Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Sparrow Bush

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
NY 97-42 split in SparrowbushPhoto: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0
Schools in Sparrow Bush

Sparrow Bush’s public schools

Port Jervis City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sparrow Bush. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 76% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$31.9K
▼ 8% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,302 students on the public path
In brief

Sparrow Bush’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sparrow Bush’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Port Jervis Senior High School places highest (better than 93%); Port Jervis Middle School lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sparrow Bush, graded from C to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Port Jervis Senior 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 Sparrow Bush, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–8Port Jervis Middle Schoolin Port JervisD
9–12Port Jervis Senior High Schoolin Port JervisA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Port Jervis City 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.

Port Jervis City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,302 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$31,919NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 48.9% · 890 students tested
Math41%
State average 46.5% · 981 students tested

Sparrow Bush vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sparrow Bush—Port Jervis City
DeerparkCPort Jervis City
Port JervisCPort Jervis City

All 2 neighbors share Port Jervis City with Sparrow Bush, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Westfall, PA borders Sparrow Bush but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Sparrow Bush

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 Sparrow Bushin other towns
N A Hamilton Bicentennial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cuddebackville
C+
308 students9:1Rate it →
East Main Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Port Jervis
C
702 students11:1Rate it →
Port Jervis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Port Jervis
D
549 students10:1Rate it →
Port Jervis Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Port Jervis
A
743 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Sparrow Bush’s schools

Are Sparrow Bush’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sparrow Bush. Port Jervis City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sparrow Bush. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Sparrow Bush in?

Port Jervis City School District.

Where do Sparrow Bush kids go to high school?

Port Jervis Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Sparrow Bush families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Sparrow Bush → They have their own page.

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.