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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362967003997

CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL

432 NEW SALEM RD, VOORHEESVILLE, NY 12186 · (518) 765-3314 · Albany County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
Enrollment
354
High
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
53 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
95
Grade 10
91
Grade 11
72
Grade 12
96
Student demographics
White
32291%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
113%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 31%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Asian
103%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17249%
Female
18251%

School pathway

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VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0608
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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.0pp since 2023

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.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
89.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.2pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
354
-25 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.0:1
% White
91%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About 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.

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Albany County at a glance

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Population
317,018
Census ACS
Median income
$85,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
39,946 students

Quick facts

School name
CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL
District
VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
432 NEW SALEM RD, VOORHEESVILLE, NY 12186
Phone
(518) 765-3314
County
Albany County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
354
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
53 (15%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
362967003997
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL?
CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL have?
CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL in?
CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL is part of VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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