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Schools in Stony Point · Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District

Stony Point’s public schools score below 73% of New York districts on tests and graduation

30% of students in Stony Point’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Stony Point, 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.

#599of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 72% 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
30%
▼ 19 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 10 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 0 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$31.6K
▼ 9% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
2,528 students on the public path
In brief

Stony Point’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 517 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stony Point’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 72% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

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

Spending and class size

The district spends $31,599 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Stony Point’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 27% of New York school districts, #599 of 755 New York towns. Both inputs trail the New York average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (517)Better than 8%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,772 test results and a graduating class of 714 could put Stony Point anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 72% of Stony Point’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,999 in math, 2,545 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–3Stony Point Elementary SchoolHaverstraw-Stony Point Central School DistrictC
4–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC−

Stony Point’s public schools are run by Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District, which also serves Haverstraw, Haverstraw and West Haverstraw. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 7,976 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$31,599NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 48.9% · 2545 students tested
Math36%
State average 46.5% · 2999 students tested

Stony Point vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Stony PointCHaverstraw-Stony Point Central
HaverstrawC+Haverstraw-Stony Point Central PK–12 · Suffern Central PK–12
CortlandtA−Hendrick Hudson Central PK–12 · Lakeland Central PK–12 · Croton-Harmon Union Free K–12
PeekskillC−Peekskill City
HighlandsBHighland Falls Central
PhilipstownAGarrison Union Free PK–8 · Haldane Central K–12
BuchananB+Hendrick Hudson Central

Every school in Stony Point

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).

District schools in Stony Pointby address
Stony Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3
C
666 students14:1Rate it →
James A Farley Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–6
C
533 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Stony Pointin other towns
Gerald F Neary Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · Haverstraw
122 students10:1Rate it →
Fieldstone Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Thiells
C−
1,207 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Stony Point’s schools

Are Stony Point’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Stony Point children attend score below 73% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #599 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Stony Point in?

Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,976 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

What is Stony Point’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Stony Point spend per student?

$31,599 in Haverstraw-Stony Point 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.