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Schools in Scotchtown

Scotchtown’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/7schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 74% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.0K
▼ 19% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,710 students on the public path
In brief

Scotchtown’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Scotchtown’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Pine Bush Senior High School places highest (better than 78%); Pakanasink Elementary School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Scotchtown, graded from D to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Pine Bush Senior 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 Scotchtown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
9–12Pine Bush Senior High Schoolin Pine BushA−

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 48.9% · 1716 students tested
Math39%
State average 46.5% · 1880 students tested

Scotchtown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Scotchtown—Pine Bush Central

Every school in Scotchtown

7 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).

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Questions about Scotchtown’s schools

Are Scotchtown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Scotchtown. Pine Bush Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Scotchtown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Scotchtown in?

Pine Bush Central School District.

Where do Scotchtown kids go to high school?

Pine Bush Senior High School.

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What Scotchtown 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). Stars are from neighbors.