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Schools in Saugerties · Saugerties Central School District

Saugerties’s public schools score below 52% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Saugerties’s districts is 42%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Saugerties, 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.

#411of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 86% 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
42%
▼ 7 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▼ 2 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.1K
▼ 13% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
2,287 students on the public path
In brief

Saugerties’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 769 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Saugerties’s, its schools beat 69%, higher than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 44% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 86% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $30,117 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Saugerties Junior High School, then Saugerties Senior High School. Enrollment is up 11% 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Saugerties’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 48% of New York school districts, #411 of 755 New York towns. Graduation is above the New York average; test scores are below it.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (769)Better than 69%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,024 test results and a graduating class of 210 could put Saugerties anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Saugerties’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,068 in math, 980 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
7–8Saugerties Junior High SchoolSaugerties Central School DistrictC−
9–12Saugerties Senior High SchoolSaugerties Central School DistrictA

Saugerties’s public schools are run by Saugerties Central School District, which also serves Saugerties. 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.

Saugerties Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,287 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$30,117NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 48.9% · 980 students tested
Math44%
State average 46.5% · 1068 students tested

Saugerties vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SaugertiesB−Saugerties Central
Red HookB+Red Hook Central

Every school in Saugerties

5 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 Saugertiesin other towns
Cahill School
Elementary · Grades K–6
C−
432 students11:1Rate it →
Riccardi Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Glasco
C
410 students12:1Rate it →
Morse School
Elementary · Grades K–6
C
307 students11:1Rate it →
Saugerties Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8
C−
338 students10:1Rate it →
Saugerties Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
800 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Saugerties’s schools

Are Saugerties’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Saugerties children attend score below 52% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #411 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Saugerties in?

Saugerties Central School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 2,287 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Saugerties kids go to high school?

Saugerties Senior High School, with 800 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Saugerties’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Saugerties spend per student?

$30,117 in Saugerties 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.