Best Public Schools in Cornwall, NY

Summary:

The city of Cornwall, New York is home to three high-performing schools in the Cornwall Central School District: two elementary schools (Cornwall Elementary School and Willow Avenue Elementary School) and one middle school (Cornwall Middle School). These schools consistently rank among the top in New York state, with Willow Avenue Elementary School standing out as an exceptional institution.

Willow Avenue Elementary School is a high-performing school, ranking among the top 215 elementary schools in New York state over the past three school years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 87.23% of 3rd graders and 85.11% of 4th graders at Willow Avenue Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 67.12% and 73.76% for the Cornwall Central School District, and 54.15% and 54.07% for the state of New York.

Cornwall Middle School also stands out for its strong performance on state assessments, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science across all grade levels. The school also has a high percentage of students proficient or better on Regents exams in Algebra I (100%) and Living Environment/Biology (98.89%). While Cornwall Elementary School has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to the other schools, the Cornwall Central School District as a whole appears to be a high-performing district, with all three schools ranking in the top half of their respective school types in New York state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cornwall Elementary School	Public	K-4	99 Lee Rd	Cornwall	12518	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 534-8009	595	36	16.7	19.7%	302 (50.8%)	50 (8.4%)	159 (26.7%)	40 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.1%)	68.4	727^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.3%		79.1	450^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.6%	277			58.5	65.4					69.9	74.5							99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	$25,271	$533	$24,738
Willow Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	67 Willow Ave	Cornwall	12518	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 534-8009	236	15	15.4	14.4%	165 (69.9%)	7 (3.0%)	45 (19.1%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	93.9	106^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.7%		93.4	136^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.4%	30			87.2	85.1					91.5	93.8							99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,352	$456	$26,896
Cornwall Middle School	Public	5-8	122 Main St	Cornwall	12518	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 534-8009	905	76	11.8	22.8%	479 (52.9%)	61 (6.7%)	252 (27.8%)	64 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.4%)	78	281^st of 1500 public middle schools	81.3%		85	181^st of 1504 public middle schools	88.0%	100	100.0	98.9			68.8	67.8	69.4	62.5			79.3	77.9	78.4	57.5	61.0	39.0	99.0	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.8	$26,864	$1,017	$25,847

Cities Near Cornwall

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Windsor	1.63 mi	7	568^th
Cornwall On Hudson	1.82 mi	1	66^th
Newburgh	4.4 mi	9	694^th
Cold Spring	4.72 mi	3	59^th
Beacon	5.74 mi	5	514^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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