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Schools in Taghkanic · Taconic Hills Central School District, Hudson City School District

Taghkanic’s public schools score below 78% of New York districts on tests and graduation

29% of students in Taghkanic’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Taghkanic, 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 92% 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

41%

▼ 8 pts vs NY 49%

2021–22

Math proficiency

29%

▼ 18 pts vs NY 46%

2021–22

Graduate on time

80–84%

▼ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$31.9K

▼ 8% vs NY $34.6K

FY2024 · Hudson City

Students per teacher

10.1

NY 11.2 · smaller classes

Schools in town

2,496 students on the public path

In brief

Taghkanic’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1091 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Taghkanic’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Taghkanic’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Taconic Hills Central spends $33,424 per student and Hudson City $31,878, 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 Taghkanic’s grade

C⁻ Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

C−: better than 22% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 22%

Lower resultsHigher results

New York towns with similar household incomes (1091)Better than 15%

Towns in Columbia County (18)Better than 11%

DC⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,297 test results and a graduating class of 124 could put Taghkanic anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Taghkanic’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,324 in math, 1,271 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Taghkanic · depends on your address

Montgomery C Smith Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 689 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Hudson

Taconic Hills Elementary School

Grades PK–6 · 503 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Craryville

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The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C⁺

7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A⁻

Taghkanic runs its own schools through grade 12 (Taconic Hills Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Hudson City School District, shared with Claverack, Greenport, Hudson, Livingston and Stockport. Its school is in Hudson. Parts of Taghkanic (12% of its land) are served by Germantown Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Taghkanic

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

Taconic Hills Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 974 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)

$33,424NY $34,607 · FY2024

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Hudson City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,522 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)

$31,878NY $34,607 · FY2024

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Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Taconic Hills Central School District52%

State average 48.9% · 559 students tested

Math · PK–12, Taconic Hills Central School District35%

State average 46.5% · 562 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Hudson City School District33%

State average 48.9% · 712 students tested

Math · PK–12, Hudson City School District24%

State average 46.5% · 762 students tested

Taghkanic vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Taghkanic	C⁻	Taconic Hills Central PK–12 · Hudson City PK–12
Livingston	C⁻	Germantown Central PK–12 · Hudson City PK–12
Copake	C⁺	Taconic Hills Central
Claverack	C⁻	Taconic Hills Central PK–12 · Hudson City PK–12
Gallatin	B⁻	Pine Plains Central PK–12 · Germantown Central PK–12
Ancram	C⁺	Taconic Hills Central PK–12 · Pine Plains Central PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Taconic Hills Central with Taghkanic for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Taghkanic

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 Taghkanicin other towns

Montgomery C Smith Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hudson

689 students10:1Rate it →

Taconic Hills Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Craryville

C⁺

503 students12:1Rate it →

Hudson High School

Grades 1–12 · Hudson

A⁻

493 students11:1Rate it →

Hudson Junior High School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hudson

340 students9:1Rate it →

Taconic Hillsjunior/Senior High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Craryville

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471 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Taghkanic’s schools

Are Taghkanic’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Taghkanic children attend score below 78% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Taghkanic in?

Two districts: Taconic Hills Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Hudson City School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Claverack, Greenport, Hudson, Livingston and Stockport.

What is Taghkanic’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Hudson City School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Taghkanic spend per student?

$33,424 in Taconic Hills Central School District and $31,878 in Hudson City 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.