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Schools in Austerlitz · Chatham Central School District, Taconic Hills Central School District

Austerlitz’s public schools score below 65% of New York districts on tests and graduation

In Austerlitz, 39% of tested students are proficient in math, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Austerlitz, 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
47%
▼ 2 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
9.1
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,565 students on the public path
In brief

Austerlitz’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 671 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Austerlitz’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% 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 Austerlitz’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Chatham Central spends $34,286 per student and Taconic Hills Central $33,424, 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 Austerlitz’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 35% 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 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (671)Better than 17%
Towns in Columbia County (18)Better than 22%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 922 test results and a graduating class of 103 could put Austerlitz anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 87% of Austerlitz’s students in the tested grades sat them (930 in math, 915 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Austerlitz runs its own schools through grade 12 (Chatham Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Taconic Hills Central School District, shared with Ancram, Claverack, Copake, Ghent, Hillsdale, Philmont and Taghkanic. Its school is in Craryville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Austerlitz

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

Chatham Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 907 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 8.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$34,286NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Chatham Central School District39%
State average 48.9% · 356 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chatham Central School District46%
State average 46.5% · 368 students tested
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

Austerlitz vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AusterlitzC+Chatham Central PK–12 · Taconic Hills Central PK–12
GhentC+Chatham Central PK–12 · Taconic Hills Central PK–12
CanaanC+Chatham Central PK–12 · New Lebanon Central PK–12
HillsdaleC+Taconic Hills Central
ChathamC+Chatham Central PK–12 · New Lebanon Central PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Chatham Central with Austerlitz for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Austerlitz

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 Austerlitzin other towns
Taconic Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Craryville
C+
503 students12:1Rate it →
Mary E Dardess Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chatham
C
365 students10:1Rate it →
Chatham Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chatham
C
226 students7:1Rate it →
Taconic Hillsjunior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Craryville
C+
471 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Austerlitz’s schools

Are Austerlitz’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Austerlitz children attend score below 65% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Austerlitz in?

Two districts: Chatham Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Taconic Hills Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Ancram, Claverack, Copake, Ghent, Hillsdale, Philmont and Taghkanic.

What is Austerlitz’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 Austerlitz spend per student?

$34,286 in Chatham Central School District and $33,424 in Taconic Hills 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.