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Schools in West Point · Highland Falls Central School District

West Point’s public schools score below 59% of New York districts

The public schools West Point’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

19%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
47%
▼ 15 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
53%
▼ 3 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▲ 4 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$36.8K
▲ 6% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade

How West Point compares

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (465)Better than 19%
Good confidence. Built on 247 tested students and a graduating class of 130; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve West Point.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Fort Montgomery Elementary Schoolin Fort Montgomery
3–8Highland Falls Intermediate Schoolin Highland Falls
9–12James I O'Neill High Schoolin Fort Montgomery

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 62.4%
Math53%
State average 55.9%

West Point vs. its neighbors

West Point’s schools rank 4th of 6 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.

Every school in West Point

0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near West Point

There’s no college in West Point, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is United States Military Academy in Highlands, 3.8 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of West Point. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.

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