Best Public Schools in Pine Plains, NY

Summary:

The Pine Plains, New York area is home to two schools: Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School and Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center, both part of the Pine Plains Central School District. Stissing Mountain stands out as the higher-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 30% of New York high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Seymour Smith is a more average-performing elementary school with a 2-star rating.

Stissing Mountain's 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% is above the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.9% is lower than the state average. The school's students excel on state assessments and Regents exams, with proficiency rates topping 80% in many subject areas. Stissing Mountain also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 8.4 and spends $20,587 per student, compared to Seymour Smith's ratio of 9.7 and $18,915 per student spending.

While both schools serve a student population with similar socioeconomic backgrounds, the significant difference in overall school quality and effectiveness, as indicated by the SchoolDigger ratings, suggests that the Pine Plains district has an opportunity to identify and replicate the factors driving Stissing Mountain's consistent improvement and high performance to elevate the quality of education across all its schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Common Core Algebra I (2024)	Regents Chemistry (2024)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2024)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2024)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2024)	Regents Earth Science (2024)	Regents Global History and Geography (2024)	Regents Living Environment (2024)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2024)	Regents Algebra I (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)						NY State Assessments Math (2024)						NY State Assessments Science (2024)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center	Public	2-5	41 Academy St	Pine Plains	12567	Dutchess County	Pine Plains Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 398-3000	201	21	9.7	40.3%	155 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.9%)	43.9	1326^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.8%		35.6	1572^nd of 2439 public elementary schools	35.5%	246											54.8	25.0	22.2				57.1	62.2	46.7				31.1		98.0	99.2	99.6	99.6	100.0	98.0	98.8	99.6	$18,915	$550	$18,366
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	2829 Church St	Pine Plains	12567	Dutchess County	Pine Plains Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 398-7181	460	55	8.4	36.5%	356 (77.4%)	2 (0.4%)	65 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	69.4	351^st of 1242 public high schools	71.7%		70	330^th of 1228 public high schools	73.1%	21	28.6	63.0	94.1	88.1	81.0	78.9	86.6	77.9	79.7	86.7				47.8	56.3	56.0				52.2	69.7	60.0		64.3	99.3	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	$20,587	$670	$19,917

Cities Near Pine Plains

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stanfordville	7.19 mi	1
Amenia	9.89 mi	3	692^nd
Red Hook	10.62 mi	4	186^th
Craryville	12.72 mi	2	558^th
Rhinebeck	12.9 mi	3	67^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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