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Henry Johnson Charter School

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Henry Johnson Charter School ranks 792 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-4

792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Henry Johnson Charter School is an elementary school in Albany, New York, serving 349 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. This public charter school has consistently outperformed the state average on New York State Assessments for both English Language Arts and Math across grades 3 and 4.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Henry Johnson Charter School's proficiency rates were 61.43% in 3rd grade ELA, 73.33% in 4th grade ELA, 62.32% in 3rd grade Math, and 69.57% in 4th grade Math, all of which were higher than the state averages. The school's performance has been improving over the years, with its ranking among New York elementary schools rising from 1247 in 2018-2019 to 792 in 2024-2025. Notably, the school has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as African American students and Hispanic students, who rank in the top 25% and top 35%, respectively, among New York elementary schools in recent years.

Compared to nearby public schools in the Albany City School District, such as New Scotland Elementary, Eagle Point Elementary, and Arbor Hill Elementary, Henry Johnson Charter School has a higher per-student spending of around $14,000 and a lower student-teacher ratio of around 20 students per teacher. These factors may contribute to the school's academic success, which is seen across various student demographics, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

346

Students ?

26.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,085

Per pupil spending ?

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Watervliet Ave
Albany, NY 12206-1935

(518) 432-4300

District: Henry Johnson Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.0%

Hispanic:

25.4%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (66% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

New York avg57%

792^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

301^st of 874Henry Johnson Charter School among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	792 of 2445	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	967 of 2445	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	1206 of 2439	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	906 of 2434	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	768 of 2201	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	1247 of 2413	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	843 of 2395	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	18.0	2050 of 2386	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	2077 of 2366	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.1	1365 of 2352	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.5	875 of 2345	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.6	1387 of 2325	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.1	1525 of 2320	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.9	1964 of 2286	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	211 of 928	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	178 of 927	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	274 of 857	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	224 of 936	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	61 of 427	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	121 of 948	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	855 of 2409	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	927 of 2413	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	1156 of 2403	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	910 of 2401	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	741 of 1955	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	1039 of 2357	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	816 of 2338	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	343 of 1569	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	596 of 1531	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	326 of 1429	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	111 of 1503	92.6%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	390 of 766	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	207 of 637	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	525 of 2098	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	345 of 2078	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	650 of 2041	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	396 of 2099	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	229 of 1678	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	704 of 2032	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	365 of 2045	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	683 of 2407	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	997 of 2411	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	1253 of 2400	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	907 of 2400	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	665 of 1961	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	1483 of 2358	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	866 of 2340	63.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2024)49th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+12 vs state

Math65%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Henry Johnson Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	30 Watervliet Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Henry Johnson Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 432-4300	346	13	26.6	0.9%	4 (1.2%)	218 (63.0%)	88 (25.4%)	7 (2.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	66.1	792^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	67.6%		57.4	967^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.4%	175		61.4	73.3					62.3	69.6														$14,085	$00	$14,085
Roots Academy At West Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	676 Clinton Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6700	283	18	15.9	86.6%	18 (6.4%)	122 (43.1%)	59 (20.8%)	55 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.5%)	4.8	2406^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.6%		9.6	2337^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.4%	69		8.9	25.5	29.0				4.9	11.5	17.8				20.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	$32,273	$2,855	$29,419
Pine Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	41 N Allen St	Albany	12203	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6725	363	25	14.2	68.0%	65 (17.9%)	130 (35.8%)	86 (23.7%)	46 (12.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.5%)	18.3	2124^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.1%		23.9	1951^st of 2445 public elementary schools	20.2%	173		42.6	46.3	42.4				35.9	32.6	20.3				23.2	98.0	98.5	99.7	99.7	100.0	98.5	99.5	99.7	$28,931	$1,944	$26,987
Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	45 Tremont St	Albany	12205	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6675	322	24	13.6	32.0%	133 (41.3%)	79 (24.5%)	35 (10.9%)	47 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	75	554^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.3%		65.6	768^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.6%	214		72.5	71.1	70.7				62.5	69.8	82.5				56.4	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,881	$1,462	$27,419
Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Public, Charter	K-5	116 N Lake Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-8200	240	22	10.9	90.8%	23 (9.6%)	134 (55.8%)	47 (19.6%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.0%)	53.4	1111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.6%		51.8	1120^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.2%	9		58.8	52.6	65.0				82.4	68.4	40.0				32.5									$17,381	$1,998	$15,383
Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Public, Charter	K-5	250 Central Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-4100	316	28	11.3	81.0%	22 (7.0%)	182 (57.6%)	48 (15.2%)	33 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.2%)	60.4	926^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.1%		51.2	1139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.4%	213		78.6	68.1	67.9				88.1	57.5	36.2				41.1									$15,521	$1,801	$13,720
Sheridan Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Sheridan Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6850	284	18	15.8	85.2%	20 (7.0%)	145 (51.1%)	83 (29.2%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	20.3	2068^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.9	2004^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%	64		30.2	35.0	40.4				32.7	43.2	42.3				29.4	98.2	98.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.5	99.1	98.8	$32,828	$4,727	$28,101
KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	321 Northern Blvd	Albany	12210	Albany County	KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-9494	840	44	19.0	85.8%	16 (1.9%)	619 (73.7%)	131 (15.6%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (6.7%)	27.6	1843^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.6%		20.3	2054^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%	211	25.0	45.5	40.0	50.6	56.0	44.8	41.6	38.8	39.1	23.5	31.9	43.5	58.7	26.3									$18,799	$600	$18,199
New Scotland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 New Scotland Ave	Albany	12208	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6775	451	30	15.2	46.1%	165 (36.6%)	114 (25.3%)	70 (15.5%)	51 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.4%)	54	1085^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.6%		50.3	1162^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%	77		58.6	58.8	57.9				58.1	66.2	48.7				48.0	98.4	99.8	99.2	99.0	99.0	99.8	99.4	99.4	$29,415	$1,967	$27,448
Dual Language Program At Albany International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Lark St	Albany	12210	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 475-6600	213	41	5.1	54.5%	23 (10.8%)	20 (9.4%)	154 (72.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	31.1							(n/a)		35.3	56.5	31.8				47.4	45.8	50.0				40.0									$39,978	$2,052	$37,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Johnson Charter School

How many students attend Henry Johnson Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Henry Johnson Charter School.

Is Henry Johnson Charter School a good school?

Henry Johnson Charter School ranks 792^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Henry Johnson Charter School?

Students at Henry Johnson Charter School are 63% African American, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% White.

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