Is Albany High School a good school?

Albany High School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Albany High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,768 students attended Albany High School.

What is the racial makeup of Albany High School?

Students at Albany High School are 43% African American, 23% Hispanic, 17% White, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Albany High School?

Albany High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Arbor Hill Elementary School Elementary : Delaware Community School Elementary : Eagle Point Elementary School Elementary : Giffen Memorial Elementary School Elementary : New Scotland Elementary School Elementary : Pine Hills Elementary School Elementary : Roots Academy At West Hill Elementary : Sheridan Preparatory Academy Middle : North Albany Academy Middle School Middle : William S Hackett Middle School

Albany High School

Summary:

Albany High School is a public high school serving 2,676 students in grades 9-12 in Albany, New York. The school is part of the Albany City School District, which is ranked 746 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Albany High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 822-1073 out of 1190-1242 high schools. The school has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. Albany High School struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of New York high schools for most student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students. The school performs particularly poorly for its special education and low socioeconomic status student populations, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York high schools.

Academically, Albany High School's performance, as measured by Regents/Common Core exam proficiency rates, is significantly below the state and district averages across most subject areas. The school struggles the most in Algebra I, Geometry, Living Environment, and Earth Science, with proficiency rates 20-30 percentage points below the state average. Even in its strongest subjects, such as Algebra II and U.S. History, the school's proficiency rates are still 5-10 percentage points below the state average. Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Shaker High School and Bethlehem Central Senior High School, Albany High School's academic performance and outcomes are significantly lower.

Detail:

Public 9-12

700 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12203-1495

(518) 475-6200

District: Albany City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
968^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,638

Feeder schools for Albany High School:

Elementary:	Arbor Hill Elementary School
	Delaware Community School
	Eagle Point Elementary School
	Giffen Memorial Elementary School
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	New Scotland Elementary School
	Pine Hills Elementary School
	Roots Academy At West Hill
	Sheridan Preparatory Academy
Middle:	North Albany Academy Middle School
	William S Hackett Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.6

Number of students: 2,768

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.0%

Hispanic:

23.2%

White:

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Albany High School ranks worse than 77.9% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.78. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Albany High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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

Compare Details Student population at Albany High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (43%), Hispanic (23.2%), White (16.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Albany High School is 12.6. (See more...)

Compare Albany High School employs 219.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Albany High School is $13,638.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Albany High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Albany High School 968^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Albany High School in the ranking list.)

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Albany City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Albany City School District 746^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Albany High School

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Rank History for all students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	20.05	788^th	935	15.7%
2006	15.97	843^rd	986	14.5%
2007	15.68	881^st	1002	12.1%
2008	18.85	868^th	1027	15.5%
2009	15.89	952^nd	1086	12.3%
2010	18.09	955^th	1117	14.5%
2011	26.49	876^th	1165	24.8%
2012	22.65	917^th	1198	23.5%
2013	23.55	906^th	1217	25.6%
2014	24.51	919^th	1237	25.7%
2015	22.98	982^nd	1255	21.8%
2016	25.88	955^th	1255	23.9%
2017	23.92	883^rd	1221	27.7%
2018	29.34	853^rd	1210	29.5%
2019	29.17	864^th	1207	28.4%
2021	72.29	114^th	519	78.0%
2022	29.14	822^nd	1190	30.9%
2023	21.28	930^th	1228	24.3%
2024	20.78	968^th	1242	22.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	32.15	161^st	212	24.1%
2024	20.22	268^th	306	12.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.62	178^th	546	67.4%
2019	63.08	148^th	565	73.8%
2022	56.27	145^th	481	69.9%
2023	38.47	371^st	583	36.4%
2024	34.40	444^th	637	30.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.86	866^th	1095	20.9%
2019	30.14	806^th	1132	28.8%
2022	27.18	771^st	1038	25.7%
2023	18.61	1005^th	1130	11.1%
2024	15.85	1071^st	1144	6.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.72	927^th	1154	19.7%
2019	22.02	940^th	1179	20.3%
2022	20.09	890^th	1101	19.2%
2023	13.55	1007^th	1155	12.8%
2024	14.35	1025^th	1170	12.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.05	242^nd	498	51.4%
2019	50.72	209^th	493	57.6%
2022	39.06	227^th	389	41.6%
2023	21.88	475^th	531	10.5%
2024	28.11	447^th	564	20.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.61	853^rd	1176	27.5%
2019	31.38	848^th	1193	28.9%
2022	27.94	828^th	1155	28.3%
2023	23.91	901^st	1197	24.7%
2024	28.30	886^th	1219	27.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.60	849^th	1176	27.8%
2019	26.14	892^nd	1190	25.0%
2022	28.90	803^rd	1154	30.4%
2023	10.56	1073^rd	1191	9.9%
2024	12.46	1073^rd	1211	11.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.12	313^th	426	26.5%
2019	28.94	360^th	447	19.5%
2022	14.78	340^th	386	11.9%
2023	9.55	399^th	424	5.9%
2024	8.28	400^th	426	6.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.55	419^th	679	38.3%
2019	34.82	445^th	686	35.1%
2022	35.88	370^th	593	37.6%
2023	26.92	502^nd	671	25.2%
2024	27.55	514^th	690	25.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.74	557^th	791	29.6%
2019	37.75	504^th	815	38.2%
2022	29.93	517^th	760	32.0%
2023	19.61	709^th	851	16.7%
2024	21.54	710^th	865	17.9%

