Summary:
Zip code 94706 in Albany, California, is served by five public schools within the highly-ranked Albany City Unified district, covering grades K-12 with three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school for approximately 3,680 students.
The standout school is Albany High, which ranks in the top 2% of California high schools with a remarkable 99.3% graduation rate and zero dropout rate. Among elementary schools, Cornell Elementary leads in test scores and has very low chronic absenteeism at 4.4%, while Albany Middle maintains strong performance in the 94th percentile. Marin Elementary and Ocean View Elementary also perform well above state averages, with Ocean View having the highest percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
All schools in the district significantly outperform state averages in English, math, and science proficiency by 28-30 percentage points. An interesting finding is that Albany High, despite its exceptional academic results, has the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 18.3%. The district achieves these consistent, top-tier results with stable per-student spending and efficient resource use, though science scores across all schools are slightly lower than English and math, and upper elementary math presents a common slight dip in performance.
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