District At a Glance

A glimpse of the Scotia-Glenville Central School District: enrollment, academic, financial and graduation information

Enrollment

Elementary enrollment (grades K-5): 1,150

Middle School enrollment (grades 6-8): 623

Senior High enrollment (grades 9-12): 856

Total enrollment: 2,629 (as of 9/12)


The Scotia-Glenville Philosophy

Scotia-Glenville schools stress a solid, traditional education that emphasizes reading, writing and mathematics while nurturing creative thought, critical thinking and expression through art, music, technology, and physical education.

The district also offers excellent second language, business education, home economics, industrial arts, vocational and special education programs. Students are able to reach beyond the school walls through Distance Learning, just one example of Scotia-Glenville's commitment to technology.

Scotia-Glenville caters to students of all learning abilities. Strong programs are offered for the gifted and talented child as well as the academically-needy student.

The award-winning educational program is complemented by opportunities for Scotia-Glenville students to participate in a multitude of extracurricular and athletic activities.

Several Scotia-Glenville Schools have been commended for educational excellence:
     • Senior High (1986-1987)
     • Junior High School (1988-1989)
     • Sacandaga and Lincoln elementary schools (1985-1986) were named National Schools of Excellence.
     • The Junior High (now Middle School) was recognized as a National Drug Free School (1988-1989).
     • Sacandaga School was named a Blue Ribbon School in 1994 – one of only 120 schools to be recognized twice.


Financial Information


Here is information about the development of the 2012-13 budget.

2012-13 budget: $47,829,155

2012-13 tax rates:
     Scotia and Glenville: $21.05 per $1,000 assessed value
     Amsterdam: $190.76 per $1,000 assessed value
     Charlton: $27.66 per $1,000 assessed value

Average Scotia and Glenville home assessment: $160,000

Average 2012-13 school district tax bill in Scotia and Glenville: $3,368 (before STAR reductions)


Academic Information

Here are the the most recent standardized test scores achieved by Scotia-Glenville's elementary, middle school and high school students.


Graduation Information: 2012

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) - 2012
Scotia-Glenville Mean Scores
     Critical Reading:
513
     Math: 534

Profile of the Class of 2012
Diplomas Granted:
203
Regents:
60
Regents/Career Technology Education (CTE) Endorsement:
3
Regents with Honrs:
1
Advanced Regents:
78
Advanced Regents/CTE Endorsement:
1
Advanced Regents/Honors:
42
Advanced Regents with CTE:
2
Local Diplomas:
10
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Diplomas:
6
Foreign exchange students:
1 (not included in total above)

91.3% of S-G graduates received a Regents diploma, Advanced Regents or Regents/CTE diploma in June 2011;
in 1998, 55% of students graduated with a Regents diploma

AP and UHS college credit
Hundreds of Scotia-Glenville students receive college credit in high school every year through the Advanced Placement (AP) and University in the High School (UHS) programs. Find out about those programs. [MORE]

Plans for the Class of 2012:
     • Four-year college (100 students):
49.2%
     Two-year college (73 students):
35.9%
     Armed services (6 students):
3.0%
     Employment (14 students):
7.0%
     Other (9 students):
4.5%
     Vocational Training (1 student):
0.5%


Scotia-Glenville students attend many prestigious colleges in the Capital District and throughout the United States.
Here are a few college choices from recent years:
Cornell University, Syracuse University, Clarkson University, St. John Fischer, Union College, Northeastern University, RPI, Marist College, US Coast Guard Academy, College of St. Rose, Unversity of Waterloo, Champlain College, Lehigh University, Southern Virginia University, University of Hartford, Siena College, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. Lawrence University, Ithaca College, Drexel University, Salem State University, Mount Ida College, University of Massachusetts, Boston University, Daniel Webster, Dartmouth, Hofstra University, Providence College, Emmanuel College, Hartwick College, University of Richmond and the State University of New York system, both four-year and two-year colleges.

 

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