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Albany High

Public Grades 9-12

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 97% of California high schools

Summary

Albany High is a public high school in Albany, California, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 1,122 students. In 2025–2026, 98% of students graduated, compared with 97% in Albany City Unified and 88% statewide. The most important concern is an abrupt jump in reported chronic absenteeism: 85% in 2025–2026, up 66 points from the prior year’s 18%, and well above the district’s 48% and the state’s 18%.

Test results are exceptionally strong against nearby full high schools and the state, with mathematics the relative weak spot against the district. In 2025–2026, Albany scored 84% in English, 69% in math, and 73% in science—about 35, 31, and 37 points above the state, respectively. It was also about 6 points above the district in English and 2 points above in science, but 1 point below the district in math. Albany led the five nearby grades 9–12 schools with comparable results in all three subjects; its advantages over Berkeley High, the strongest of those peers, were about 13 points in English, 10 in math, and 22 in science.

Over four years, science rose about 10 points, from 63% to 73%; math increased about 2 points, while English stayed near 84%. SchoolDigger ranks Albany 58th of 2,137 California schools, at the 97th percentile with 5 stars; its percentile has stayed between 96 and 98 in the years shown. The student-teacher ratio was 18.8 in 2024–2025, a middle-range figure among nearby schools. The school reported that 31% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the second-lowest share among 10 nearby schools with the same measure and year. One subgroup ranking sits below the school’s overall standing: SchoolDigger places Asian students at the 77th percentile, 20 percentile points below Albany’s overall 97th percentile.

1,122

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,795

Per pupil spending ?

31.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

603 Key Route Blvd.
Albany, CA 94706-1422

(510) 558-2500

District: Albany City Unified

Feeder schools for Albany High:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

32.8%

White:

28.3%

Two or more races:

16.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (85% vs 18% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg74%

California avg42%

58^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 1,530Albany City Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	58 of 2135	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	46 of 2162	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	55 of 2159	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	60 of 2170	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	73 of 2123	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	22 of 1290	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	84 of 2133	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	154 of 2017	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	89 of 2021	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	95.7	56 of 2039	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	91.7	156 of 1994	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	82.2	113 of 2426	95.3%	★★★★★
2012	82.8	108 of 2354	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.5	97 of 2367	95.9%	★★★★★
2010	80.5	132 of 2281	94.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.4	68 of 2238	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	81.0	112 of 2117	94.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.6	70 of 2063	96.6%	★★★★★
2006	88.5	40 of 1968	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	83.6	54 of 1901	97.2%	★★★★★
2004	87.3	35 of 1653	97.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.8	23 of 517	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	73.4	141 of 582	75.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	134 of 575	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	105 of 585	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	202 of 573	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	145 of 591	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	111 of 581	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	188 of 582	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	296 of 581	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.7	47 of 1161	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	29 of 1117	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.4	27 of 1044	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	18 of 938	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	66 of 1864	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	54 of 1906	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	92 of 1915	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	52 of 1915	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	73 of 1858	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	25 of 1054	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	78 of 1833	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	116 of 1760	93.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	82 of 1880	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	48 of 1900	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	39 of 1902	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	60 of 1917	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	50 of 1861	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	96 of 1814	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	100 of 1742	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.2	129 of 1997	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.8	102 of 2013	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	74 of 2026	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	51 of 2030	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	67 of 1943	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	18 of 1126	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	141 of 1937	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	156 of 1862	91.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.0	54 of 1930	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	53 of 1942	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	50 of 1948	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	58 of 1963	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	67 of 1916	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	24 of 1122	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	83 of 1880	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	174 of 1834	90.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	89 of 588	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	98 of 577	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	56 of 574	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	78 of 541	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	72 of 515	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	24 of 422	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	74.5	91 of 366	75.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.6	19 of 1235	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	99 of 1252	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	97 of 1216	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	44 of 1197	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	23 of 1130	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	44 of 1155	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	43 of 1173	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	36 of 1193	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	46 of 1204	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	63 of 1222	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	137 of 1173	88.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile~ school

African American (2024)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)85th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)77th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Science73%+37 vs state

