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Cornwall Central High School

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Cornwall Central High School ranks 194 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 84% of New York high schools

Summary

Cornwall Central High School is a public high school located in New Windsor, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,022 students. It is part of the Cornwall Central School District, which is ranked 136 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cornwall Central High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 133-194 out of 1,200+ high schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on Regents exams is exceptional, with high proficiency rates across subjects like Common Core Algebra II (92-97%), Common Core English Language Arts (90-93%), and U.S. History and Government (93-97%). Additionally, the school's performance across different student subgroups is noteworthy, ranking among the top 25-212 high schools in New York for female students, top 67-188 for Asian students, top 78-129 for African American students, and top 58-129 for Hispanic students. The school's performance for military-connected students is particularly impressive, ranking 1st-4th out of 27 high schools in New York over the past 3 years.

While Cornwall Central High School outperforms many nearby schools, such as Chester Academy-Middle/High School, Marlboro Central High School, and Monroe-Woodbury High School, on academic metrics, some schools like Haldane High School and Beacon High School also demonstrate strong performance. Cornwall Central High School has a relatively high per-student spending of $25,866, which is significantly higher than the state average and some nearby schools like Washingtonville Senior High School ($21,342 per student).

1,010

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,962

Per pupil spending ?

21.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Dragon Dr
New Windsor, NY 12553

(845) 534-8009

District: Cornwall Central School District

Feeder schools for Cornwall Central High School:

Elementary:	Cornwall Elementary School
	Cornwall-On-Hudson Elementary School
	Willow Avenue Elementary School
Middle:	Cornwall Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Hispanic:

25.1%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (84% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New York high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Living Environment scores 15 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg85%

New York avg66%

194^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^th of 874Cornwall Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	194 of 1234	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	152 of 1242	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	133 of 1228	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	143 of 1190	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	13 of 519	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	74.3	238 of 1207	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	203 of 1210	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	75.8	172 of 1221	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	72.4	191 of 1255	84.8%	★★★★☆
2015	63.5	378 of 1255	69.9%	★★★★☆
2014	68.9	287 of 1237	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	70.7	316 of 1217	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	271 of 1198	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	69.4	266 of 1165	77.2%	★★★★☆
2010	63.3	392 of 1117	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	291 of 1086	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	234 of 1027	77.2%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	166 of 1002	83.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.5	178 of 986	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	70.3	169 of 935	81.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	78 of 713	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	88 of 690	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	104 of 671	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	108 of 593	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	42 of 686	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	46 of 679	93.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	124 of 413	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	67 of 426	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	112 of 424	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	63 of 386	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	103 of 447	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	102 of 426	76.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	121 of 669	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	208 of 583	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	212 of 1206	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	128 of 1219	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	102 of 1197	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	150 of 1155	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	278 of 1193	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	194 of 1176	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	129 of 885	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	72 of 865	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	58 of 851	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	51 of 760	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	129 of 815	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	113 of 791	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	277 of 1179	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	173 of 1170	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	134 of 1155	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	149 of 1101	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	248 of 1179	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	241 of 1154	79.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	188 of 1201	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	188 of 1211	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	176 of 1191	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	145 of 1154	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	222 of 1190	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	223 of 1176	81.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	1 of 27	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.1	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2023	70.4	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2019	59.6	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	104 of 328	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	83 of 306	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	25 of 272	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	52.1	108 of 212	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	252 of 1149	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	239 of 1144	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	199 of 1130	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	306 of 1038	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	198 of 1132	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	241 of 1095	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	165 of 788	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	122 of 781	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	124 of 776	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	120 of 738	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	234 of 793	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	198 of 765	74.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2025)96th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II97%+22 vs state

U.S. History and Government97%+22 vs state

Global History and Geography95%+19 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts90%+15 vs state

Earth Science86%+21 vs state

Geometry79%+20 vs state

Algebra I75%+19 vs state

Chemistry70%+6 vs state

Life Science Biology69%+11 vs state

Physics62%-7 vs state

Living Environment41%-15 vs state

Common Core Geometry33%+10 vs state

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Monday, June 21, 2010

This School is the best school I have attended it has the nicest teachers and the best principal ever. Close Quote

