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Schools in White Creek · Cambridge Central School District, Hoosick Falls Central School District

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

On the state math tests, 38% of White Creek’s students scored proficient, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving White Creek, 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.

#486of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 85% 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
38%
▼ 8 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.4K
▼ 27% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Hoosick Falls Central
Students per teacher
10.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
780 students on the public path
In brief

White Creek’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1159 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of White Creek’s, its schools beat 48%, higher than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 85% 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 White Creek’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Cambridge Central spends $29,318 per student and Hoosick Falls Central $25,351, 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 White Creek’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 41% of New York school districts, #486 of 755 New York towns. 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 (1159)Better than 48%
Towns in Washington County (16)Better than 50%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 832 test results and a graduating class of 88 could put White Creek anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 85% of White Creek’s students in the tested grades sat them (856 in math, 807 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Cambridge Elementary SchoolCambridge Central School DistrictC
7–12Cambridge Junior-Senior High SchoolCambridge Central School DistrictB

White Creek runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cambridge Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Hoosick Falls Central School District, shared with Hoosick Falls, Hoosick and Petersburgh. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve White Creek

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

Cambridge Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 780 students · 9.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$29,318NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Hoosick Falls Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,078 students, up 2% since 2022–23 · 12.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$25,351NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cambridge Central School District48%
State average 48.9% · 357 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cambridge Central School District43%
State average 46.5% · 374 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hoosick Falls Central School District35%
State average 48.9% · 450 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hoosick Falls Central School District35%
State average 46.5% · 482 students tested

White Creek vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
White CreekC+Cambridge Central PK–12 · Hoosick Falls Central PK–12
HoosickCHoosick Falls Central
Cambridge—Cambridge Central
JacksonB−Cambridge Central PK–12 · Salem Central PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Cambridge Central with White Creek for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Shaftsbury, VT borders White Creek but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in White Creek

2 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).

District schools in White Creekby address
Cambridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cambridge
C
435 students10:1Rate it →
Cambridge Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cambridge
B
345 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about White Creek’s schools

Are White Creek’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools White Creek children attend score below 59% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #486 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is White Creek in?

Two districts: Cambridge Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Hoosick Falls Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Hoosick Falls, Hoosick and Petersburgh.

What is White Creek’s graduation rate?

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

How much does White Creek spend per student?

$29,318 in Cambridge Central School District and $25,351 in Hoosick Falls 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.