Scotia-glenville Senior High School, Scotia NY

Original Research by School Decision on Scotia-glenville Senior High School

Scotia-Glenville Senior High School serves a small, built-out village community on the Mohawk River, drawing students primarily from Scotia and the surrounding town of Glenville. The school sits in an area defined by modest residential stability, an active local business corridor along Mohawk Avenue, and an industrial park that anchors regional employment. Housing in the area is moderately valued and remains affordable relative to state and national benchmarks, with a substantial share of homeowners rather than renters.

The high school enrollment sits at a mid-sized level for its grade band, with a student body that is predominantly white, consistent with the broader community composition. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a mixed-income population. Detailed student assessment data, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism metrics were not available, making it impossible to characterize academic performance or completion outcomes directly. The school's course offerings, staffing levels, and discipline or attendance policies were also not provided.

The district serving this school faces structural pressures that shape the school environment. Declining enrollment across the district led the Board to close an elementary school, consolidating from four elementary schools to three starting in the 2026-27 school year. The district also narrowly missed voter approval of its 2025-26 budget due to tax-cap constraints, forcing a revote with deeper cuts. The 2026-27 budget resolved this gap through staff reductions, though the district protected instructional programs and extracurriculars. These are meaningful fiscal pressures; a parent may want to ask the school directly about how staffing changes affect course breadth, counselor-to-student ratios, or support services.

On a positive front, voters approved a capital project in 2024 that includes secure entry vestibules at each district building, representing a commitment to facility modernization and security without raising property taxes.

The immediate setting is a quiet, residential area with a compact downtown that works for foot traffic but requires a car for many needs. The high school campus sits away from the Mohawk Avenue business district, positioned near the Glenville Business and Technology Park. Community events and civic life cluster around parks and the local library branch downtown, creating a small-town rhythm.

Without state testing results or graduation data, the school's academic standing cannot be positioned against other schools in Schenectady County. The data available speaks to enrollment, demographics, and community context rather than achievement or completion. A prospective family would want to request specific information about course offerings, AP or dual-credit pathways, and recent graduation and college-acceptance rates directly from the school or district office to make an informed choice.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

90-94%Cohort of 193 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

11 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

13 tested · Grade 10

53.8%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

22 tested

68.2%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

32 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

71.9%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

28 tested

57.1%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

15 tested · Grade 10

53.3%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Macroeconomics

21 tested

90.5%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

34 tested · Grade 10

79.4%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

26 tested · Grade 10

84.6%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

32 tested · Grade 10

71.9%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

27 tested

96.3%

scored 3 or higher

World History

35 tested · Grade 10

88.6%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Ela	181	87.0%
Social Studies	167	86.0%
Science	149	84.0%
Math	88	84.0%

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.