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Van Schaick Island School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cohoes, Albany County. The school has 137 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cohoes City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van Schaick Island School enrolls 137 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 17% Two or more races and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 78 | 57% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 12% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
96 of the school's 137 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 95 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Van Schaick Island School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 108.
Van Schaick Island School is one of 5 schools in COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in COHOES, New York. The district serves 1,903 students district-wide and employs 163 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 137 students, Van Schaick Island School is smaller than the district average of about 381 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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