Is Cornwall Middle School a good school?

Cornwall Middle School ranks 181 st of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cornwall Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 895 students attended Cornwall Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Cornwall Middle School?

Students at Cornwall Middle School are 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Cornwall Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cornwall Middle School usually go on to attend Cornwall Central High School

Cornwall Middle School

Summary:

Cornwall Middle School is a public middle school serving 895 students in grades 5-8 in the Cornwall Central School District in Cornwall, NY. This high-performing school consistently outranks the state and district averages on New York State Assessments, making it a standout among its peers.

Cornwall Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with 74.25% of 6th graders proficient or better in ELA and 83.04% proficient or better in math, compared to state averages of 43.64% and 50.56%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well for several student subgroups, ranking 70th out of 705 New York middle schools for African American students and 76th out of 943 for Hispanic students in ELA. Additionally, the school ranks 1st out of 10 New York middle schools for military-connected students. This strong performance across diverse learners suggests the school is providing equitable educational opportunities.

While Cornwall Middle School outperforms many nearby schools, such as Wappingers Junior High School and Putnam Valley Middle School, some schools like Haldane Middle School and Heritage Middle School also demonstrate strong academic results. This suggests there may be valuable best practices that can be shared across these high-performing schools. Overall, Cornwall Middle School's consistent excellence and focus on equity make it a standout choice for families in the area.

Detail:

Public 5-8

122 Main St
Cornwall, NY 12518-1531

(845) 534-8009

District: Cornwall Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
181^st of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,641

Students who attend Cornwall Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cornwall Central High School

Feeder schools for Cornwall Middle School:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 895

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Hispanic:

26.0%

African American:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cornwall Middle School ranks better than 88% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.01. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (57%), Hispanic (26%), African American (6.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cornwall Middle School is 11.4. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cornwall Middle School is $17,641.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cornwall Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cornwall Middle School 181^st of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Cornwall Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Cornwall Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cornwall Central School District 95^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cornwall Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Cornwall Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	74.62	276^th	1095	74.8%
2007	78.26	236^th	1123	79.0%
2008	77.85	243^rd	1185	79.5%
2009	76.92	251^st	1224	79.5%
2010	83.21	164^th	1243	86.8%
2011	84.86	150^th	1295	88.4%
2012	88.39	92^nd	1337	93.1%
2013	86.03	148^th	1373	89.2%
2014	85.11	142^nd	1401	89.9%
2015	86.20	132^nd	1407	90.6%
2016	83.86	170^th	1429	88.1%
2017	82.83	189^th	1455	87.0%
2018	83.17	193^rd	1438	86.6%
2019	89.19	127^th	1439	91.2%
2021	73.09	259^th	1242	79.1%
2022	87.76	138^th	1479	90.7%
2023	88.40	146^th	1500	90.3%
2024	85.01	181^st	1504	88.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cornwall Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	48.18	39^th	95	58.9%
2022	69.61	55^th	190	71.1%
2023	63.31	67^th	208	67.8%
2024	67.05	73^rd	220	66.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cornwall Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.13	236^th	1170	79.8%
2019	56.81	295^th	1139	74.1%
2021	35.56	334^th	522	36.0%
2022	59.13	327^th	1283	74.5%
2023	72.97	202^nd	1307	84.5%
2024	68.43	240^th	1303	81.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cornwall Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.11	319^th	1245	74.4%
2019	78.07	192^nd	1241	84.5%
2021	63.27	245^th	935	73.8%
2022	69.70	272^nd	1306	79.2%
2023	68.89	280^th	1288	78.3%
2024	61.52	405^th	1296	68.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Cornwall Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.82	214^th	1353	84.2%
2019	87.88	126^th	1370	90.8%
2021	74.63	192^nd	1066	82.0%
2022	86.88	128^th	1454	91.2%
2023	83.35	196^th	1463	86.6%
2024	82.04	202^nd	1465	86.2%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Cornwall Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.52	1^st	4	75.0%
2019	93.94	1^st	5	80.0%
2021	86.43	1^st	5	80.0%
2022	95.35	1^st	7	85.7%
2023	96.52	1^st	14	92.9%
2024	95.59	1^st	10	90.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Cornwall Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.63	176^th	1352	87.0%
2019	88.97	126^th	1366	90.8%
2021	67.37	265^th	1071	75.3%
2022	86.33	146^th	1455	90.0%
2023	90.04	119^th	1464	91.9%
2024	85.95	167^th	1464	88.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cornwall Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.53	172^nd	374	54.0%
2019	54.95	185^th	369	49.9%
2021	42.88	158^th	236	33.1%
2022	66.91	125^th	381	67.2%
2023	65.04	147^th	388	62.1%
2024	76.21	87^th	396	78.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Cornwall Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.68	259^th	663	60.9%
2019	76.14	113^th	653	82.7%
2021	63.65	65^th	253	74.3%
2022	79.56	89^th	706	87.4%
2023	79.74	90^th	696	87.1%
2024	84.81	70^th	705	90.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cornwall Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.40	96^th	810	88.1%
2019	81.00	109^th	826	86.8%
2021	66.58	96^th	449	78.6%
2022	82.64	93^rd	914	89.8%
2023	87.42	76^th	943	91.9%
2024	74.78	167^th	953	82.5%

