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Galway Junior/senior High School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
5317 Sacandaga Rd
Galway, NY 12074
Phone
(518) 882-1033
District
GALWAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SARATOGA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
408
Classroom Teachers
49

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.3% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Galway Junior/senior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
47%
52%
46%
56%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
50%
59%
48%
65%
52%
62%
50%
59%
48%
65%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
47%
56%
55%
50%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
72%
65%
88%
78%
55%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
8
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 58 14.2%
Grade 7 59 14.5%
Grade 8 60 14.7%
Grade 9 58 14.2%
Grade 10 63 15.4%
Grade 11 61 15.0%
Grade 12 47 11.5%
Total 408 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 99.3% 98.9% 42.2%
Black 0.2% 0.4% 16.4%
Hispanic 0.2% 0.6% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.8% 33.1% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 35.3% 32.3% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.5% 0.7% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,326 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 65.5 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.1% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.7% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 33.3% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 21.6% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,526 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.9% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.0% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.3% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.0% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.0% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,201 $11,986,000 53.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,013 $855,000 3.8%
Staff $1,238 $1,045,000 4.7%
General Administration $793 $669,000 3.0%
School Administration $627 $529,000 2.4%
Operation $1,966 $1,659,000 7.4%
Transportation $1,823 $1,539,000 6.9%
Other $854 $721,000 3.2%
Total Support $8,314 $7,017,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,995 $3,372,000 15.1%
Total Expenditures $26,511 $22,375,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%