Albany High

Summary:

Albany High is a public high school serving 1,151 students in grades 9-12 in Albany, California. The school is part of the Albany City Unified School District, which is ranked 83 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Albany High has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in California, with a statewide ranking of 61 out of 2,323 high schools for the 2023-2024 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperform state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and the California Science Test (CAST). For example, in 2023-2024, 83.9% of Albany High students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 55.73% statewide and 83.64% in the district. The school's graduation rate is also consistently high, ranging from 91.6% to 95.1% over the past five years, significantly outperforming the state average.

While Albany High is a high-performing school, the nearby schools in the analysis present a mixed picture. Some, like Berkeley High and El Cerrito High, also perform well and are ranked in the top 25% of California high schools. Others, such as John Henry High, Young Adult Program, and Emery Secondary, struggle with lower academic achievement, higher dropout rates, and lower graduation rates. This highlights the importance of context when evaluating school performance, and Albany High's exceptional results are even more impressive when compared to the more varied performance of nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 603 Key Route Blvd.
       Albany, CA  94706-1422


(510) 558-2500

District: Albany City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
61st of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,222 Help


Feeder schools for Albany High:

Elementary:    Cornell Elementary
    Marin Elementary
    Ocean View Elementary
Middle:    Albany Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  18.1 Help
Number of students:  1,117

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
34.8%
White:
30.1%
Hispanic:
15.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.4% Help


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Compare Details Albany High ranks better than 97.4% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.25. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Albany High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Albany High is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (34.8%), White (30.1%), Hispanic (15.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Albany High is 18.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Albany High is $9,222.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Albany High:

SchoolDigger ranks Albany High 61st of 2323 California public high schools. (See Albany High in the ranking list.)

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Albany City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Albany City Unified 83rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Albany High

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Rank History for all students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 87.26 35th 1653 97.9%
2005 83.62 54th 1901 97.2%
2006 88.47 40th 1968 98.0%
2007 84.60 70th 2063 96.6%
2008 81.04 112th 2117 94.7%
2009 83.43 68th 2238 97.0%
2010 80.51 132nd 2281 94.2%
2011 83.47 97th 2367 95.9%
2012 82.75 108th 2354 95.4%
2013 82.21 113th 2426 95.3%
2015 91.68 156th 1994 92.2%
2016 95.71 56th 2039 97.3%
2017 94.79 89th 2021 95.6%
2018 92.04 154th 2017 92.4%
2019 95.93 84th 2133 96.1%
2021 97.41 22nd 1290 98.3%
2022 96.87 73rd 2123 96.6%
2023 96.86 57th 2348 97.6%
2024 96.25 61st 2323 97.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.47 91st 366 75.1%
2019 89.86 24th 422 94.3%
2022 80.46 72nd 515 86.0%
2023 80.69 96th 786 87.8%
2024 83.77 72nd 804 91.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.34 18th 938 98.1%
2022 91.41 27th 1044 97.4%
2023 31.75 732nd 1323 44.7%
2024 89.40 19th 1350 98.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 92.12 37th 1547 97.6%
2024 81.90 103rd 1534 93.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.46 156th 1862 91.6%
2019 89.62 141st 1937 92.7%
2021 98.04 18th 1126 98.4%
2022 96.28 67th 1943 96.6%
2023 96.84 57th 2247 97.5%
2024 93.51 84th 2235 96.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.14 116th 1760 93.4%
2019 95.06 78th 1833 95.7%
2021 96.66 25th 1054 97.6%
2022 95.73 73rd 1858 96.1%
2023 96.36 50th 2118 97.6%
2024 93.66 87th 2098 95.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 97.70 29th 1117 97.4%
2022 95.65 47th 1161 96.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.20 174th 1834 90.5%
2019 95.40 83rd 1880 95.6%
2021 97.74 24th 1122 97.9%
2022 97.19 67th 1916 96.5%
2023 96.66 61st 2207 97.2%
2024 96.82 64th 2172 97.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.49 296th 581 49.1%
2019 70.88 188th 582 67.7%
2022 79.34 111th 581 80.9%
2023 75.48 162nd 731 77.8%
2024 69.37 223rd 712 68.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.44 141st 582 75.8%
2024 95.53 25th 721 96.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.02 100th 1742 94.3%
2019 92.18 96th 1814 94.7%
2022 97.27 50th 1861 97.3%
2023 95.54 59th 2142 97.2%
2024 96.43 42nd 2125 98.0%
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Rank History for White students at Albany High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.31 137th 1173 88.3%
2019 91.69 63rd 1222 94.8%
2022 93.31 46th 1204 96.2%
2023 93.70 34th 1434 97.6%
2024 92.03 44th 1406 96.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Albany High Test Scores
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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Albany High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 438 143 172 59 12 n/a n/a 0 824
1989 430 148 173 60 7 n/a n/a 0 818
1990 387 151 183 69 5 n/a n/a 0 795
1991 390 142 179 75 7 n/a n/a 0 793
1992 389 140 194 80 13 n/a n/a 0 816
1993 388 159 191 94 13 n/a n/a 0 845
1994 381 140 189 95 14 n/a n/a 0 819
1995 410 124 233 91 6 n/a n/a 0 864
1996 410 124 233 91 6 n/a n/a 0 864
1997 429 99 249 97 8 n/a n/a 0 882
1998 442 76 275 83 4 n/a n/a 0 880
1999 397 73 259 81 4 n/a n/a 48 862
2000 504 70 230 78 4 n/a n/a 0 886
2001 407 62 270 75 3 n/a n/a 47 864
2002 447 76 325 83 3 n/a n/a 40 974
2003 447 76 325 83 3 n/a n/a 40 974
2004 463 99 369 98 4 n/a n/a 42 1075
2005 482 110 390 121 5 n/a n/a 42 1150
2006 492 90 440 133 4 n/a n/a 51 1210
2007 469 84 454 149 4 n/a n/a 66 1226
2008 470 100 458 159 5 n/a n/a 0 1192
2009 445 98 475 157 3 7 96 0 1281
2010 461 114 490 4 8 6 199 0 1282
2011 449 97 472 160 9 4 18 0 1209
2012 381 64 408 220 3 4 120 0 1200
2013 380 73 390 207 2 2 108 0 1162
2014 408 73 380 206 2 2 111 0 1182
2015 437 55 375 204 3 3 118 0 1195
2016 450 59 367 201 3 4 126 0 1210
2017 427 50 353 199 3 3 129 0 1164
2018 406 41 356 187 1 4 134 0 1129
2019 417 37 372 193 1 4 144 0 1168
2020 406 32 366 188 1 3 160 1 1157
2021 400 36 369 191 2 3 178 3 1182
2022 371 55 367 190 1 2 199 2 1187
2023 349 42 362 180 2 1 210 5 1151
2024 336 50 389 171 2 1 161 7 1117

