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Abram Lansing School

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Abram Lansing School ranks 1571 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1571^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Abram Lansing School is an elementary school located in Cohoes, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 320 students. The school is part of the Cohoes City School District, which is ranked 671 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Abram Lansing School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 47.27% compared to the state average of 54.15% and the district average of 46.05%. Similarly, the school's 5th grade Math proficiency was 47.62% compared to the state average of 54.16% and the district average of 47.24%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and special education students.

When compared to other nearby schools, Abram Lansing School generally underperforms. For example, Van Schaick Island School, which is also part of the Cohoes City School District, outperforms Abram Lansing School in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. Similarly, schools in the neighboring North Colonie Central School District, such as Blue Creek School and Boght Hills School, significantly outperform Abram Lansing School. The school's performance has also been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1375 out of 2201 elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1571 out of 2445 in 2024-2025.

305

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,318

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26 James St
Cohoes, NY 12047-3299

(518) 237-5044

District: Cohoes City School District

Students who attend Abram Lansing School usually attend:

Middle:	Cohoes Middle School
High:	Cohoes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

17.7%

African American:

16.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

New York avg55%

1,571^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Cohoes City School District

671^st of 874Cohoes City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	1571 of 2445	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1943 of 2445	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	2027 of 2439	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1948 of 2434	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	1375 of 2201	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1803 of 2413	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1801 of 2395	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.8	1402 of 2386	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.8	1519 of 2366	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	1495 of 2352	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.9	1735 of 2345	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	1777 of 2325	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.5	1689 of 2320	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	1556 of 2286	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.3	1859 of 2263	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.4	1716 of 2257	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	1621 of 2227	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	1627 of 2219	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.2	1566 of 2206	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	587 of 928	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	788 of 927	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	778 of 857	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	491 of 948	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1544 of 2409	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	2002 of 2413	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2187 of 2403	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1934 of 2401	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	1296 of 1955	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1949 of 2357	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1961 of 2338	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	909 of 1569	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1345 of 1429	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1401 of 1503	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1071 of 2098	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1547 of 2078	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1754 of 2041	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1596 of 2099	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	899 of 1678	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1549 of 2032	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1666 of 2045	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1551 of 2407	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1790 of 2411	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1743 of 2400	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1902 of 2400	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	1228 of 1961	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1415 of 2358	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1528 of 2340	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	43.3	134 of 279	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.5	249 of 289	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1828 of 2134	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	756 of 2110	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	1535 of 2016	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1674 of 2031	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	948 of 1044	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1068 of 1859	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.2	291 of 1941	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	987 of 1402	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1199 of 1392	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1143 of 1337	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1184 of 1399	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	908 of 1224	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1136 of 1338	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1263 of 1408	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2024)52nd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+5 vs state

Math46%-12 vs state

English Language Arts46%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Abram Lansing School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 James St	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-5044	305	32	9.6	83.9%	162 (53.1%)	51 (16.7%)	54 (17.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	36.4	1571^st of 2445 public elementary schools	35.7%		24	1943^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	20.5%	372	47.3	34.0	57.1	54.6	34.7	47.6	50.0	99.2	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	100.0	99.5	$26,318	$2,945	$23,373
Harmony Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	Madelon K Hickey Way	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-1900	384	31	12.3	59.9%	236 (61.5%)	34 (8.9%)	58 (15.1%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.9%)	30.1	1767^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.7%		25	1903^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%	136	40.5	40.0	48.5	41.6	42.3	47.8	40.3	99.4	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	99.4	$24,230	$3,137	$21,093
Van Schaick Island School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Continental Ave	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-2828	124	15	8.0	78.2%	77 (62.1%)	16 (12.9%)	11 (8.9%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.5%)	58.1	989^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.6%		40.4	1437^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.2%	448	66.7	61.9	47.1	66.7	66.7	47.1	52.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$41,760	$3,994	$37,766
Rensselaer Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 110th St	Troy	12182	Rensselaer County	Lansingburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-6823	419	44	9.6	65.9%	216 (51.6%)	65 (15.5%)	69 (16.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.3%)	22.6	2000^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.2%		18.9	2093^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	14.4%	93	45.1	43.0	41.1	50.0	38.0	27.0	23.7	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	$32,017	$3,271	$28,746
Latham Ridge School	Public	K-5	6 Mercer Ave	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-3211	433	34	12.8	29.8%	254 (58.7%)	28 (6.5%)	31 (7.2%)	92 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	57.3	1005^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.9%		58.9	930^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%	75	48.2	57.5	56.6	58.5	66.2	69.5	54.0	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.1	$23,258	$1,407	$21,851
Watervliet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2557 10th Ave	Watervliet	12189	Albany County	Watervliet City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 629-3400	670	46	14.5	72.1%	277 (41.3%)	99 (14.8%)	157 (23.4%)	64 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (10.7%)	15.8	2171^st of 2445 public elementary schools	11.2%		19.9	2063^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.6%	108	24.6	36.3	38.5	26.7	39.0	33.9	28.2	97.7	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.9	99.3	$27,700	$3,901	$23,800
Ps 2	Public	PK, KG-5	470 10th St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5601	249	33	7.5	90.8%	47 (18.9%)	107 (43.0%)	60 (24.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.9%)	7.8	2344^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.1%		18	2122^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	13.2%	222	25.6	10.0	34.2	40.0	20.0	10.5	13.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	$33,820	$3,306	$30,514
Boght Hills School	Public	K-5	38 Dunsbach Ferry Rd	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 785-0222	576	46	12.4	23.3%	278 (48.3%)	36 (6.3%)	30 (5.2%)	203 (35.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	76.8	508^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.2%		84.2	331^st of 2445 public elementary schools	86.5%	177	48.9	66.0	81.9	76.0	77.8	83.3	65.6	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$22,831	$1,056	$21,775
Turnpike Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	55 New Turnpike Rd	Troy	12182	Rensselaer County	Lansingburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-6822	542	54	10.0	53.7%	282 (52.0%)	114 (21.0%)	83 (15.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.1%)								(n/a)								99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	$27,245	$3,120	$24,126
Blue Creek School	Public	K-5	100 Clinton Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 785-7451	450	38	11.7	38.7%	234 (52.0%)	39 (8.7%)	42 (9.3%)	105 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	61.6	904^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.0%		52	1112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.5%	208	69.0	60.9	47.4	74.3	72.3	57.0	49.4	99.3	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	$23,242	$1,394	$21,848

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