Mathematics69%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Albany High	Public	9-12	603 Key Route Blvd.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-2500	1,122	59	18.8	31.0%	318 (28.3%)	47 (4.2%)	185 (16.5%)	368 (32.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	189 (16.8%)	96.5	58^th of 2135 public high schools	97.3%		97.5	46^th of 2162 public high schools	97.9%	12		73.4		72.7			84.0	84.0			69.1	69.1	$18,795	$1,047	$17,748
MacGregor High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	603 Key Route Blvd.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 559-6570	4	1	6.4	—	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
El Cerrito High	Public	9-12	540 Ashbury Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1437	1,460	61	24.0	39.0%	407 (27.9%)	211 (14.5%)	464 (31.8%)	229 (15.7%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	126 (8.6%)	69.8	632^nd of 2135 public high schools	70.4%		55.3	931^st of 2162 public high schools	56.9%	299		43.5		43.5			56.4	56.4			38.4	38.4
Invictus Academy of Richmond	Public, Charter	7-12	7150 Portola Dr.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	Invictus Academy of Richmond District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 994-0888	403	24	16.4	78.9%	21 (5.2%)	47 (11.7%)	300 (74.4%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)	29.2	1498^th of 2135 public high schools	29.8%		50.3	1037^th of 2162 public high schools	52.0%	461	26.3	16.7		21.4	34.9	43.9	38.9	39.1	15.9	19.3	14.8	16.7	$16,979	$1,058	$15,921
Berkeley High	Public	9-12	1980 Allston Way	Berkeley	94704	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6120	3,218	175	18.4	24.8%	1,334 (41.5%)	361 (11.2%)	733 (22.8%)	279 (8.7%)	5 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	481 (14.9%)	90.5	193^rd of 2135 public high schools	91.0%		89.1	215^th of 2162 public high schools	90.1%	22			50.9	50.9			71.5	71.5			59.1	59.1	$27,170	$305	$26,865
Summit Public School K2	Public, Charter	7-12	1800 Elm St.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School K2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4093	554	25	22.1	81.9%	12 (2.2%)	74 (13.4%)	418 (75.5%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.8%)	37.2	1338^th of 2135 public high schools	37.3%		61.3	787^th of 2162 public high schools	63.6%	551	5.8	29.8		18.2	21.4	18.4	35.7	25.0	10.2	12.8	17.9	13.6	$19,495	$732	$18,763
Berkeley Technology Academy	Public	10-12	2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Way	Berkeley	94704	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6159	54	6	9.1	55.6%	5 (9.3%)	29 (53.7%)	14 (25.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)	16.9	1709^th of 2135 public high schools	20.0%		11.3	1949^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%	240							5.9	5.9			18.2	18.2	$54,755	$1,839	$52,916
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	4300 Cutting Blvd.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1433	740	38	19.2	59.9%	8 (1.1%)	108 (14.6%)	557 (75.3%)	35 (4.7%)	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	11 (1.5%)	23.1	1607^th of 2135 public high schools	24.7%		13.2	1875^th of 2162 public high schools	13.3%	268		9.2	17.7	10.3			14.0	14.0			22.7	22.7
John Henry High	Public, Charter	9-12	1402 Marina Way South	Richmond	94606	Contra Costa County	John Henry High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2439	333	12	27.7	86.2%	13 (3.9%)	12 (3.6%)	298 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	22	1618^th of 2135 public high schools	24.2%		39.4	1275^th of 2162 public high schools	41.0%	343		12.7		12.3			26.0	26.0			15.3	15.3	$18,685	$00	$18,685
Young Adult Program	Public	12	915 54th St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5003	126	11	11.4	87.3%	10 (7.9%)	48 (38.1%)	45 (35.7%)	17 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)								(n/a)													$14,024	$1,620	$12,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Albany High

Is Albany High a good school?

Yes! Albany High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 58^th of 2135 California high schools.

What district is Albany High in?

Albany City Unified

What schools feed into Albany High?

Albany High is fed by the following schools:

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

How many students attend Albany High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,122 students attended Albany High.

What is the racial makeup of Albany High?

Students at Albany High are 33% Asian, 28% White, 17% Two or more races, 16% Hispanic, 4% African American.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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