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Albany High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 824 37.3 22.0 n/a
1989 818 36.9 22.1 n/a
1990 795 36.6 21.7 n/a
1991 793 37.7 21.0 n/a
1992 816 38.3 21.3 10.5
1993 845 38.8 21.8 12.1
1994 819 37.8 21.7 11.1
1995 864 36.8 23.5 12.3
1996 864 36.8 23.5 12.3
1997 882 37.8 23.3 14.7
1998 880 39.6 22.2 15.6
1999 862 41.3 20.9 16.7
2000 886 38.4 23.1 13.3
2001 864 38.8 22.3 10.8
2002 974 42.6 22.9 11
2003 974 42.6 22.9 11
2004 1075 47.2 22.8 12.3
2005 1150 49.5 23.2 9.9
2006 1210 55.1 22.0 9.2
2007 1226 53.3 23.0 12.6
2008 1192 72.9 16.4 16.2
2009 1281 64.4 17.0 17.2
2010 1282 61.5 20.8 18
2011 1209 n/a n/a 18.3
2012 1200 55.1 21.7 n/a
2013 1162 55.5 20.9 24.9
2014 1182 58.4 20.2 20.5
2015 1195 62.0 19.2 19.4
2016 1210 63.0 19.2 17
2017 1164 58.7 19.8 18.2
2018 1129 56.4 19.9 20.5
2019 1168 50.7 23.0 18.3
2020 1157 n/a n/a 15
2021 1182 58.5 20.1 15.3
2022 1187 n/a n/a 25.9
2023 1151 63.1 18.2 26.3
2024 1117 61.4 18.1 30.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Albany High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 824 37.3 22.0 n/a
1989 818 36.9 22.1 n/a
1990 795 36.6 21.7 n/a
1991 793 37.7 21.0 n/a
1992 816 38.3 21.3 10.5
1993 845 38.8 21.8 12.1
1994 819 37.8 21.7 11.1
1995 864 36.8 23.5 12.3
1996 864 36.8 23.5 12.3
1997 882 37.8 23.3 14.7
1998 880 39.6 22.2 15.6
1999 862 41.3 20.9 16.7
2000 886 38.4 23.1 13.3
2001 864 38.8 22.3 10.8
2002 974 42.6 22.9 11
2003 974 42.6 22.9 11
2004 1075 47.2 22.8 12.3
2005 1150 49.5 23.2 9.9
2006 1210 55.1 22.0 9.2
2007 1226 53.3 23.0 12.6
2008 1192 72.9 16.4 16.2
2009 1281 64.4 17.0 17.2
2010 1282 61.5 20.8 18
2011 1209 n/a n/a 18.3
2012 1200 55.1 21.7 n/a
2013 1162 55.5 20.9 24.9
2014 1182 58.4 20.2 20.5
2015 1195 62.0 19.2 19.4
2016 1210 63.0 19.2 17
2017 1164 58.7 19.8 18.2
2018 1129 56.4 19.9 20.5
2019 1168 50.7 23.0 18.3
2020 1157 n/a n/a 15
2021 1182 58.5 20.1 15.3
2022 1187 n/a n/a 25.9
2023 1151 63.1 18.2 26.3
2024 1117 61.4 18.1 30.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Albany High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,222

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Albany High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 84th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 57th of 2348 High schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Albany High)80.884.2
 3.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Albany City Unified)80.584.2
 3.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Albany High)70.867.5
 3.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Albany City Unified)70.467.5
 2.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Albany High)51.362.9
 11.6%
   12th Grade Science (Albany City Unified)51.162.1
 11%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11681151
 1.5%
African American3742
 13.5%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian372362
 2.7%
Hispanic193180
 6.7%
Pacific Islander41
 75%
White417349
 16.3%
Two or More Races144210
 45.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.3%26.3%
 8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Albany High

Albany High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cornell Elementary
Elementary : Marin Elementary
Elementary : Ocean View Elementary
Middle : Albany Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,117 students attended Albany High.

Students at Albany High are 35% Asian, 30% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Yes! Albany High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 61st of 2323 California high schools.


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