Watchtower’s public schools
Pine Bush Central School District and Wallkill Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watchtower. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 74% 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
Watchtower’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Watchtower’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Wallkill Senior High School places highest (better than 88%); Pakanasink Elementary School lowest (10%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Watchtower, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Pine Bush Senior High School and Wallkill 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 Watchtower, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Watchtower · depends on your address
Crispell Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 614 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Pine Bush
Circleville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 466 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Circleville
John G Borden Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 409 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wallkill
8th grade in Watchtower · depends on your address
Crispell Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 614 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Pine Bush
Circleville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 466 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Circleville
John G Borden Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 409 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wallkill
9th grade in Watchtower · depends on your address
Pine Bush Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,562 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Pine Bush
Wallkill Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 930 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wallkill
10th grade in Watchtower · depends on your address
Pine Bush Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,562 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Pine Bush
Wallkill Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 930 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wallkill
11th grade in Watchtower · depends on your address
Pine Bush Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,562 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Pine Bush
Wallkill Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 930 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wallkill
12th grade in Watchtower · depends on your address
Pine Bush Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,562 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Pine Bush
Wallkill Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 930 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wallkill
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pine Bush Central School District.
Two districts serve Watchtower
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Watchtower vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Watchtower’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Watchtower | — | Pine Bush Central PK–12 · Wallkill Central PK–12 |
| Crawford | B− | Pine Bush Central |
| Shawangunk | B | Pine Bush Central PK–12 · Wallkill Central PK–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Pine Bush Central with Watchtower for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Watchtower
12 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).
Questions about Watchtower’s schools
Are Watchtower’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Watchtower. Pine Bush Central School District and Wallkill Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watchtower. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Watchtower in?
Pine Bush Central School District and Wallkill Central School District.
Where do Watchtower kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Pine Bush Senior High School and Wallkill Senior High School.
Parents talk
What Watchtower families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Watchtower → 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.