CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (48).
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Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 85.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (80.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 239 | 10.9% | 80.7% |
| WILLOW AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORNWALL | 236 | 14.4% | 86.2% |
| INDIAN HOLLOW SCHOOL COMMACK | 254 | 11.8% | N/A |
| ANN MACARTHUR PRIMARY LOCUST VALLEY | 211 | 13.7% | N/A |
| WAVERLY PARK SCHOOL EAST ROCKAWAY | 197 | 11.2% | 67.1% |
| HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLD SPRING | 293 | 12.3% | 73.3% |
Where CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #158 of 2,335 | #2 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #417 of 2,342 ▼ 226 | #3 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #328 of 2,343 ▼ 251 | #3 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #2,260 of 2,585 | #42 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #1,638 of 2,338 | #35 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #1,509 of 2,388 | #42 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.9% | #2,422 of 2,534 | #45 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #597 of 606 | #12 of 12 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 239 | 18.4 | 13.0:1 | 11% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 18.1 | 13.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 16.9 | 14.3:1 | 15% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 21 | 10.0:1 | 22% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 17 | 14.0:1 | 16% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 15 | 16.3:1 | 15% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 14 | 18.6:1 | 10% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 19 | 17.7:1 | 8% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 21 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
About CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in CORNWALL ON HUDSON, New York. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 4, with 239 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 443.
CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the 5 schools that make up CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,985 students in total).
More than half of enrollment at CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White: 74%. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Orange County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 13.0:1, based on 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 11% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is lower.
CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of New York public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 71.0% and the result is 80.7%.
For the population of Orange County, median household income comes to about $97,178, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County counts 82 public schools with about 57,122 students.
Among nearby public schools, CORNWALL MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest at about 0.9 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. By average proficiency, CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
NCES assigns CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 210 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 239. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.0:1 to 13.0:1.
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