Our Mission
A partnership of schools, parents and the community to prepare its students for success in tomorrow’s world.
Our Vision
A purpose and plan for all!
Student Enrollment
The Cohoes City School district serves approximately 1,985 students.
- 3-year-old Pre-K: 52
- 4-year-old Pre-K: 84
- Elementary School: 811
- Middle School: 429
- High School: 609
The Cohoes City School District is a vibrant educational community located in Albany County, 10 miles north of the New York State Capital. The city boasts a rich history dating back to the 18th century, when it played a pivotal role in the Industrial Revolution as a textile manufacturing hub. Today, it maintains its unique character with a mix of historic architecture and modern amenities. The city’s proximity to Albany and other major cities in the Capital Region offers residents easy access to cultural attractions, employment opportunities, and higher education institutions.
The Cohoes City School District is committed to providing students with a comprehensive education that prepares them for success in tomorrow’s world. The district offers a variety of academic programs, including Advanced Placement courses, honors classes, and nearly 20 dual credit college courses. We also offer the Future Ready Pathways Program, which allows students to take up to 60 college credits and spend their senior year on a college campus. In their junior year, students can also enroll in the Career & Technical Education program, which offers over 20 programs.
Students have opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities such as clubs, athletics, and an award-winning theatre program offered to students in grades 3-12.
Our Beliefs & Commitments
The Board of Education and district administration established the following beliefs and commitments to fulfill the district’s mission and vision. Each year, district leadership, including the superintendent, assistant superintendent, building principals, building leadership teams and teacher leaders, work together to identify annual priorities to meet these commitments.
WE BELIEVE IN high expectations for all.
COMMITMENT: All students will be prepared for success and supported through personal growth, academic achievement and comprehensive career education with clearly defined individual plans.
WE BELIEVE IN a positive school climate and culture.
COMMITMENT: All students, staff and families will be engaged in an environment that promotes caring relationships, open communication, cooperation, wellness and safety.
WE BELIEVE IN future-ready knowledge and skills.
COMMITMENT: All students will be immersed in learning to become creative thinkers, life-long learners, effective problem solvers, communicators and collaborators.
WE BELIEVE IN the efficiency and equity of resources.
COMMITMENT: The district will be innovative in maximizing the efficiency and equity of resources.
About Us Links
District Office
21 Page Avenue
Cohoes, NY 12047
Superintendent: Peggy O’Shea
Phone: (518) 237-0100
Fax: (518) 233-1878
NYSED Parent Dashboard
The NYSED Parent Dashboard provides parents with information about their child’s school and is available in addition to the New York State School Report Card.
View the Cohoes City School District information.
School Report Card
The School Report Card provides information to the public on school/district staff, students, and measures of school and district performance as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Access to District Records
Under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), the public is entitled to inspect certain school district records.
The district’s Records Officer is Ashley Simmons.
Cohoes Alma Mater
On the banks of the Mohawk River
With its hills of blue
Stands our honored Cohoes High School
A stirring sight to view
Then hail to Cohoes High School
Whose blue and gold is our rule
We gain strength from thee O Alma Mater
Praise and hail Cohoes
We will treasure Alma Mater
And we now declare
Our loyalty and affection
As our voices fill the air
Then hail to Cohoes High School
Whose blue and gold is our rule
We gain strength from thee O Alma Mater
Praise and hail Cohoes
Loyal hearts beat proudly
And our pulses thrill
At the thought of that honored building
That stands upon the hill
Then hail to Cohoes High School
Whose blue and gold is our rule
We gain strength from thee O Alma Mater
Praise and hail Cohoes.