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Schools in Cohoes · Cohoes City School District

Cohoes’s public schools score below 81% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Cohoes’s districts is 31%, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cohoes, 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.

#663of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
44%
▼ 5 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 16 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 8–12 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.2K
▼ 30% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
1,847 students on the public path
In brief

Cohoes’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Cohoes’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $24,160 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Cohoes Middle School, then Cohoes 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 Cohoes’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 19% of New York school districts, #663 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 19%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (894)Better than 19%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 945 test results and a graduating class of 140 could put Cohoes anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Cohoes’s students in the tested grades sat them (966 in math, 924 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
6–8Cohoes Middle SchoolCohoes City School DistrictC−
9–12Cohoes High SchoolCohoes City School DistrictB+

Cohoes’s public schools are run by Cohoes City School District. 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.

Cohoes City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,847 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$24,160NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 48.9% · 924 students tested
Math31%
State average 46.5% · 966 students tested

Cohoes vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CohoesC−Cohoes City
ColonieA−South Colonie Central PK–12 · North Colonie Central K–12
WaterfordAWaterford-Halfmoon Union Free PK–12 · Shenendehowa Central K–12
Green Island—Green Island Union Free
Green Island (village)D−Green Island Union Free
TroyC−Troy City PK–12 · Lansingburgh Central PK–12

Every school in Cohoes

5 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 Cohoesby address
Harmony Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
384 students12:1Rate it →
Abram Lansing School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
305 students10:1Rate it →
Van Schaick Island School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
124 students8:1Rate it →
Cohoes Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
427 students10:1Rate it →
Cohoes High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
607 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Cohoes’s schools

Are Cohoes’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cohoes children attend score below 81% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #663 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cohoes in?

Cohoes City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,847 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Cohoes kids go to high school?

Cohoes High School, with 607 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Cohoes’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Cohoes City School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Cohoes spend per student?

$24,160 in Cohoes City 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.