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Best Public Schools in Columbia County, NY

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Schools

6,006

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedGermantown Junior-Senior High School119^th of 1,234 New York high schools

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Biggest riser

Mary E Dardess Elementary School up 302 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Chatham Middle School 6.8 students per teacher

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Brookwood Secure Center For Youth	Public	9-12	419 Spook Rock Rd	Claverack	12513	Columbia County	New York State Office Of Children And Family Services (Ocfs)	No	No	No	No	(518) 851-3623	61				3 (4.9%)	45 (73.8%)	13 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Chatham High School	Public	9-12	50 Woodbridge Ave	Chatham	12037	Columbia County	Chatham Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 392-1570	316	41	7.7	37.3%	266 (84.2%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	66	393^rd of 1234 public high schools	68.2%		68.3	370^th of 1242 public high schools	70.2%	23	86.7	90.3	85.7		65.0	85.2	66.7	69.2	79.4	65.3	69.2	59.3																98.4	98.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.1	99.1	99.7	$37,075	$3,121	$33,954
Mary E Dardess Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Woodbridge Ave	Chatham	12037	Columbia County	Chatham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 392-1530	365	35	10.3	35.9%	324 (88.8%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	46.3	1290^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.2%		35.1	1592^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	34.9%	302														48.7	40.5	69.4				43.2	48.8	51.4				75.0		96.8	98.3	99.5	99.5	99.8	98.5	98.5	98.8	$36,551	$3,399	$33,152
Chatham Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Woodbridge Ave	Chatham	12037	Columbia County	Chatham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 392-1560	226	33	6.8	42.5%	200 (88.5%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	35.2	1007^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.9%		37.5	967^th of 1504 public middle schools	35.7%	40					100.0					100.0							25.5	24.1	48.3				56.6	35.1	40.5		54.8	98.0	98.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.2	99.6	$39,419	$3,151	$36,269
Germantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	123 Main St	Germantown	12526	Columbia County	Germantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 537-6281	282	28	10.0	41.5%	244 (86.5%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	43	1385^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.4%		53	1077^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.0%	308														77.1	58.8	40.9	41.5			74.3	37.5	27.3	25.0			45.5		99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.6	$35,294	$1,771	$33,523
Germantown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	123 Main St	Germantown	12526	Columbia County	Germantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 537-6261	170	25	6.8	45.3%	146 (85.9%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.7%)	81.6	119^th of 1234 public high schools	90.4%		73.4	277^th of 1242 public high schools	77.7%	158	66.7	100.0	90.9		90.3	94.3	73.7	66.7	100.0	89.3		84.6						36.4	38.9					52.2	50.0		30.8	97.7	98.4	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.4	98.8	99.2	$45,310	$3,710	$41,600
Montgomery C Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Harry Howard Ave	Hudson	12534	Columbia County	Hudson City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 828-4350	689	67	10.2	63.4%	287 (41.7%)	103 (14.9%)	162 (23.5%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (12.3%)	14.8	2200^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.0%		15.5	2204^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.9%	4														44.0	26.5	30.4				32.0	32.2	24.2				29.5		99.1	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.6	99.5	$34,877	$2,906	$31,971
Hudson High School	Public, Alternative	1-12	215 Harry Howard Ave	Hudson	12534	Columbia County	Hudson City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 828-4360	493	45	11.0	62.1%	171 (34.7%)	104 (21.1%)	100 (20.3%)	48 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.0%)								(n/a)	70.6	77.8	75.4	44.4	20.0	61.2	34.2	80.0	68.1	37.8	55.9	49.2	74.1															95.0	96.7	96.9	96.9	96.9	95.7	96.5	96.3	$34,354	$2,684	$31,670
Hudson Junior High School	Public	6-8	215 Harry Howard Ave	Hudson	12534	Columbia County	Hudson City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 828-4360	340	38	9.0	68.8%	125 (36.8%)	60 (17.6%)	62 (18.2%)	35 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (17.1%)	12.2	1405^th of 1500 public middle schools	6.3%		17.5	1335^th of 1504 public middle schools	11.2%	70										76.2			58.8				30.3	28.3	29.4				15.4	29.6	3.8		25.3	95.7	99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.5	99.5	$36,776	$2,901	$33,875
Ichabod Crane Middle School	Public	4-8	2910 Rt 9	Valatie	12184	Columbia County	Kinderhook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 758-7675	647	69	9.3	38.3%	486 (75.1%)	10 (1.5%)	110 (17.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	73.5	336^th of 1500 public middle schools	77.6%		65.6	446^th of 1504 public middle schools	70.3%	110					100.0					100.0					59.1	66.7	58.7	61.5	57.6		62.0	61.3	59.8	77.0	73.1	51.9	58.0	88.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	$30,006	$412	$29,594
Ichabod Crane Elementary School	Public	K-3	State Farm Rd	Valatie	12184	Columbia County	Kinderhook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 758-7575	475	44	10.7	28.4%	369 (77.7%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (17.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)								(n/a)														57.5						58.0								98.4	99.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.6	99.2	98.8	$27,364	$393	$26,971
Ichabod Crane Senior High School	Public	9-12	2910 Rt 9	Valatie	12184	Columbia County	Kinderhook Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 758-7575	557	53	10.5	35.9%	449 (80.6%)	12 (2.2%)	78 (14.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	70.8	315^th of 1234 public high schools	74.5%		71.9	313^th of 1242 public high schools	74.8%	2	46.2	95.5	90.2	28.6	65.6	88.2	80.0	69.2	84.9	76.3		84.0																97.1	98.6	99.4	99.4	99.6	98.6	99.0	99.4	$28,991	$391	$28,600
New Lebanon Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14665 Rte 22	New Lebanon	12125	Columbia County	New Lebanon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 794-7600	173	25	6.8	43.4%	146 (84.4%)	5 (2.9%)	6 (3.5%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	62.1	478^th of 1234 public high schools	61.3%		64.7	445^th of 1242 public high schools	64.2%	33	33.3	100.0	86.2		67.7	91.7	79.0	70.0	80.8	47.6		57.1						63.2	60.5					55.0	61.5		50.0	97.9	98.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.4	98.4	99.5	$38,400	$1,552	$36,848
Walter B Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1478 Rte 20	New Lebanon	12125	Columbia County	New Lebanon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 794-7600	238	24	9.9	46.2%	217 (91.2%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	45.1	1326^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.8%		57.5	962^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	60.7%	364														72.7	68.0	29.4	42.9			60.6	62.5	32.4	65.4			26.5		98.6	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.1	$28,867	$1,465	$27,403
Taconic Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	73 County Rte 11a	Craryville	12521	Columbia County	Taconic Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 325-2821	503	44	11.5	61.2%	395 (78.5%)	11 (2.2%)	63 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	44.2	1361^st of 2445 public elementary schools	44.3%		52.9	1080^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.8%	281														31.8	51.5	55.9	57.4			35.9	38.8	52.2	73.8			48.6		98.2	98.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	98.5	99.0	$37,197	$2,611	$34,586
Taconic Hillsjunior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	73 County Rte 11a	Craryville	12521	Columbia County	Taconic Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 325-2841	471	54	8.7	55.6%	355 (75.4%)	13 (2.8%)	71 (15.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	43.1	722^nd of 1234 public high schools	41.5%		55.1	586^th of 1242 public high schools	52.8%	136	51.7	100.0	87.8		16.7	74.1	52.9	50.0	64.8	35.3		37.5	59.5					51.4	40.9					47.1	32.4		40.3	98.5	98.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	98.8	99.5	$37,389	$2,223	$35,165

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