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Cohoes Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 19% of New York middle schools

Summary

Cohoes Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Cohoes, New York, which is part of the Cohoes City School District. With 468 students, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science over the past 10 years, ranking between 726 and 1219 out of over 1,200 middle schools in the state and earning a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cohoes Middle School's academic struggles are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York middle schools for African American, Hispanic, White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, as well as the bottom 50% for English Language Learners and Homeless students. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67.74% to 69.25% over the past 3 years, significantly higher than the state average. Despite this high level of economic disadvantage, Cohoes Middle School's spending per student, ranging from $13,182 to $24,283 over the past 4 years, is higher than the state average, suggesting that factors beyond funding may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Lisha Kill Middle School, Iroquois Middle School, and Shaker Middle School, Cohoes Middle School stands out as an outlier, with significantly lower academic proficiency rates and state rankings. These nearby schools serve more affluent student populations and have shown greater success in supporting student achievement over time, suggesting that Cohoes Middle School may be facing systemic challenges that require further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

427

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,875

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7 Bevan St
Cohoes, NY 12047-3299

(518) 237-4131

District: Cohoes City School District

Students who attend Cohoes Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cohoes High School

Feeder schools for Cohoes Middle School:

Elementary:	Abram Lansing School
	Harmony Hill School
	Van Schaick Island School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

Hispanic:

15.5%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg36%

New York avg53%

1,219^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	25.4	1219 of 1500	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1038 of 1504	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	932 of 1500	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	809 of 1479	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	872 of 1242	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	773 of 1439	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	823 of 1438	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	823 of 1455	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.7	726 of 1429	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.5	851 of 1407	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.8	826 of 1401	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	932 of 1373	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	842 of 1337	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.1	626 of 1295	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.8	611 of 1243	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	636 of 1224	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.2	648 of 1185	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.2	662 of 1123	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.1	774 of 1095	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	575 of 676	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	624 of 705	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	526 of 696	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	617 of 706	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	161 of 253	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	362 of 653	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	376 of 663	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	402 of 646	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	574 of 615	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1215 of 1457	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	738 of 1465	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1024 of 1463	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	870 of 1454	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	726 of 1066	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	793 of 1370	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	747 of 1353	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	732 of 965	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	809 of 953	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	758 of 943	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.1	407 of 914	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.9	382 of 449	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	380 of 826	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	330 of 810	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	554 of 603	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	336 of 594	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	457 of 543	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	404 of 457	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1091 of 1283	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	975 of 1296	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	929 of 1288	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	754 of 1306	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	625 of 935	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	588 of 1241	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	646 of 1245	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1030 of 1455	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1038 of 1464	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	846 of 1464	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	688 of 1455	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	814 of 1071	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	719 of 1366	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	872 of 1352	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	182 of 235	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	119 of 220	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	110 of 208	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	107 of 190	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	67 of 95	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1097 of 1298	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1074 of 1303	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1056 of 1307	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	758 of 1283	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	303 of 522	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	434 of 1139	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	738 of 1170	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	628 of 775	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	565 of 778	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	578 of 772	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	523 of 748	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	500 of 614	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	507 of 716	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	580 of 763	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Living Environment96%+39 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

English Language Arts34%-18 vs state

Math29%-23 vs state

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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 Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment 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 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 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
Cohoes Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Bevan St	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-4131	427	43	9.8	70.0%	236 (55.3%)	62 (14.5%)	66 (15.5%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.7%)	25.4	1219^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.7%		34.1	1038^th of 1504 public middle schools	31.0%	181		96.2	100.0					24.8	28.3	47.6		26.2	25.5	36.0		44.3	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,875	$3,383	$24,491
Knickerbacker Middle School	Public	6-8	320 7th Ave	Troy	12182	Rensselaer County	Lansingburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-6811	474	57	8.2	63.9%	205 (43.2%)	111 (23.4%)	81 (17.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (15.0%)	19.5	1315^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.3%		22.4	1260^th of 1504 public middle schools	16.2%	55		100.0	93.1	95.2				32.4	36.6	33.6		28.2	35.2	27.2		23.6	98.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$28,391	$3,434	$24,957
Shaker Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Watervliet-Shaker Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 785-1341	1,486	122	12.1	28.1%	775 (52.2%)	120 (8.1%)	113 (7.6%)	374 (25.2%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (6.3%)	82.1	223^rd of 1500 public middle schools	85.1%		76	290^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.7%	67			100.0		100.0	97.5		70.0	68.9	65.5		70.9	71.2	71.7		64.5	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$22,642	$900	$21,742
Troy Middle School	Public	6-8	1976 Burdett Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5301	733	84	8.7	71.4%	248 (33.8%)	201 (27.4%)	158 (21.6%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	112 (15.3%)	30.2	1117^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.5%		36.4	990^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.2%	127		97.1	100.0					42.3	26.9	34.2		39.3	35.6	50.2		35.8	98.5	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.8	99.7	$33,665	$2,832	$30,834
Sand Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	329 Sand Creek Rd	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 459-1333	873	80	10.9	47.4%	444 (50.9%)	93 (10.7%)	114 (13.1%)	145 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.6%)	55	650^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.7%		55.9	614^th of 1504 public middle schools	59.2%	36	98.5		100.0				50.6	51.5	48.7	43.9	62.6	71.1	66.0	52.3	42.0	32.0	97.1	99.0	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.2	99.0	98.7	$25,587	$1,144	$24,443
North Albany Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	570 N Pearl St	Albany	12204	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6800	588	66	8.9	71.3%	79 (13.4%)	232 (39.5%)	144 (24.5%)	91 (15.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (6.0%)	13.1	1392^nd of 1500 public middle schools	7.2%		11.6	1417^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.8%	25			72.2	79.1				29.2	24.4	33.8		29.0	27.3	1.1		17.4									$31,292	$2,246	$29,046
Lisha Kill Middle School	Public	5-8	68 Waterman Ave	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 456-2306	640	54	11.9	38.6%	386 (60.3%)	70 (10.9%)	43 (6.7%)	80 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.1%)	59.7	560^th of 1500 public middle schools	62.7%		52.8	664^th of 1504 public middle schools	55.9%	104	98.2		100.0				59.9	41.7	46.5	56.6	67.5	70.7	66.9	70.4	50.3	42.5	99.1	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$27,094	$786	$26,308
Iroquois Middle School	Public	5-8	2495 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-2233	614	53	11.4	18.9%	382 (62.2%)	31 (5.0%)	35 (5.7%)	121 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	84	201^st of 1500 public middle schools	86.6%		82.7	205^th of 1504 public middle schools	86.4%	4			100.0		100.0			67.6	67.3	69.3		71.9	71.8	70.6		81.4	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	$25,552	$739	$24,814
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
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

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