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Schools in Ancram · Taconic Hills Central School District, Pine Plains Central School District

Ancram’s public schools score below 60% of New York districts on tests and graduation

39% of students in Ancram’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ancram, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 87% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 0 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 7 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.4K
▼ 3% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Taconic Hills Central
Students per teacher
9.3
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,544 students on the public path
In brief

Ancram’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 873 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ancram’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 87% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Ancram’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Taconic Hills Central spends $33,424 per student and Pine Plains Central $41,085, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ancram’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 40% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (873)Better than 29%
Towns in Columbia County (18)Better than 56%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 880 test results and a graduating class of 103 could put Ancram anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 87% of Ancram’s students in the tested grades sat them (889 in math, 873 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ancram, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

Ancram runs its own schools through grade 12 (Taconic Hills Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Pine Plains Central School District, shared with Gallatin, Milan, Pine Plains and Stanford. Its school is in Craryville. Parts of Ancram (11% of its land) are served by Northeast Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ancram

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Taconic Hills Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 974 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$33,424NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Pine Plains Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 780 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$41,085NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Taconic Hills Central School District52%
State average 48.9% · 559 students tested
Math · PK–12, Taconic Hills Central School District35%
State average 46.5% · 562 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pine Plains Central School District42%
State average 48.9% · 314 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pine Plains Central School District47%
State average 46.5% · 327 students tested

Ancram vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Ancram’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AncramC+Taconic Hills Central PK–12 · Pine Plains Central PK–12
GallatinB−Pine Plains Central PK–12 · Germantown Central PK–12
North EastD−Northeast Central
CopakeC+Taconic Hills Central
Pine PlainsB−Pine Plains Central
TaghkanicC−Taconic Hills Central PK–12 · Hudson City PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Pine Plains Central with Ancram for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ancram

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ancramin other towns
Taconic Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Craryville
C+
503 students12:1Rate it →
Cold Spring Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Stanfordville
144 students10:1Rate it →
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Pine Plains
A−
426 students8:1Rate it →
Taconic Hillsjunior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Craryville
C+
471 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Ancram’s schools

Are Ancram’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ancram children attend score below 60% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ancram in?

Two districts: Taconic Hills Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Pine Plains Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Gallatin, Milan, Pine Plains and Stanford.

What is Ancram’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Taconic Hills Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Ancram spend per student?

$33,424 in Taconic Hills Central School District and $41,085 in Pine Plains Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.