The Cornwall-on-Hudson Elementary School is a small, neighborhood school (consisting of approximately 240 students) in the Hudson Valley of New York State where the emphasis of the staff, students, and community is to provide each student with experiences that encourage academic and emotional growth.

Unique features of the school program include extensive use of local resources to interrelate curricular areas with real-life experiences.  Beginning in kindergarten and continuing through grade four, local sites such as the Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Storm King Art Center, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, West Point, and Constitution Island, among many others, are incorporated into the program.  These experiences are sequentially planned to provide the foundation for many learning experiences in science, social studies, and language arts.

This caring school offers many creative outlets for the students through its comprehensive Humanities Program in which art and music are thoroughly integrated.  The students showcase their achievements several times each year by performing concerts, art shows, and musicals developed with common themes.

The school thrives to meet each student's individual needs through a balanced curriculum augmented by remedial and enrichment programs.  One measure of its success is that over the past several years, a high percentage of students have received admirable scores on the New York State fourth grade assessments.

The principal, teachers, and support staff are dedicated to fostering a secure atmosphere for the academic and emotional growth of each student.  Within this supportive framework, each child can develop lasting values, a sense of self worth, and an "I can do it!" attitude.