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Schools in Gilboa · Gilboa-Conesville Central School District

Gilboa’s public schools score below 90% of New York districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 27% of Gilboa’s students scored proficient, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Gilboa, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 92% 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
27%
▼ 22 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 14 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$35.9K
▲ 4% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.3
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
249 students on the public path
In brief

Gilboa’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1080 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gilboa’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 10% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $35,937 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Gilboa’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 10% of New York school districts. Test scores are below the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 10%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1080)Better than 3%
Towns in Schoharie County (16)Better than 0%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 136 test results could put Gilboa anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Gilboa’s students in the tested grades sat them (138 in math, 135 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Gilboa-Conesville Central SchoolGilboa-Conesville Central School DistrictC

Gilboa’s public schools are run by Gilboa-Conesville Central School District, which also serves Blenheim, Conesville and Prattsville. Parts of Gilboa (18%, 12% and 3% of its land) are served by Stamford Central, Jefferson Central and Roxbury 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.

Gilboa-Conesville Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 249 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 7.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$35,937NY $34,607 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 48.9% · 135 students tested
Math32%
State average 46.5% · 138 students tested

Gilboa vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GilboaDGilboa-Conesville Central
Broome—Middleburgh Central
Blenheim—Gilboa-Conesville Central PK–12 · Jefferson Central PK–12
Conesville—Gilboa-Conesville Central
FultonB−Middleburgh Central

2 of the 4 neighbors share Gilboa-Conesville Central with Gilboa, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Gilboa

1 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 Gilboaby address
Gilboa-Conesville Central School
Grades PK–12
C
249 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Gilboa’s schools

Are Gilboa’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Gilboa children attend score below 90% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gilboa in?

Gilboa-Conesville Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 249 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Gilboa are served by Stamford Central, Jefferson Central and Roxbury Central.

How much does Gilboa spend per student?

$35,937 in Gilboa-Conesville 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.