Rensselaer Park Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 419 students
Van Schaick Island School
150 Continental Ave, Cohoes, NY 12047
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
124
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cohoes City School District
Albany County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New York elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Van Schaick Island School
Van Schaick Island School is a public elementary school in Cohoes, New York, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Cohoes City School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Albany County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 124 students were enrolled, with about 8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical New York elementary school (11.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 124 students
- Students per teacher
- 8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Cohoes City School District
- County
- Albany County
- NCES school ID
- 360798000572
Schools near Van Schaick Island School
All 6 schools in Cohoes →
Abram Lansing School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 305 students
St. Mary's School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 164 students
PS 2
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 249 students
Harmony Hill School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 384 students
Turnpike Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 542 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.