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Schools in Coeymans · Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District

Coeymans’s public schools score below 68% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Coeymans’s districts is 38%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Coeymans, 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.

#556of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 74% 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
38%
▼ 11 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▼ 2 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.0K
▼ 22% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.9
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,335 students on the public path
In brief

Coeymans’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 952 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Coeymans’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 45% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 74% 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 Coeymans’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $27,048 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle School, then Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Senior 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Coeymans’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 32% of New York school districts, #556 of 755 New York towns. 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 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (952)Better than 23%
Towns in Albany County (10)Better than 10%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 652 test results and a graduating class of 127 could put Coeymans anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 74% of Coeymans’s students in the tested grades sat them (682 in math, 623 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Pieter B Coeymans SchoolRavena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School DistrictC
6–8Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle SchoolRavena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School DistrictC−
9–12Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Senior High SchoolRavena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School DistrictA+

Coeymans’s public schools are run by Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District, which also serves Bethlehem and Ravena. Parts of Coeymans (3% of its land) are served by Greenville 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.

Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,724 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,048NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 48.9% · 623 students tested
Math45%
State average 46.5% · 682 students tested

Coeymans vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CoeymansCRavena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central
SchodackA−East Greenbush Central PK–12 · Schodack Central K–12
BethlehemA−Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central PK–12 · Bethlehem Central K–12
New ScotlandAVoorheesville Central K–12 · Bethlehem Central K–12
WesterloB−Greenville Central PK–12 · Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central PK–12
New BaltimoreCGreenville Central PK–12 · Coxsackie-Athens Central PK–12

Every school in Coeymans

3 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).

District schools in Coeymansby address
Pieter B Coeymans School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
446 students10:1Rate it →
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ravena
C−
375 students8:1Rate it →
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ravena
A+
514 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Coeymans’s schools

Are Coeymans’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Coeymans children attend score below 68% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #556 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Coeymans in?

Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,724 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Coeymans are served by Greenville Central.

Where do Coeymans kids go to high school?

Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Senior High School in Ravena, with 514 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Coeymans’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Coeymans spend per student?

$27,048 in Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk 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.