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Willow Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

106^th

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Willow Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cornwall, New York, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 239 students. The school 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.

Willow Avenue Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 83 and 290 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is exceptional, with 3rd and 4th-grade students consistently scoring well above the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 87.23% of 3rd-grade students and 85.11% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 67.12% for the district and 54.15% for the state. In Math, 91.49% of 3rd-graders and 93.75% of 4th-graders were proficient or better, compared to 74.66% for the district and 59.7% for the state.

Willow Avenue Elementary School outperforms the other elementary schools in the Cornwall Central School District, including Cornwall-On-Hudson Elementary School and Cornwall Elementary School, on state assessments in both ELA and Math. However, the school's performance is not as strong compared to some of the higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Haldane Elementary School in the Haldane Central School District.

236

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,352

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

67 Willow Ave
Cornwall, NY 12518-1531

(845) 534-8009

District: Cornwall Central School District

Students who attend Willow Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cornwall Middle School
High:	Cornwall Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

Hispanic:

19.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (89% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New York elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg74%

New York avg57%

106^th of 2,445

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Top 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Cornwall Central School District

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	93.9	106 of 2445	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	136 of 2445	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	215 of 2439	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	290 of 2434	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	228 of 2201	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	119 of 2413	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	83 of 2395	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	83.5	310 of 2386	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	275 of 2366	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	88.7	176 of 2352	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	84.4	266 of 2345	88.7%	★★★★☆
2013	79.9	382 of 2325	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	406 of 2320	82.5%	★★★★☆
2011	84.1	256 of 2286	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	87.4	121 of 2263	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	83.1	126 of 2257	94.4%	★★★★★
2008	83.3	174 of 2227	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	79.0	362 of 2219	83.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	368 of 2206	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	146 of 2409	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	85 of 2413	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	292 of 2403	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	384 of 2401	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	235 of 1955	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	120 of 2357	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	87 of 2338	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	54 of 1569	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	83 of 1531	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	165 of 1429	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	52 of 818	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	126 of 1315	90.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	62 of 2098	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	111 of 2078	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.4	320 of 2041	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	196 of 2099	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	109 of 1678	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	310 of 2032	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	96.3	41 of 2045	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	99 of 2407	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	174 of 2411	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	167 of 2400	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	181 of 2400	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	231 of 1961	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	131 of 2358	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	94 of 2340	96.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	123 of 2134	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	165 of 2110	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	271 of 2031	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	171 of 1044	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	95.1	58 of 1859	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	64 of 1402	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	142 of 1392	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	129 of 1337	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	220 of 1399	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	220 of 1224	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	62 of 1338	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	52 of 1408	96.3%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math93%+33 vs state

English Language Arts86%+32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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
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 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
Cornwall-On-Hudson Elementary School	Public	K-4	234 Hudson St	Cornwall On Hudson	12520	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 534-8009	239	18	13.0	10.9%	176 (73.6%)	7 (2.9%)	39 (16.3%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	83.2	347^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.8%		92.2	164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%	183			72.0	83.0					73.5	83.0							96.5	96.9	99.1	99.1	99.6	97.8	98.2	99.1	$27,950	$488	$27,462
Vails Gate Steam Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	400 Old Forge Hill Rd	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 563-7900	500	45	11.0	58.2%	46 (9.2%)	83 (16.6%)	345 (69.0%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	24.2	1949^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.3%		37.4	1525^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.6%	424			29.6	34.6	41.0				41.6	44.6	52.4				34.4		98.9	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.8	99.4	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315
New Windsor School	Public, Magnet	K-5	175 Quassaick Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 563-3700	439	39	11.2	53.5%	70 (15.9%)	79 (18.0%)	266 (60.6%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	41.9	1420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.9%		40.4	1436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.3%	16			35.8	42.7	57.8				38.8	61.2	82.8				35.9		99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315
Temple Hill School	Public	K-8	525 Union Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 568-6450	890	85	10.4	62.6%	80 (9.0%)	180 (20.2%)	573 (64.4%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.5%)	24.2	1946^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.4%		34.1	1615^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.9%	331	87.0	100.0	38.9	46.6	48.4	38.9	50.0	47.1	36.3	35.6	38.7	24.6	46.9	31.7	31.5	34.7	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	99.8	$31,624	$2,311	$29,314
Haldane Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 265-9254	293	32	9.0	12.3%	223 (76.1%)	3 (1.0%)	41 (14.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	82.3	366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.0%		87	274^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.8%	92			79.1	81.5	80.3				86.7	67.3	60.7				74.2		96.7	97.6	98.5	98.5	99.1	97.6	99.7	98.2	$33,357	$557	$32,799
Little Britain Elementary School	Public	1-5	1160 Little Britain Rd	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Washingtonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 497-4000	442	30	14.7	28.1%	250 (56.6%)	54 (12.2%)	108 (24.4%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	53.4	1107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.7%		50.6	1153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%	46			54.6	52.6	54.7				74.4	60.3	50.7				46.1		98.8	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	99.3	99.3	$22,263	$834	$21,429
Horizon-On-The-Hudson School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	137 Montgomery St	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 563-3725	447	45	10.0	62.2%	53 (11.9%)	135 (30.2%)	226 (50.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	19.8	2085^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.7%		14.2	2235^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.6%	150			27.0	48.2	45.6				25.7	39.3	31.3				30.8		98.3	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	99.5	99.8	$34,737	$2,537	$32,200
Gidney Avenue Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Gidney Ave	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-8450	788	66	11.9	58.9%	47 (6.0%)	143 (18.1%)	563 (71.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)	13.7	2224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%		16.9	2153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%	71			14.1	29.2	38.8				27.4	24.2	43.0				27.9		97.7	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	98.9	98.4	$33,470	$2,445	$31,026

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