CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in CORNWALL, New York, CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 595 students from grades K through 4, overseen by CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 34% bigger than that benchmark.

CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 2,985 students overall.

Demographically, CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 27% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Orange County put the typical household earns roughly $97,178 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Orange County's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students), CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WILLOW AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 64.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged up 13%, going from 526 students in 2018 to 595 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 63% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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