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Cohoes City School District


At a glance
671stof 874 New York districts▲ 37
Better than 23% of New York districts
21 Page Ave
Cohoes, NY 12047-3299
·(518) 237-0100·All New York district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 23.2% of districts
5
Schools
1,847
Students
Top rankedVan Schaick Island School989th of 2,445 New York elementary schools
Biggest riser
Van Schaick Island School up 448 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Van Schaick Island School 8 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
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Summary:

The Cohoes City School District in New York serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across 5 schools - 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.

Among the standout schools, Van Schaick Island School consistently outperforms the district and state averages on state assessments, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. Meanwhile, Cohoes High School has some bright spots, with strong Regents exam proficiency rates in Algebra II, U.S. History, and English Language Arts, as well as a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.3%. However, the high school also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5%.

The data reveals significant disparities in performance across the district's elementary schools, with Van Schaick Island School outperforming the other two elementary schools, Harmony Hill School and Abram Lansing School, particularly in math. Additionally, Cohoes Middle School ranks in the bottom quarter of New York middle schools and has relatively low proficiency rates on state assessments. The district-wide high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients suggest significant socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting student performance, and the wide range in per-student spending indicates potential funding inequities that could be contributing to the performance differences between the schools.

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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.

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