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Pawling Central School District

At a glance

384^thof 874 New York districts▲ 92

Better than 56% of New York districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

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Pawling, NY 12564-1218·(845) 855-4600·All New York district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 56.1% of districts

Schools

1,080

Students

Top rankedPawling High School202^nd of 1,234 New York high schools

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Biggest riser

Pawling Middle School up 244 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Pawling Central School District in New York serves students from elementary through high school, with three schools in the district: Pawling Elementary School, Pawling High School, and Pawling Middle School. The district's schools demonstrate a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, with Pawling High School standing out as the top performer.

Pawling High School is the district's highest-performing school, ranking 202 out of 1,234 New York high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive Regents exam proficiency rates, with over 90% of students scoring proficient in subjects like Chemistry, Common Core Algebra II, and Global History and Geography. Additionally, the school maintains a high graduation rate of 84.3% and a relatively low dropout rate of 4.5%.

In contrast, Pawling Elementary School and Pawling Middle School have more mixed performance. While Pawling Middle School excels in certain areas, such as 5th and 6th-grade ELA assessments and 100% proficiency on the Regents Algebra I exam, its 8th-grade ELA and Math proficiency rates are lower than the state averages. Pawling Elementary School also struggles with lower proficiency rates in 3rd and 4th-grade ELA and Math compared to state averages. These disparities may be influenced by factors such as resource allocation and class sizes, as Pawling Middle School and Pawling High School have higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratios.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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	% 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
Pawling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Haight St	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 855-4630	401	35	11.4	28.4%	228 (56.9%)	13 (3.2%)	129 (32.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	38.9	1508^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.3%		39.5	1475^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.7%	33													50.0	55.3					47.1	47.4						98.2	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	98.7	98.4	$35,636	$430	$35,207
Pawling High School	Public	9-12	30 Wagner Rd	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 855-4620	360	31	11.4	28.3%	208 (57.8%)	14 (3.9%)	124 (34.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	76.9	202^nd of 1234 public high schools	83.6%		73.7	270^th of 1242 public high schools	78.3%	68	92.1	94.1	90.0	30.8	91.3	70.8	84.4	89.5	79.6	40.0	88.4	67.4														98.9	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.7	$38,236	$419	$37,817
Pawling Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Wagner Rd	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 855-4653	319	35	9.1	34.2%	175 (54.9%)	10 (3.1%)	115 (36.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	52.4	681^st of 1500 public middle schools	54.6%		39.8	925^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.5%	244									100.0	68.8					52.8	64.1	64.7	46.6			54.3	31.6	57.1	35.1	62.9	93.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.2	96.6	$42,271	$523	$41,748

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carmel Central School District	4.17 mi	6	545^th
Dover Union Free School District	6.03 mi	4	692^nd
Arlington Central School District	6.31 mi	11	527^th
Brewster Central School District	8.58 mi	4	584^th
Wappingers Central School District	10.39 mi	15	356^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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