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Rank History for White students at Cornwall Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.18	143^rd	763	81.3%
2019	84.75	82^nd	716	88.5%
2021	68.30	170^th	614	72.3%
2022	80.52	119^th	748	84.1%
2023	82.81	116^th	772	85.0%
2024	82.50	108^th	778	86.1%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Cornwall Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	928	20	12	60	1	n/a	n/a	0	1021
2005	926	26	23	76	1	n/a	n/a	0	1052
2006	884	40	35	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	1036
2007	851	51	49	87	1	n/a	n/a	0	1039
2008	855	57	51	102	1	n/a	n/a	0	1066
2009	837	67	46	99	1	n/a	n/a	2	1052
2010	805	67	49	115	2	n/a	n/a	0	1038
2011	794	72	51	130	1	0	0	0	1048
2012	762	71	61	135	2	4	8	0	1043
2013	756	71	64	152	2	5	12	0	1062
2014	779	73	63	151	3	0	8	0	1077
2015	767	69	62	142	4	0	11	0	1055
2016	761	67	57	150	3	0	12	0	1050
2017	740	59	55	177	5	0	20	0	1056
2018	684	64	56	185	3	0	26	0	1018
2019	650	56	44	193	2	0	28	0	973
2020	591	53	46	213	2	0	34	0	939
2021	593	62	53	201	1	0	35	0	945
2022	565	58	50	227	1	1	42	0	944
2023	510	55	50	233	1	0	45	1	895

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cornwall Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	1021	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1052	n/a	n/a	6.7
2006	1036	63.0	16.4	7.8
2007	1039	63.6	16.3	8.5
2008	1066	70.0	15.2	9.1
2009	1052	68.0	15.5	10.7
2010	1038	72.0	14.4	10.7
2011	1048	71.6	14.6	12.2
2012	1043	70.0	14.8	11.6
2013	1062	69.0	15.3	11.5
2014	1077	70.4	15.2	13.3
2015	1055	65.0	16.2	14.2
2016	1050	67.0	15.6	12.8
2017	1056	66.1	15.9	0
2018	1018	70.0	14.5	18.2
2019	973	76.0	12.8	17.2
2020	939	76.8	12.2	18
2021	945	82.0	11.5	24.7
2022	944	78.5	12.0	19.4
2023	895	78.2	11.4	21.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cornwall Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	1021	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1052	n/a	n/a	6.7
2006	1036	63.0	16.4	7.8
2007	1039	63.6	16.3	8.5
2008	1066	70.0	15.2	9.1
2009	1052	68.0	15.5	10.7
2010	1038	72.0	14.4	10.7
2011	1048	71.6	14.6	12.2
2012	1043	70.0	14.8	11.6
2013	1062	69.0	15.3	11.5
2014	1077	70.4	15.2	13.3
2015	1055	65.0	16.2	14.2
2016	1050	67.0	15.6	12.8
2017	1056	66.1	15.9	0
2018	1018	70.0	14.5	18.2
2019	973	76.0	12.8	17.2
2020	939	76.8	12.2	18
2021	945	82.0	11.5	24.7
2022	944	78.5	12.0	19.4
2023	895	78.2	11.4	21.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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