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

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

On the state reading tests, 30% of West Haverstraw’s students scored proficient, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving West Haverstraw, 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.

#602of 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
0
3,416 students on the public path
In brief

West Haverstraw’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1092 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of West Haverstraw’s, its schools beat 21%, 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 ↓

Four elementary schools, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 West Haverstraw’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 27% of New York school districts, #602 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 (1092)Better than 21%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,772 test results and a graduating class of 714 could put West Haverstraw anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 72% of West Haverstraw’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 West Haverstraw, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
4–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC−

West Haverstraw’s public schools are run by Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District, which also serves Haverstraw, Haverstraw and Stony Point. 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.

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

West Haverstraw vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West HaverstrawCHaverstraw-Stony Point Central
HaverstrawCHaverstraw-Stony Point Central

Every school in West Haverstraw

5 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 West Haverstrawin other towns

Questions about West Haverstraw’s schools

Are West Haverstraw’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools West Haverstraw children attend score below 73% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #602 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is West Haverstraw in?

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

What is West Haverstraw’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 West Haverstraw 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.