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District Information
We are located in the town of Queensbury which lies between the city of Glens Falls and the village of Lake George in Warren County.
The teaching environment attracts and holds an accomplished faculty. Our instructional staff numbers over 260 professionals allowing us to maintain a reasonable class size so that emphasis can be placed on an individualized approach to the needs of our young people. More than 70% have completed Master's Degree programs or better.
Queensbury has invested strongly in education and takes pride in its school. The district enrollment of over 3900 students is divided amongst the four schools, the K-3 Elementary School, the 4-5 William H. Barton Intermediate School, the 6-8 Middle School and the 9-12 High School. We are situated on a 200+ acre campus, complete with play areas and an indoor pool which are also used as focal points for the Town Recreation, Little League and YMCA activities. Queensbury provides quality education to all of its students through a comprehensive foundation in the basics, a complete range of elective course offerings, a wide variety of special programs, individualized instruction and a fine teaching staff. It's a district in which lesson plans are geared to the needs of each student, that is committed to appropriate class size maximums, to an enrichment program for the gifted and talented, to those with handicapping conditions and those in need of remediation.
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