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Schools in Gallatin · Pine Plains Central School District, Germantown Central School District

Gallatin’s public schools score below 53% of New York districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Gallatin, 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 77% 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
43%
▼ 6 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▼ 0 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$41.1K
▲ 19% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Pine Plains Central
Students per teacher
8.5
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,022 students on the public path
In brief

Gallatin’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 46% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 77% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Gallatin’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Pine Plains Central spends $41,085 per student and Germantown Central $33,251, 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 Gallatin’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 47% 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 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1059)Better than 47%
Towns in Columbia County (18)Better than 72%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 524 test results and a graduating class of 77 could put Gallatin anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 77% of Gallatin’s students in the tested grades sat them (532 in math, 518 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Gallatin runs its own schools through grade 12 (Pine Plains Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Germantown Central School District, shared with Clermont, Germantown and Livingston. Its school is in Germantown. Parts of Gallatin (3% of its land) are served by Taconic Hills Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Gallatin

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

Pine Plains Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 780 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$41,085NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Germantown Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 452 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$33,251NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pine Plains Central School District42%
State average 48.9% · 314 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pine Plains Central School District47%
State average 46.5% · 327 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Germantown Central School District45%
State average 48.9% · 204 students tested
Math · PK–12, Germantown Central School District45%
State average 46.5% · 205 students tested

Gallatin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GallatinB−Pine Plains Central PK–12 · Germantown Central PK–12
ClermontB+Germantown Central PK–12 · Red Hook Central PK–12
AncramC+Taconic Hills Central PK–12 · Pine Plains Central PK–12
LivingstonC−Germantown Central PK–12 · Hudson City PK–12
TaghkanicC−Taconic Hills Central PK–12 · Hudson City PK–12
Pine PlainsB−Pine Plains Central
MilanBRed Hook Central PK–12 · Pine Plains Central PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Pine Plains Central with Gallatin for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Gallatin

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 Gallatinin other towns
Germantown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Germantown
B−
282 students10:1Rate it →
Cold Spring Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Stanfordville
144 students10:1Rate it →
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Pine Plains
A−
426 students8:1Rate it →
Germantown Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Germantown
B−
170 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Gallatin’s schools

Are Gallatin’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Gallatin children attend score below 53% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gallatin in?

Two districts: Pine Plains Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Germantown Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Clermont, Germantown and Livingston.

What is Gallatin’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Pine Plains Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Gallatin spend per student?

$41,085 in Pine Plains Central School District and $33,251 in Germantown 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.