Best Public Schools in Fallsburg, NY

Summary:

The city of Fallsburg, New York is home to two schools: Benjamin Cosor Elementary School and Fallsburg Junior Senior High School, both part of the Fallsburg Central School District. These schools face significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, with both institutions performing well below state averages on key metrics.

Benjamin Cosor Elementary School is a low-performing school, ranking in the bottom 5% of elementary schools in New York state. Student proficiency rates on state assessments are alarmingly low, with only 10-22% of students proficient in ELA and 8-35% proficient in math. The school also has a high percentage of students (72.5%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage within the community.

While Fallsburg Junior Senior High School performs slightly better than the elementary school, it still ranks in the bottom 30% of high schools in the state. Graduation rates are low at 64%, and the school has a high dropout rate of 19.2%. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with 36.4% of students chronically absent. Regents exam proficiency rates, while higher than the elementary school, are still below state averages in most subject areas.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Regents Algebra I (2023)	Regents Chemistry (2023)	Regents Algebra II (2023)	Regents English (2023)	Regents Geometry (2023)	Regents Earth Science (2023)	Regents Global History and Geography (2023)	Regents Living Environment (2023)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2023)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2023)						NY State Assessments Math (2023)						NY State Assessments Science (2023)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Algebra II End of Course	Regents English End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government 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 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
Benjamin Cosor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 Old Falls Rd	Fallsburg	12733	Sullivan County	Fallsburg Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(845) 434-6800	810	76	10.6	72.5%	215 (26.5%)	66 (8.1%)	479 (59.1%)	9 (1.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.0%)	11.2	2298^th of 2439 public elementary schools	5.8%		11.1	2285^th of 2434 public elementary schools	6.1%	13										10.7	21.0	5.1	22.3			35.2	27.3	8.0	24.2				96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	$16,363	$1,990	$14,373
Fallsburg Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	115 Brickman Rd	Fallsburg	12733	Sullivan County	Fallsburg Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(845) 434-6800	684	66	10.3	63.7%	181 (26.5%)	65 (9.5%)	384 (56.1%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	30.6	835^th of 1228 public high schools	32.0%		25.5	861^st of 1190 public high schools	27.6%	26	60.3	43.5	38.7	74.5	23.5	62.7	50.4	52.5	61.9					19.5	19.7					24.7	1.9	18.9	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	$21,906	$2,504	$19,402

Cities Near Fallsburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Liberty	6.84 mi	4	724^th
Monticello	6.92 mi	4	745^th
Grahamsville	8.66 mi	2	446^th
Ellenville	11.58 mi	2	717^th
Wurtsboro	13.11 mi	1	620^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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