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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 Common Core Geometry (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 Common Core 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 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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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
Cornwall Central High School	Public	9-12	10 Dragon Dr	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 534-8009	1,010	76	13.2	21.2%	576 (57.0%)	79 (7.8%)	254 (25.1%)	60 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.0%)	77.2	194^th of 1234 public high schools	84.3%		78.8	152^nd of 1242 public high schools	87.8%	42	70.5	96.8	89.9	33.3	86.3	94.6	41.4	61.7	96.5	75.2	69.5	79.4									98.8	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.2	99.8	$26,962	$475	$26,487
Kaplan Career Academy	Public	5-12	623 Blooming Grove Turnpike	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 522-8460	89	17	5.2	19.1%	26 (29.2%)	30 (33.7%)	27 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)								(n/a)																					9.4	37.5	18.8	18.8	18.8	37.5	26.6	18.8	$77,897	$1,454	$76,443
Newburgh Free Academy	Public	9-12	201 Fullerton Ave	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-5400	3,550	256	13.8	49.7%	464 (13.1%)	714 (20.1%)	2,144 (60.4%)	76 (2.1%)	8 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	140 (3.9%)	23.9	936^th of 1234 public high schools	24.1%		25.2	908^th of 1242 public high schools	26.9%	28	45.8	60.0	61.8	14.1	39.9	64.0	42.1	0.0	55.0	22.0		36.0									86.9	88.1	88.4	88.4	88.4	88.1	88.1	86.9	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315
Washingtonville Senior High School	Public	9-12	54 W Main St	Washingtonville	10992	Orange County	Washingtonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 497-4000	1,308	100	13.0	35.9%	593 (45.3%)	155 (11.9%)	492 (37.6%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.1%)	62.6	467^th of 1234 public high schools	62.2%		63.2	469^th of 1242 public high schools	62.2%	2	75.8	84.0	87.5	27.3	73.9	80.4	57.7	20.0	80.9	54.6		69.6									100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,281	$1,209	$25,072
Haldane High School	Public	9-12	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 265-9254	318	31	10.3	19.5%	243 (76.4%)	4 (1.3%)	50 (15.7%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	82.1	109^th of 1234 public high schools	91.2%		82	84^th of 1242 public high schools	93.2%	25	98.5		92.3		82.9	91.0	92.1		86.5	83.7		80.0									94.3	98.5	98.7	98.5	99.8	98.7	97.9	98.7	$35,227	$552	$34,675
Beacon High School	Public	9-12	101 Matteawan Rd	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 838-6900	831	78	10.6	45.0%	348 (41.9%)	134 (16.1%)	254 (30.6%)	23 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.1%)	55.8	572^nd of 1234 public high schools	53.6%		49.6	649^th of 1242 public high schools	47.7%	77	69.2	71.9	87.3	16.3	23.7	79.8	52.6	70.0	76.2	59.4	53.0	50.0	65.6								99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	$30,349	$693	$29,656
James I O'Neill High School	Public	9-12	21 Morgan Rd	Fort Montgomery	10922	Orange County	Highland Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 446-4914	409	45	9.1	33.0%	235 (57.5%)	33 (8.1%)	121 (29.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	62	480^th of 1234 public high schools	61.1%		60.8	511^th of 1242 public high schools	58.9%	31	69.2	74.1	87.2	30.0	11.1	84.7	31.8	100.0	81.8	54.6	54.2	70.4	64.8								99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$44,132	$1,437	$42,695
Monroe-Woodbury High School	Public	9-12	155 Dunderberg Rd	Central Valley	10917	Orange County	Monroe-Woodbury Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 460-7000	2,285	164	13.9	38.2%	780 (34.1%)	262 (11.5%)	1,026 (44.9%)	149 (6.5%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	57 (2.5%)	69.9	334^th of 1234 public high schools	72.9%		69.6	344^th of 1242 public high schools	72.3%	10	82.6	87.3	92.3	37.5	16.3	84.6	36.6	48.1	91.0	65.9	71.4	80.1	59.7								99.4	99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	99.6	99.8	$30,748	$1,247	$29,501
Valley Central High School	Public	9-12	1175 State Rt 17k	Montgomery	12549	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	No	(845) 457-2400	1,385	115	12.0	36.2%	693 (50.0%)	132 (9.5%)	463 (33.4%)	23 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (5.0%)	72.8	281^st of 1234 public high schools	77.2%		71.9	311^th of 1242 public high schools	75.0%	30	80.0	93.3	87.5	31.6	76.5	87.7	70.4	96.9	87.1	74.3		60.4									99.8	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	$27,946	$1,788	$26,158
Chester Academy-Middle/High School	Public	6-12	64 Hambletonian Ave	Chester	10918	Orange County	Chester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 469-2231	538	51	10.6	42.0%	206 (38.3%)	80 (14.9%)	220 (40.9%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	55.3	577^th of 1234 public high schools	53.2%		62.8	475^th of 1242 public high schools	61.8%	102	44.8	91.3	87.9		17.7	87.5	50.0		79.8	63.2	58.6	51.1	34.5	51.5	54.1	55.1	78.5	51.7	37.5	43.8	98.9	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.8	99.3	$30,721	$678	$30,044

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