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Schools in Kingston

Kingston’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/10schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 76% 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$34.0K
▼ 2% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,877 students on the public path
In brief

Kingston’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Kingston’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Kingston High School places highest (better than 95%); John F Kennedy School lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Kingston, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Kingston 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Kingston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–47 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
9–12Kingston High SchoolKingston City School DistrictA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kingston City 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.

Kingston City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 5,877 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$33,964NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 48.9% · 2290 students tested
Math34%
State average 46.5% · 2446 students tested

Kingston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kingston—Kingston City
UlsterC−Kingston City
WoodstockBOnteora Central

Every school in Kingston

10 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 Kingstonin other towns
George Washington School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
D
492 students12:1Rate it →
Harry L Edson School
Elementary · Grades K–4
C−
397 students9:1Rate it →
Robert R Graves School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Port Ewen
B+
325 students10:1Rate it →
John F Kennedy School
Elementary · Grades K–4
D
322 students9:1Rate it →
E R Crosby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lake Katrine
C
311 students10:1Rate it →
Chambers School
Elementary · Grades K–4
C−
306 students9:1Rate it →
Ernest C Myer School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Hurley
B
213 students10:1Rate it →
J Watson Bailey Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C−
936 students9:1Rate it →
M Clifford Miller Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lake Katrine
D
826 students9:1Rate it →
Kingston High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
1,749 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Kingston’s schools

Are Kingston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kingston. Kingston City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kingston. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Kingston in?

Kingston City School District.

Where do Kingston kids go to high school?

Kingston High School.

Parents talk

What Kingston families are saying about school.

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Looking for colleges? Colleges near Kingston → They have their own page.

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.