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C+
Schools in Rensselaerville · Greenville Central School District, Middleburgh Central School District

Rensselaerville’s public schools score below 59% of New York districts on tests and graduation

39% of students in Rensselaerville’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rensselaerville, 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 87% 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
39%
▼ 10 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▼ 3 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.7K
▼ 14% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Greenville Central
Students per teacher
10.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,331 students on the public path
In brief

Rensselaerville’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 44% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 87% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Rensselaerville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Greenville Central spends $29,683 per student and Middleburgh Central $33,872, 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 Rensselaerville’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 41% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1048)Better than 38%
Towns in Albany County (10)Better than 20%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 772 test results and a graduating class of 90 could put Rensselaerville anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 87% of Rensselaerville’s students in the tested grades sat them (783 in math, 761 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Rensselaerville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Greenville Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Middleburgh Central School District, shared with Broome, Fulton, Middleburgh and Middleburgh. Its school is in Greenville. Parts of Rensselaerville (7% of its land) are served by Cairo-Durham Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Rensselaerville

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

Greenville Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,056 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$29,683NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Middleburgh Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 614 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$33,872NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Greenville Central School District31%
State average 48.9% · 430 students tested
Math · PK–12, Greenville Central School District42%
State average 46.5% · 460 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Middleburgh Central School District50%
State average 48.9% · 331 students tested
Math · PK–12, Middleburgh Central School District46%
State average 46.5% · 323 students tested

Rensselaerville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RensselaervilleC+Greenville Central PK–12 · Middleburgh Central PK–12
Broome—Middleburgh Central
WesterloB−Greenville Central PK–12 · Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central PK–12
BerneBBerne-Knox-Westerlo Central
DurhamC−Cairo-Durham Central
Conesville—Gilboa-Conesville Central

Every school in Rensselaerville

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 Rensselaervillein other towns
Scott M Ellis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C+
480 students15:1Rate it →
Middleburgh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Middleburgh
C−
330 students10:1Rate it →
Greenville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
C−
237 students10:1Rate it →
Middleburgh Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Middleburgh
B
284 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Rensselaerville’s schools

Are Rensselaerville’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rensselaerville children attend score below 59% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rensselaerville in?

Two districts: Greenville Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Middleburgh Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Broome, Fulton, Middleburgh and Middleburgh.

What is Rensselaerville’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Greenville Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Rensselaerville spend per student?

$29,683 in Greenville Central School District and $33,872 in Middleburgh 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.