710)Better than 46%
Towns in Ulster County (20)Better than 55%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,626 test results and a graduating class of 413 could put Shawangunk anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 69% of Shawangunk’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,765 in math, 2,488 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Shawangunk, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Ostrander Elementary SchoolWallkill Central School DistrictB−
7–8John G Borden Middle SchoolWallkill Central School DistrictC−
9–12Wallkill Senior High SchoolWallkill Central School DistrictA

Shawangunk runs its own schools through grade 12 (Pine Bush Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Wallkill Central School District, shared with Gardiner, Newburgh and Plattekill. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Shawangunk

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pine Bush Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 4,710 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,004NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Wallkill Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,706 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$29,175NY $34,607 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pine Bush Central School District45%
State average 48.9% · 1716 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pine Bush Central School District39%
State average 46.5% · 1880 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wallkill Central School District45%
State average 48.9% · 772 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wallkill Central School District48%
State average 46.5% · 885 students tested

Shawangunk vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ShawangunkBPine Bush Central PK–12 · Wallkill Central PK–12
CrawfordB−Pine Bush Central
MamakatingC−Monticello Central PK–12 · Ellenville Central PK–12 · Pine Bush Central PK–12
WawarsingDEllenville Central
EllenvilleDEllenville Central
MontgomeryBValley Central
GardinerB+New Paltz Central PK–12 · Wallkill Central PK–12
PlattekillB+Wallkill Central
Newburgh—Newburgh City PK–12 · Wallkill Central PK–12

3 of the 8 neighbors share Wallkill Central with Shawangunk for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Shawangunk

3 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).

District schools in Shawangunkby address
Ostrander Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wallkill
B−
481 students10:1Rate it →
John G Borden Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Wallkill
C−
409 students9:1Rate it →
Wallkill Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wallkill
A
930 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Shawangunk’s schools

Are Shawangunk’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Shawangunk children attend outscore 55% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #343 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Shawangunk in?

Two districts: Pine Bush Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Wallkill Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Gardiner, Newburgh and Plattekill.

Where do Shawangunk kids go to high school?

Wallkill Senior High School in Wallkill, with 930 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Shawangunk’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Pine Bush Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Shawangunk spend per student?

$28,004 in Pine Bush Central School District and $29,175 in Wallkill Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.