BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL

BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL, a medium-sized K-5 school in COHOES, New York, one of the schools within NORTH COLONIE CSD, instructs 576 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 30% larger than typical.

BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by NORTH COLONIE CSD, a district that serves 6,145 students overall.

Demographically, BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 35% Asian, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Albany County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.4%, the actual is 69.7%, a residual of +3.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Albany County indicate the typical household earns roughly $85,333 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL is one of 75 public schools in Albany County (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students).

FORTS FERRY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 51.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 541 (now 576). White enrollment moved from 59% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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