For the 2025 school year, there are 19 public preschools serving 7,521 students in Orange County, NY.
The top ranked public preschools in Orange County, NY are George Grant Mason Elementary School, Greenwood Lake Elementary School and Golden Hill Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Orange County, NY public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the New York public pre school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 41% statewide average). Pre schools in Orange County have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New York public pre schools.
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public preschool average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Best Public Preschools in Orange County (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
George Grant Mason Elementary School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
11 Hillside Ave
Tuxedo Park, NY 10987
(845) 351-4797
Tuxedo Park, NY 10987
(845) 351-4797
Gr: PK-5 | 110 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #22.
Greenwood Lake Elementary School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
80 Waterstone Rd
Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
(845) 477-2411
Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
(845) 477-2411
Gr: PK-3 | 191 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
Rank: #33.
Golden Hill Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
478 Round Hill Rd
Florida, NY 10921
(845) 651-3095
Florida, NY 10921
(845) 651-3095
Gr: PK-5 | 339 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
Rank: #44.
Chester Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2 Herbert Dr
Chester, NY 10918
(845) 469-2178
Chester, NY 10918
(845) 469-2178
Gr: PK-5 | 389 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
Rank: #55.
Pine Bush Elementary School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
21 Ulsterville Rd
Pine Bush, NY 12566
(845) 744-2031
Pine Bush, NY 12566
(845) 744-2031
Gr: PK-5 | 647 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 30%
Rank: #66.
Circleville Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
2000 Rt 302
Circleville, NY 10919
(845) 744-2031
Circleville, NY 10919
(845) 744-2031
Gr: PK-5 | 487 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #77.
Pakanasink Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1953 Rt 302
Circleville, NY 10919
(845) 744-2031
Circleville, NY 10919
(845) 744-2031
Gr: PK-5 | 400 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #88.
N A Hamilton Bicentennial School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
929 Rt 209
Cuddebackville, NY 12729
(845) 858-3100
Cuddebackville, NY 12729
(845) 858-3100
Gr: PK-6 | 457 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #99.
E J Russell Elementary School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
78 Holland Ave
Pine Bush, NY 12566
(845) 744-2031
Pine Bush, NY 12566
(845) 744-2031
Gr: PK-5 | 536 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #1010.
Round Hill Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1314 Rt 208
Washingtonville, NY 10992
(845) 497-4000
Washingtonville, NY 10992
(845) 497-4000
Gr: PK-5 | 673 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #1111.
Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
6 Plattekill Tpke
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 568-6400
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 568-6400
Gr: PK-5 | 599 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #1212.
Gidney Avenue Memorial School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
300 Gidney Ave
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-8450
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-8450
Gr: PK-5 | 802 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1313.
Balmville School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
5144 Rt 9w
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-8550
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-8550
Gr: PK-5 | 387 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #1414.
Horizon-on-the-hudson School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
137 Montgomery St
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-3725
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-3725
Gr: PK-5 | 432 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: n/an/a
21 Morgan Rd
Highland Falls, NY 10928
(845) 446-1008
Highland Falls, NY 10928
(845) 446-1008
Gr: PK-2 | 203 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: n/an/a
655 County Rt 105
Monroe, NY 10950
(845) 781-4422
Monroe, NY 10950
(845) 781-4422
Gr: PK-K | 12 students Student-teacher ratio: 2:1
Rank: n/an/a
159 Harrimn Hghts Rd
Harriman, NY 10926
(845) 460-6500
Harriman, NY 10926
(845) 460-6500
Gr: PK-1 | 341 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: n/an/a
120 Scotchtown Ave
Goshen, NY 10924
(845) 615-6600
Goshen, NY 10924
(845) 615-6600
Gr: PK-2 | 516 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
Orange County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Quick Facts
300 Broadway
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-7930
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-7930
Gr: PK-6 | 334 students Minority enrollment: 78%
Goshen Res Center (Closed 2008)
Alternative School
P.o. Box 202
Goshen, NY 10924
(845) 294-6158
Goshen, NY 10924
(845) 294-6158
Gr: 7-12 | 84 students Minority enrollment: 82%
51 Mountain Ave
Highland Falls, NY 10928
(845) 446-5898
Highland Falls, NY 10928
(845) 446-5898
Gr: 3-4
50 Roosevelt Ave
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 326-1850
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 326-1850
Gr: K-1 | 677 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
199 Kings Hwy
Warwick, NY 10990
(845) 987-3000
Warwick, NY 10990
(845) 987-3000
Gr: K-5 | 415 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
120 Broadway
Maybrook, NY 12543
(845) 457-2400
Maybrook, NY 12543
(845) 457-2400
Gr: K-5 | 218 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Mid-hudson Psych Center (Closed 2008)
Special Education School
P.o. Box 158
New Hampton, NY 10958
(845) 374-3171
New Hampton, NY 10958
(845) 374-3171
Gr: Inquire with school | 3 students
Mid-orange Correctional Facility (Closed 2008)
Alternative School
900 Kings Hwy
Warwick, NY 10990
(845) 986-2291
Warwick, NY 10990
(845) 986-2291
Gr: Inquire with school
62 Overlook Dr
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 565-9623
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 565-9623
Gr: K-2 | 123 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Middletown Psych Center (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
122 Dorothea Dix Dr
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 342-5511
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 342-5511
Gr: Inquire with school | 4 students Minority enrollment: 25%
Middletown Res Center (Closed 2008)
Alternative School
P.o. Box 393
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 342-3936
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 342-3936
Gr: 9-11 | 25 students Minority enrollment: 88%
Newburgh Preparatory Charter High School (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
Charter School
Charter School
471 Broadway
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 565-4040
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 565-4040
Gr: 9-12 | 115 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Otisville Correctional Facility (Closed 2005)
Alternative School
Sanitorium Ave Box 8
Otisville, NY 10963
(845) 386-1490
Otisville, NY 10963
(845) 386-1490
20 Schoolhouse Rd
Pine Island, NY 10969
(845) 987-3190
Pine Island, NY 10969
(845) 987-3190
Gr: K-5 | 198 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
191 Washington St
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-8575
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-8575
Gr: PK | 396 students Student-teacher ratio: 33:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
9 Sullivan Ave
Port Jervis, NY 12771
(845) 858-3200
Port Jervis, NY 12771
(845) 858-3200
Gr: 2-6 | 186 students Minority enrollment: 27%
53 Bedford Ave
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 326-1780
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 326-1780
Gr: K-5 | 282 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
39 West St
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-8500
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-8500
Gr: K-5 | 234 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public preschools in Orange County, NY?
The top ranked public preschools in Orange County, NY include George Grant Mason Elementary School, Greenwood Lake Elementary School and Golden Hill Elementary School.
How many public preschools are located in Orange County?
19 public preschools are located in Orange County.
What is the racial composition of students in Orange County?
Orange County public preschools minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public preschools average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Which public preschools in Orange County are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public preschools in Orange County include: E J Russell Elementary School vs. Pine Bush Elementary School, Pakanasink Elementary School vs. Circleville Elementary School, George Grant Mason Elementary School vs. Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School
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