Van Schaick Island School
150 Continental Ave
Cohoes NY, 12047, Albany County
Phone: 518-237-2828
Ranking: (2,173 out of 3,424, bottom 37%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Cohoes City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |||||||
Total Students: | 140 | 132 | 139 | 147 | 147 | 155 | 133 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 25 | 17.9% | 16 | 12.1% | 14 | 10.1% | 30 | 20.4% | 20 | 13.6% | 34 | 21.9% | 27 | 20.3% |
Grade 1: | 21 | 15.0% | 17 | 12.9% | 29 | 20.9% | 19 | 12.9% | 30 | 20.4% | 25 | 16.1% | 26 | 19.5% |
Grade 2: | 20 | 14.3% | 24 | 18.2% | 17 | 12.2% | 29 | 19.7% | 25 | 17.0% | 26 | 16.8% | 20 | 15.0% |
Grade 3: | 24 | 17.1% | 18 | 13.6% | 22 | 15.8% | 23 | 15.6% | 23 | 15.6% | 21 | 13.5% | 23 | 17.3% |
Grade 4: | 16 | 11.4% | 21 | 15.9% | 23 | 16.5% | 27 | 18.4% | 21 | 14.3% | 27 | 17.4% | 18 | 13.5% |
Grade 5: | 21 | 15.0% | 23 | 17.4% | 28 | 20.1% | 19 | 12.9% | 28 | 19.0% | 22 | 14.2% | 19 | 14.3% |
Ungraded: | 13 | 9.3% | 13 | 9.8% | 6 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 69 | 49.3% | 72 | 54.5% | 74 | 53.2% | 80 | 54.4% | 69 | 46.9% | 73 | 47.1% | 64 | 48.1% |
Female: | 71 | 50.7% | 60 | 45.5% | 65 | 46.8% | 67 | 45.6% | 65 | 44.2% | 70 | 45.2% | 65 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 12.1% | 17 | 12.9% | 13 | 9.4% | 7 | 4.8% | 7 | 4.8% | 11 | 7.1% | 10 | 7.5% |
Black: | 11 | 7.9% | 7 | 5.3% | 4 | 2.9% | 4 | 2.7% | 9 | 6.1% | 9 | 5.8% | 12 | 9.0% |
White: | 103 | 73.6% | 100 | 75.8% | 115 | 82.7% | 129 | 87.8% | 125 | 85.0% | 130 | 83.9% | 111 | 83.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 5.7% | 7 | 5.3% | 6 | 4.3% | 6 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 54.3% | 74 | 56.1% | 67 | 48.2% | 69 | 46.9% | 63 | 42.9% | 61 | 39.4% | 53 | 39.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 12.1% | 16 | 12.1% | 16 | 11.5% | 15 | 10.2% | 13 | 8.8% | 20 | 12.9% | 22 | 16.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.77 | 10.15 | 9.03 | 10.27 | 11.31 | 10.30 | 9.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 63% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 60% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 56% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 60% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 35% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 18.5% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 86% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 56% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 51% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 47% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 30.4% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 62% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 44% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 60% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 15.4% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 68% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 20.8% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 75% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 38% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 34% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 49% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 14% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 85% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 50% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 47% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 22.4% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 90% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 86% |
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* Van Schaick Island School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.