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Warwick Valley Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Warwick, Chester and Warwick.

Warwick’s School Grade A− better than 81% of New York school districts

Students
3,630
Schools
4
Spent per student
$27,061
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Debt
$22.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Warwick Valley Central School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 81% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the NY average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $22.1M, about $6,088 per student
  • Only 76% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 81% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Warwick 31,685B+Chester 12,877A−Warwick 6,534

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Warwick. Grade by grade →

K–42 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Warwick Valley Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Warwick Valley High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency65%
State average 46.5% · 1,487 students tested
Reading / language arts58%
State average 48.9% · 1,383 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 87.2% · 346 in the class

76% 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
$27,061 per student · 22% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 31%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 36%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,578’20
3,638’21
3,724’22
3,689’23
3,630’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 5%Black 4%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Sanfordville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Warwick
B+
791 students13:1
Park Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Warwick
B
456 students13:1
Warwick Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Warwick
B−
1,069 students12:1
Warwick Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Warwick
A+
1,314 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Monroe-Woodbury Central School DistrictBlooming Grove, Monroe, Tuxedo
$31,778per student
Goshen Central School DistrictGoshen
$30,888per student
Minisink Valley Central School DistrictMinisink, Wawayanda
$28,743per student
Tuxedo Union Free School DistrictTuxedo, Tuxedo
$66,537per 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.