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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361137000894

HARRY HOAG SCHOOL

25 HIGH ST, FORT PLAIN, NY 13339 · (518) 993-4000 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of New York public elementary 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 elementary schools

Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
186 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K329%
Kindergarten4814%
Grade 14112%
Grade 24313%
Grade 33711%
Grade 44914%
Grade 55015%
Grade 64112%

This year's kindergarten class (48) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (41).

Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
28884%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
257%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
185%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
18253%
Female
15947%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL→FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.0%42.0%
2023-2438.0%42.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 HARRY HOAG SCHOOL

HARRY HOAG SCHOOL's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL this school34154.5%40.4%
NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL
HORNELL
33153.5%N/A
ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DANSVILLE
33955.8%35.7%
NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWFIELD
31853.1%35.8%
FITZHUGH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSWEGO
31954.5%28.6%
GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GROTON
38853.9%53.8%
Matched among New York elementary 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 HARRY HOAG SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Montgomery County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.4%#1,591 of 2,335#4 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#1,767 of 2,342
▼ 158
#4 of 7
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.0%#1,607 of 2,343
▼ 208
#4 of 7
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
341#1,724 of 2,585#6 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.4:1#268 of 2,338#1 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.8%#1,934 of 2,388#5 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.5%#1,283 of 2,534#5 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-28.2%#333 of 1,757N/A
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
341
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534136.29.4:155% (186)
2023-2435835.910.0:157% (203)
2022-2338934.411.3:157% (222)
2020-21359389.4:157% (206)
2017-184754111.6:165% (311)
2015-164624011.6:164% (296)
2010-114994112.2:157% (285)
2000-01492529.5:136% (179)
1990-917985215.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARRY HOAG SCHOOL.

About HARRY HOAG SCHOOL

Among the schools in FORT PLAIN, New York, is HARRY HOAG SCHOOL, a small elementary school. There are 341 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 443.

Enrollment across the 2 schools in FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 657 students.

A large majority of enrollment at HARRY HOAG SCHOOL is White, at 84%. It is also 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among Montgomery County residents, the White share is about 81%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.

HARRY HOAG SCHOOL has 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.4:1. Elementary schools in New York have an average ratio of 12.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 55%.

Among New York public elementary schools, HARRY HOAG SCHOOL outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.9% for HARRY HOAG SCHOOL. The school posts 40.4%, 14.6 points below the prediction.

In Montgomery County, the median household earns about $64,943 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Montgomery County, 16 public schools serve about 7,225 students.

About 0.3 miles separate HARRY HOAG SCHOOL from the closest public school, FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts HARRY HOAG SCHOOL at 7th of 9.

NCES describes the area around HARRY HOAG SCHOOL as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

The school's enrollment decreased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
49,528
Census ACS
Median income
$64,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,225 students

Quick facts

School name
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL
District
FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
25 HIGH ST, FORT PLAIN, NY 13339
Phone
(518) 993-4000
County
Montgomery County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
341
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
186 (55%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
361137000894
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HARRY HOAG SCHOOL
How many students attend HARRY HOAG SCHOOL?
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does HARRY HOAG SCHOOL serve?
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARRY HOAG SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARRY HOAG SCHOOL is approximately 9.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HARRY HOAG SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HARRY HOAG SCHOOL are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is HARRY HOAG SCHOOL in?
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL is part of FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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