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Enrollment
607
High
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360798000569
COHOES HIGH SCHOOL
1 TIGER WAY, COHOES, NY 12047 · (518) 237-9100 · Albany County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
416 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 186 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 170 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 129 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 12 | 2% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -13.0pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 27.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Schools most like COHOES HIGH SCHOOL
COHOES HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COHOES HIGH SCHOOL this school | 607 | 68.5% | 48.3% |
| LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TROY | 625 | 69.8% | 60.5% |
| SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL SOLVAY | 434 | 64.3% | 61.0% |
| GLOVERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GLOVERSVILLE | 669 | 71.6% | 42.5% |
| LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL LACKAWANNA | 670 | 76.9% | 48.5% |
| PLATTSBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PLATTSBURGH | 566 | 72.1% | 77.0% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where COHOES HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #765 of 1,135 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #930 of 1,109 ▼ 10 | #9 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #582 of 1,135 ▼ 151 | #7 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #434 of 1,216 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #628 of 1,058 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #339 of 1,070 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #537 of 1,167 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #125 of 339 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
607
+62 (+11%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 607 | 52.6 | 11.5:1 | 69% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 49.4 | 12.0:1 | 64% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 49.1 | 11.3:1 | 63% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 46 | 11.8:1 | 66% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 47 | 11.6:1 | 64% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 61% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 53% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 45 | 13.1:1 | 38% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 647 | 47 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COHOES HIGH SCHOOL.
About COHOES HIGH SCHOOL
COHOES HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-sized high school for students in COHOES, New York. The school counted 607 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12.
A total of 5 schools make up COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,847 students enrolled.
More than half of enrollment at COHOES HIGH SCHOOL is White: 63%. The remaining shares are 14% Black, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
For every teacher at COHOES HIGH SCHOOL, there are about 11.5 students; the school has 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. There are 416 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 69% of enrollment. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Albany County, the school's rate is higher.
Among New York public high schools, COHOES HIGH SCHOOL outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, COHOES HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 49.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.3%.
In Albany County, home to about 317,018 people, the median household earns about $85,333 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Albany County number 75, with about 39,946 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, HARMONY HILL SCHOOL, is the closest to COHOES HIGH SCHOOL. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of COHOES HIGH SCHOOL. On proficiency, COHOES HIGH SCHOOL is behind the 50.3% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
COHOES HIGH SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 607 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 545.
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Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- COHOES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 427 students
- HARMONY HILL SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
- ABRAM LANSING SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
- VAN SCHAICK ISLAND SCHOOLElementary · 124 students
Other schools in COHOES
- BOGHT HILLS SCHOOLElementary · 576 students
- COHOES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 427 students
- HARMONY HILL SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
- ABRAM LANSING SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
- VAN SCHAICK ISLAND SCHOOLElementary · 124 students
Nearby schools
- HARMONY HILL SCHOOL0.1 mi · 384
- COHOES MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 427
- ABRAM LANSING SCHOOL0.7 mi · 305
- VAN SCHAICK ISLAND SCHOOL1.7 mi · 124
- LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 433
- BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL1.9 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About COHOES HIGH SCHOOLHow large is COHOES HIGH SCHOOL?
COHOES HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 607 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does COHOES HIGH SCHOOL serve?
COHOES HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COHOES HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COHOES HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 11.5:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at COHOES HIGH SCHOOL?
At COHOES HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees COHOES HIGH SCHOOL?
COHOES HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Albany County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.