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Schools in Cold Spring Harbor

Cold Spring Harbor’s public schools

Cold Spring Harbor Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cold Spring Harbor. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% 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
80%
2021–22
Math proficiency
82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$54.1K
▲ 56% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,531 students on the public path
In brief

Cold Spring Harbor’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Cold Spring Harbor’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. West Side School places highest (better than 90%); Cold Spring Harbor High School lowest (84%). 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 Cold Spring Harbor, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–1Goosehill Primary CenterCold Spring Harbor Central School DistrictNo scores
2–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA
7–12Cold Spring Harbor High SchoolCold Spring Harbor Central School DistrictA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading80%
State average 48.9% · 716 students tested
Math82%
State average 46.5% · 792 students tested

Cold Spring Harbor vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Cold Spring Harbor’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cold Spring Harbor—Cold Spring Harbor Central
Lloyd HarborA+Cold Spring Harbor Central
Oyster Bay——
HuntingtonAHalf Hollow Hills Central
Laurel HollowA+Cold Spring Harbor Central

2 of the 4 neighbors share Cold Spring Harbor Central with Cold Spring Harbor, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cold Spring Harbor

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 Cold Spring Harborin other towns

Questions about Cold Spring Harbor’s schools

Are Cold Spring Harbor’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cold Spring Harbor. Cold Spring Harbor Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cold Spring Harbor. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cold Spring Harbor in?

Cold Spring Harbor Central School District.

Where do Cold Spring Harbor kids go to high school?

Cold Spring Harbor High School.

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What Cold Spring Harbor 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.