Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Pine Plains’s public schools score below 53% of New York districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Pine Plains’s districts is 42%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pine Plains, 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.
From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 73% 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.
Pine Plains’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 835 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pine Plains’s, its schools beat 39%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 42% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $41,085 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary and one middle school
From grade 2 the district’s path is Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center, then Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School. Enrollment is down 10% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Pine Plains’s grade
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pine Plains, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Pine Plains
Cold Spring Early Learning Center
Grades PK–1 · 144 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Stanfordville
Kindergarten in Pine Plains
Cold Spring Early Learning Center
Grades PK–1 · 144 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Stanfordville
1st grade in Pine Plains
Cold Spring Early Learning Center
Grades PK–1 · 144 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Stanfordville
2nd grade in Pine Plains
Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center
Grades 2–5 · 210 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Pine Plains
Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center
Grades 2–5 · 210 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Pine Plains
Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center
Grades 2–5 · 210 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Pine Plains
Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center
Grades 2–5 · 210 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Pine Plains
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 426 students · 8:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Pine Plains
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 426 students · 8:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Pine Plains
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 426 students · 8:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Pine Plains
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 426 students · 8:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Pine Plains
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 426 students · 8:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Pine Plains
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 426 students · 8:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Pine Plains
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 426 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Pine Plains’s public schools are run by Pine Plains Central School District, which also serves Ancram, Gallatin, Milan and Stanford. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Pine Plains vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Pine Plains’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Plains | B− | Pine Plains Central |
| Milan | B | Red Hook Central PK–12 · Pine Plains Central PK–12 |
| North East | D− | Northeast Central |
| Gallatin | B− | Pine Plains Central PK–12 · Germantown Central PK–12 |
| Ancram | C+ | Taconic Hills Central PK–12 · Pine Plains Central PK–12 |
| Stanford | B− | Pine Plains Central |
4 of the 5 neighbors share Pine Plains Central with Pine Plains, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Pine Plains
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).
Questions about Pine Plains’s schools
Are Pine Plains’s schools good?
On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pine Plains 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 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pine Plains in?
Pine Plains Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 780 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
What is Pine Plains’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 Pine Plains spend per student?
$41,085 in Pine Plains Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Pine Plains families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.