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Schools in Grafton · Berlin Central School District, Brunswick Central School District

Grafton’s public schools score below 63% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Grafton’s districts is 41%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Grafton, 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 84% 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
41%
▼ 8 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▼ 4 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.1K
▼ 33% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Brunswick Central
Students per teacher
9.8
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,660 students on the public path
In brief

Grafton’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 864 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Grafton’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 42% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 84% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Grafton’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Berlin Central spends $38,379 per student and Brunswick Central $23,087, 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 Grafton’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 37% of New York school districts. Graduation is above the New York average; test scores are below it.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (864)Better than 25%
Towns in Rensselaer County (14)Better than 29%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 744 test results and a graduating class of 95 could put Grafton anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 84% of Grafton’s students in the tested grades sat them (782 in math, 704 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Grafton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Berlin Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Brunswick Central School District, shared with Brunswick and Pittstown. Its elementary school is in Troy. Parts of Grafton (3% of its land) are served by Hoosick Falls Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Grafton

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

Berlin Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 579 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 7.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$38,379NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Brunswick Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,081 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$23,087NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Berlin Central School District39%
State average 48.9% · 299 students tested
Math · PK–12, Berlin Central School District42%
State average 46.5% · 324 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Brunswick Central School District42%
State average 48.9% · 405 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brunswick Central School District42%
State average 46.5% · 458 students tested

Grafton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GraftonC+Berlin Central PK–12 · Brunswick Central PK–12
PoestenkillB+Berlin Central PK–12 · Averill Park Central K–12
PittstownB−Brunswick Central PK–12 · Hoosic Valley Central K–12
BrunswickB−Brunswick Central
PetersburghCBerlin Central PK–12 · Hoosick Falls Central PK–12
BerlinC−Berlin Central

3 of the 5 neighbors share Berlin Central with Grafton for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Grafton

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 Graftonin other towns
Tamarac Middle School High School
Grades PK–12 · Troy
C+
576 students10:1Rate it →
Tamarac Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troy
B−
505 students16:1Rate it →
Berlin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berlin
C+
256 students7:1Rate it →
Berlin Middle School/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Cherry Plain
C
323 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Grafton’s schools

Are Grafton’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Grafton children attend score below 63% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Grafton in?

Two districts: Berlin Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Brunswick Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Brunswick and Pittstown.

What is Grafton’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Brunswick Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Grafton spend per student?

$38,379 in Berlin Central School District and $23,087 in Brunswick 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.