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Schools in Clinton

Clinton’s public schools

Northern Adirondack Central School District and Chateaugay Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clinton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 80% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.0K
▼ 13% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Northern Adirondack Central
Students per teacher
9.9
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,368 students on the public path
In brief

Clinton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Clinton’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Chateaugay High School places highest (better than 59%); Chateaugay Elementary School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Clinton, graded from C− to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Northern Adirondack Middle/High School and Chateaugay High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Clinton, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northern Adirondack Central School District.

Two districts serve Clinton

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

Northern Adirondack Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 799 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$30,011NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Chateaugay Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 569 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,202NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Northern Adirondack Central School District39%
State average 48.9% · 326 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northern Adirondack Central School District35%
State average 46.5% · 339 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Chateaugay Central School District42%
State average 48.9% · 226 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chateaugay Central School District35%
State average 46.5% · 216 students tested

Clinton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clinton—Northern Adirondack Central PK–12 · Chateaugay Central PK–12
EllenburgCNorthern Adirondack Central
ChateaugayCChateaugay Central
MooersBNortheastern Clinton Central

Every school in Clinton

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 Clintonin other towns
Northern Adirondack Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellenburg Depot
C
375 students11:1Rate it →
Chateaugay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Chateaugay
C−
338 students12:1Rate it →
Northern Adirondack Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Ellenburg Depot
B−
424 students9:1Rate it →
Chateaugay High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Chateaugay
B
231 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Clinton’s schools

Are Clinton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clinton. Northern Adirondack Central School District and Chateaugay Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clinton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clinton in?

Northern Adirondack Central School District and Chateaugay Central School District.

Where do Clinton kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Northern Adirondack Middle/High School and Chateaugay High School.

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What Clinton families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.