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What's something TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
471
High
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362862003886
TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
73 COUNTY RTE 11A, CRARYVILLE, NY 12521 · (518) 325-2841 · Columbia County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- C-Beats 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
8.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
262 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 7 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 1% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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 TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL 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
60.4%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
40.8%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 48.6% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 471 | 55.6% | 47.4% |
| HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOLLEY | 423 | 58.6% | 45.5% |
| CATSKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CATSKILL | 394 | 49.7% | 73.8% |
| CHARLES D'AMICO HIGH SCHOOL ALBION | 499 | 59.5% | 73.7% |
| NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NEWARK | 586 | 53.8% | 52.7% |
| JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL JOHNSTOWN | 554 | 51.6% | 52.9% |
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 TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #778 of 1,135 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #727 of 1,109 ▼ 74 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #780 of 1,135 ▲ 108 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #585 of 1,216 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #117 of 1,058 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #676 of 1,070 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #637 of 1,167 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #111 of 743 | N/A |
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
471
-116 (-20%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 471 | 53.6 | 8.8:1 | 56% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 50.8 | 9.7:1 | 50% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 54.8 | 9.2:1 | 45% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 63 | 9.3:1 | 28% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 60.2 | 10.6:1 | 55% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 56 | 11.5:1 | 51% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 36% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 27% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 40 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school based in CRARYVILLE, New York. Total enrollment is 471 students, and the grades served are 7 through 12. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.
TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 974 students.
White students are 75% of those enrolled at TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
Its ratio of 8.8:1 is based on 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 56%.
TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of New York public high schools.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 54.5%. TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL scores 47.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Columbia County show that median household income comes to about $81,528, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Columbia County counts 17 public schools with about 6,006 students.
Measured in a straight line, TACONIC HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 471, from 587 in 2020-21.
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Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,100
Census ACS
Median income
$81,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TACONIC HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 503 students
Other schools in CRARYVILLE
- TACONIC HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- TACONIC HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 503
- BROOKWOOD SECURE CENTER FOR YOUTH8.4 mi · 61
- South Egremont9.5 mi · 11
- HUDSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.8 mi · 340
- HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL10.8 mi · 493
- MONTGOMERY C SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.9 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 07-12.
Is TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the student diversity at TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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