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Best Public Schools in Clifton Park, NY

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Schools

8,838

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedGowana Middle School107^th of 1,500 New York middle schools

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Biggest riser

Okte Elementary School up 229 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Acadia Middle School 12.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

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Summary:

The city of Clifton Park, New York is home to 11 schools that are part of the Shenendehowa Central School District, which is ranked 118 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The district serves students from 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school, all of which consistently deliver strong academic outcomes.

Among the standout schools in the district are Shenendehowa High School, which is ranked 148 out of 1,234 high schools in New York and has a 4-star rating. The high school boasts over 90% proficiency in several Regents exams and a relatively low dropout rate of 4.5%. Additionally, Gowana Middle School and Tesago Elementary School are exceptional performers, with 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger and exceptional test scores.

The schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District generally perform well above the state average on Regents exams and New York State Assessments, with multiple schools earning 4 or 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The district's middle schools, in particular, stand out as exceptional performers, suggesting a strong foundation being laid for students' high school success. While there is some variation in spending per student, the high-performing schools do not necessarily have the highest spending, indicating that the district is effectively allocating resources to support student achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Acadia Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0450	761	62	12.2	25.2%	515 (67.7%)	33 (4.3%)	54 (7.1%)	109 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.4%)	89.7	137^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.9%		87.3	158^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.5%	21										100.0		100.0	100.0				74.7	75.5	73.7				79.4	77.8	81.1		70.8	98.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.9	99.9	$24,564	$815	$23,749
Arongen Elementary School	Public	K-5	489 Clifton Pk Ctr Rd	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0510	589	48	12.2	27.5%	369 (62.6%)	38 (6.5%)	54 (9.2%)	80 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)	75.3	540^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.9%		75	536^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.1%	4														61.4	67.0	73.7				75.0	74.5	77.9				54.7		98.2	99.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.8	99.8	98.2	$19,883	$815	$19,069
Gowana Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0460	764	58	13.1	15.7%	601 (78.7%)	11 (1.4%)	56 (7.3%)	57 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	91.8	107^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.9%		93.6	90^th of 1504 public middle schools	94.0%	17										100.0		100.0	100.0				76.2	70.8	82.0				73.7	83.6	95.7		83.7	96.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	97.9	$24,625	$818	$23,807
Karigon Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0530	479	34	13.8	11.7%	364 (76.0%)	12 (2.5%)	23 (4.8%)	54 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	85.1	301^st of 2445 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.7	366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.0%	65														75.7	69.1	75.0				84.4	84.5	84.0				65.3		99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$19,685	$807	$18,879
Koda Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0470	765	56	13.5	26.9%	501 (65.5%)	36 (4.7%)	73 (9.5%)	106 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	89.7	140^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.7%		87.3	157^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.6%	17										100.0		100.0	100.0				68.7	70.3	81.9				70.8	87.4	85.7		81.9	98.5	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.6	$24,140	$802	$23,338
Okte Elementary School	Public	K-5	1581 Crescent Rd	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0540	519	39	13.2	24.5%	346 (66.7%)	19 (3.7%)	56 (10.8%)	61 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	80.5	410^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.2%		70.1	639^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.9%	229														72.0	68.8	72.6				87.1	83.1	73.7				55.2		99.4	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	100.0	99.8	$19,854	$813	$19,040
Orenda Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0550	548	39	14.0	20.1%	408 (74.5%)	16 (2.9%)	61 (11.1%)	29 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	69.6	702^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.3%		66.5	739^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.8%	37														80.5	72.5	56.8				93.3	88.8	50.6				38.9		99.6	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$19,913	$816	$19,096
Shenendehowa High School	Public	9-12	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0310	2,968	220	13.4	21.9%	2,101 (70.8%)	100 (3.4%)	237 (8.0%)	359 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	166 (5.6%)	80.3	148^th of 1234 public high schools	88.0%		79.7	134^th of 1242 public high schools	89.2%	14	82.8	91.5	91.9	50.8	26.8	91.2	67.4	85.3	87.1	79.5	92.1	87.1	77.2															99.2	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.5	$22,171	$797	$21,374
Skano Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0560	524	37	14.1	18.7%	331 (63.2%)	8 (1.5%)	38 (7.3%)	118 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	87.9	240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.2%		88.8	232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.5%	8														76.0	70.1	79.6				93.4	85.1	85.4				67.3		99.1	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	$19,919	$816	$19,103
Tesago Elementary School	Public	K-5	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0570	361	26	13.7	14.7%	217 (60.1%)	9 (2.5%)	14 (3.9%)	94 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	91.6	165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%		92.3	163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%	2														83.6	71.0	85.1				97.1	90.5	88.1				75.4		99.0	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	99.5	99.7	$19,808	$811	$18,997
Shatekon Elementary School	Public	K-5	35 Maxwell Rd	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0580	560	42	13.1	32.5%	371 (66.3%)	29 (5.2%)	57 (10.2%)	54 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	71.3	651^st of 2445 public elementary schools	73.4%		63.3	818^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%	167														62.0	59.8	71.4				70.7	66.3	75.0				61.2		99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$19,384	$794	$18,590

Cities Near Clifton Park

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Schenectady	4.84 mi	32	588^th
Rexford	4.91 mi	1	260^th
Ballston Lake	5.69 mi	3	51^st
Cohoes	5.7 mi	6	518^th
Mechanicville	6.1 mi	2	499^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.