Taconic Hills Elementary School
73 Countyroute 11a Craryville NY, 12521, Columbia County Phone: 518-325-2821 Ranking:  (2,619 out of 3,424, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Taconic Hills Central 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: | 59 | 56 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 46 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 816 | 703 | 699 | 728 | 706 | 570 | 566 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 72 | 8.8% | 72 | 10.2% | 49 | 7.0% | 54 | 7.4% | 40 | 5.7% | 20 | 3.5% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 108 | 13.2% | 90 | 12.8% | 115 | 16.5% | 119 | 16.3% | 107 | 15.2% | 113 | 19.8% | 109 | 19.3% |
| Grade 1: | 93 | 11.4% | 118 | 16.8% | 109 | 15.6% | 106 | 14.6% | 116 | 16.4% | 104 | 18.2% | 112 | 19.8% |
| Grade 2: | 115 | 14.1% | 114 | 16.2% | 94 | 13.4% | 117 | 16.1% | 104 | 14.7% | 109 | 19.1% | 121 | 21.4% |
| Grade 3: | 113 | 13.8% | 97 | 13.8% | 117 | 16.7% | 102 | 14.0% | 113 | 16.0% | 115 | 20.2% | 108 | 19.1% |
| Grade 4: | 96 | 11.8% | 111 | 15.8% | 104 | 14.9% | 107 | 14.7% | 119 | 16.9% | 104 | 18.2% | 114 | 20.1% |
| Grade 5: | 110 | 13.5% | 99 | 14.1% | 110 | 15.7% | 121 | 16.6% | 103 | 14.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 107 | 13.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 419 | 51.3% | 368 | 52.3% | 362 | 51.8% | 371 | 51.0% | 330 | 46.7% | 262 | 46.0% | 279 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 397 | 48.7% | 335 | 47.7% | 337 | 48.2% | 357 | 49.0% | 347 | 49.2% | 290 | 50.9% | 271 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 77 | 9.4% | 59 | 8.4% | 52 | 7.4% | 42 | 5.8% | 40 | 5.7% | 24 | 4.2% | 23 | 4.1% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.4% | 14 | 2.5% | 22 | 3.9% |
| White: | 678 | 83.1% | 594 | 84.5% | 608 | 87.0% | 644 | 88.5% | 627 | 88.8% | 517 | 90.7% | 505 | 89.2% |
| 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: | 43 | 5.3% | 37 | 5.3% | 25 | 3.6% | 30 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 155 | 19.0% | 280 | 39.8% | 277 | 39.6% | 265 | 36.4% | 224 | 31.7% | 145 | 25.4% | 135 | 23.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 10.8% | 76 | 10.8% | 75 | 10.7% | 87 | 12.0% | 77 | 10.9% | 81 | 14.2% | 83 | 14.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.83 | 12.55 | 12.71 | 11.69 | 11.57 | 12.40 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 28.3% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 17.1% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 50% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 14.9% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 34.3% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 89% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 36% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 17.3% | 30.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 29.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 86% |
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* Taconic Hills Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.