CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL
School pathway
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL
Set in VOORHEESVILLE, New York, CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL is a compact 9-12 campus, overseen by VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 354 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 1,215 students overall.
Demographically, CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Albany County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Albany County's rate of about 45%.
After controlling for student poverty, CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.5%; this one delivers 89.7%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Albany County indicate median household income runs about $85,333, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Albany County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students), of which CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 70.4%.
CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
Five-year trend. CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 379 (now 354). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Albany County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 541 students
- VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 320 students
- VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 541 students
- VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 320 students
- VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 320
- VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 541
- GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,476
- FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL4.8 mi · 1,186
- ALTAMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 295
- GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 470