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Schools in Nelsonville

Nelsonville’s public schools

Haldane Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nelsonville. 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 92% 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
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
68%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$32.3K
▼ 7% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
774 students on the public path
In brief

Nelsonville’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Nelsonville’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Haldane High School places highest (better than 96%); Haldane Elementary School lowest (62%). 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 Nelsonville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Haldane Elementary Schoolin Cold SpringB
6–8Haldane Middle Schoolin Cold SpringB+
9–12Haldane High Schoolin Cold SpringA+

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

Haldane Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 774 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$32,256NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 48.9% · 368 students tested
Math68%
State average 46.5% · 362 students tested

Nelsonville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nelsonville—Haldane Central
Cold SpringAHaldane Central

Every school in Nelsonville

3 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 Nelsonvillein other towns
Haldane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cold Spring
B
293 students9:1Rate it →
Haldane Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cold Spring
B+
163 students8:1Rate it →
Haldane High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cold Spring
A+
318 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Nelsonville’s schools

Are Nelsonville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nelsonville. Haldane Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nelsonville. 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 Nelsonville in?

Haldane Central School District.

Where do Nelsonville kids go to high school?

Haldane High 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.