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Rank History for White students at Albany High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.60	606^th	765	20.8%
2019	26.78	666^th	793	16.0%
2022	39.65	496^th	738	32.8%
2023	36.58	545^th	776	29.8%
2024	37.95	529^th	781	32.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Albany High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1124	787	62	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	2016
1990	1097	784	67	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	1995
1991	1125	775	74	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	2022
1992	1094	846	82	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	2076
1993	1032	913	84	73	20	n/a	n/a	0	2122
1994	948	936	82	83	1	n/a	n/a	0	2050
1995	858	961	172	105	2	n/a	n/a	0	2098
1996	858	961	172	105	2	n/a	n/a	0	2098
1997	846	1033	80	114	5	n/a	n/a	0	2078
1998	912	1133	70	116	4	n/a	n/a	0	2235
1999	871	1128	76	128	10	n/a	n/a	0	2213
2000	901	1318	77	133	6	n/a	n/a	0	2435
2001	817	1289	79	158	5	n/a	n/a	-2	2346
2002	719	1539	74	205	12	n/a	n/a	0	2549
2003	719	1539	74	205	12	n/a	n/a	0	2549
2004	760	1753	77	230	13	n/a	n/a	0	2833
2005	635	1702	75	232	15	n/a	n/a	0	2659
2006	675	1797	86	256	10	n/a	n/a	0	2824
2007	622	1742	99	283	10	n/a	n/a	0	2756
2008	596	1839	106	288	11	n/a	n/a	0	2840
2009	523	1741	102	288	13	n/a	n/a	1	2668
2010	527	1662	125	270	14	n/a	n/a	0	2598
2011	515	1526	144	279	10	0	33	0	2507
2012	500	1268	170	261	9	2	26	0	2236
2013	512	1194	203	279	6	1	30	0	2225
2014	469	1222	227	300	8	0	44	0	2270
2015	495	1285	232	340	6	0	52	0	2410
2016	502	1341	250	356	8	0	63	0	2520
2017	505	1339	225	382	9	2	67	0	2529
2018	566	1341	226	404	11	2	74	0	2624
2019	560	1288	229	393	7	4	72	0	2553
2020	530	1321	209	415	11	4	86	0	2576
2021	514	1330	202	434	9	5	113	0	2607
2022	466	1281	219	494	8	4	120	0	2592
2023	463	1212	287	568	9	5	129	3	2676
2024	460	1191	305	643	9	4	149	7	2768

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2016	154.7	13.0	n/a
1990	1995	153.5	12.9	n/a
1991	2022	156.1	12.9	n/a
1992	2076	147.9	14.0	n/a
1993	2122	142.3	14.9	n/a
1994	2050	147.0	13.9	30.6
1995	2098	145.0	14.5	29.6
1996	2098	145.0	14.5	29.6
1997	2078	143.5	14.5	26.4
1998	2235	145.3	15.4	24.3
1999	2213	155.1	14.3	26.1
2000	2435	155.9	15.6	42.6
2001	2346	163.1	14.4	47.5
2002	2549	159.8	16.0	63.3
2003	2549	159.8	16.0	63.3
2004	2833	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2659	190.6	14.0	70.1
2006	2824	172.0	16.4	66.5
2007	2756	172.9	15.9	66.2
2008	2840	182.1	15.6	45
2009	2668	196.2	13.6	56.3
2010	2598	194.8	13.3	49.1
2011	2507	150.3	16.6	41.2
2012	2236	150.9	14.8	50.6
2013	2225	156.8	14.1	56.5
2014	2270	158.4	14.3	70.4
2015	2410	158.0	15.2	66.1
2016	2520	160.0	15.7	45.2
2017	2529	160.8	15.7	53.8
2018	2624	173.8	15.0	44.6
2019	2553	168.5	15.1	65.1
2020	2576	221.7	11.6	62.2
2021	2607	184.0	14.1	65.9
2022	2592	212.4	12.1	66.4
2023	2676	199.1	13.4	68.8
2024	2768	219.1	12.6	65.3

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2016	154.7	13.0	n/a
1990	1995	153.5	12.9	n/a
1991	2022	156.1	12.9	n/a
1992	2076	147.9	14.0	n/a
1993	2122	142.3	14.9	n/a
1994	2050	147.0	13.9	30.6
1995	2098	145.0	14.5	29.6
1996	2098	145.0	14.5	29.6
1997	2078	143.5	14.5	26.4
1998	2235	145.3	15.4	24.3
1999	2213	155.1	14.3	26.1
2000	2435	155.9	15.6	42.6
2001	2346	163.1	14.4	47.5
2002	2549	159.8	16.0	63.3
2003	2549	159.8	16.0	63.3
2004	2833	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2659	190.6	14.0	70.1
2006	2824	172.0	16.4	66.5
2007	2756	172.9	15.9	66.2
2008	2840	182.1	15.6	45
2009	2668	196.2	13.6	56.3
2010	2598	194.8	13.3	49.1
2011	2507	150.3	16.6	41.2
2012	2236	150.9	14.8	50.6
2013	2225	156.8	14.1	56.5
2014	2270	158.4	14.3	70.4
2015	2410	158.0	15.2	66.1
2016	2520	160.0	15.7	45.2
2017	2529	160.8	15.7	53.8
2018	2624	173.8	15.0	44.6
2019	2553	168.5	15.1	65.1
2020	2576	221.7	11.6	62.2
2021	2607	184.0	14.1	65.9
2022	2592	212.4	12.1	66.4
2023	2676	199.1	13.4	68.8
2024	2768	219.1	12.6	65.3

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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