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Schools in Athens · Coxsackie-Athens Central School District

Athens’s public schools score below 66% of New York districts on tests and graduation

36% of students in Athens’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Athens, 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 80% 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
36%
▼ 13 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 8 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.0K
▼ 13% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,128 students on the public path
In brief

Athens’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 80% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Athens’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $30,047 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 5 the district’s path is Coxsackie-Athens Middle School, then Coxsackie-Athens High School. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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 Athens’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 34% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1116)Better than 30%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 495 test results and a graduating class of 103 could put Athens anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 80% of Athens’s students in the tested grades sat them (517 in math, 473 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
5–8Coxsackie-Athens Middle Schoolin CoxsackieC−
9–12Coxsackie-Athens High Schoolin CoxsackieA

Athens’s public schools are run by Coxsackie-Athens Central School District, which also serves Athens, Coxsackie, Coxsackie and New Baltimore. Parts of Athens (7% of its land) are served by Catskill Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Coxsackie-Athens Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,128 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$30,047NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 48.9% · 473 students tested
Math39%
State average 46.5% · 517 students tested

Athens vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AthensCCoxsackie-Athens Central
Athens (town)CCoxsackie-Athens Central PK–12 · Catskill Central PK–12
GreenportC−Hudson City
HudsonC−Hudson City

Every school in Athens

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 Athensin other towns
Edward J Arthur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B−
177 students12:1Rate it →
Coxsackie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Coxsackie
C
244 students9:1Rate it →
Coxsackie-Athens Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Coxsackie
C−
328 students9:1Rate it →
Coxsackie-Athens High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Coxsackie
A
379 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Athens’s schools

Are Athens’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Athens children attend score below 66% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Athens in?

Coxsackie-Athens Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,128 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Athens are served by Catskill Central.

Where do Athens kids go to high school?

Coxsackie-Athens High School in Coxsackie, with 379 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Athens’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Coxsackie-Athens Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Athens spend per student?

$30,047 in Coxsackie-Athens 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.