Summary:
The Cohoes City School District in New York has only one middle school, Cohoes Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, going from 932 out of 1,500 New York middle schools in 2022-2023 to 1,219 out of 1,500 in 2024-2025, and is rated only 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.
Cohoes Middle School's test scores are significantly below the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 24.76% to 47.58%, compared to the state average of 50.86% to 52.38%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 25.53% to 36%, compared to the state average of 46.74% to 56.47%. However, the school has achieved high proficiency rates on Regents exams, with 96.15% proficiency in Living Environment and 100% proficiency in Algebra I in 2024-2025.
Despite the school's relatively low test scores, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.7 to 1, which is generally considered a positive indicator for student learning. However, this does not appear to be translating into higher academic achievement based on the test score data. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (67.74%) suggests that it serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.
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